The Myers-Briggs (which you can take here) isn't the only personality test that many people know about and live by. Another popular type indicator is the Big Five Personality Test. This test asks the user many questions until it comes up with percentages for each of the "Big Five" personality traits. These 5 traits include Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism. These 5 traits are much easier to understand than the MBTI dichotomies because they are commonly used descriptors in the English language.
Openness: Openness is a person's willingness to accept new and abstract ideas into their way of thinking. People who score high here tend to think very philosophically and can be very creative. People who score low prefer to think about concrete ideas that they can see with their own ideas. Those who score low in openness are often more rooted in the real world and more cynical/practical.
Conscientiousness: This is, to make a long story short, a person's ability to force themselves to do things. For example, I am showing unusually high conscientiousness (for me at least) by getting this blog post done early. Those who are conscientious are able to stick to schedules better, have better time management skills, and practice good amounts of self-control. Those who score low may sometimes be unproductive and impulsive. People with low conscientiousness also may be more prone to addiction. However, a low score also correlates with more flexibililty and adaptive capabilities.
Extraversion: I hope you know what this means by now. Extraverted people are sociable, non-extraverts (introverts) prefer not being social a majority of the time.
Agreeableness: This percentage shows how well you get along with others. A high score in agreeableness indicates that you prefer to put others' needs ahead of your own. You like to please others, and tend to sympathize with their needs. Somebody with a low agreeableness score will often times be competitive, self-serving, and unsympathetic.
Neuroticism: Neuroticism is simply the tendency of a person to have negative. Someone who is highly neurotic will have many negative thoughts throughout the day, and vice versa.
You can take the Big Five Personality Test here. I believe this test is a good supplement to the MBTI, because it brings forth attributes that were not tackled by the test that this blog gets its name from. When I took the Big Five Personality Test just now, I got these results:
Openness: 90%
Conscientiousness: 25%
Extraverted: 75%
Agreeableness: 60%
Neuroticism: 62.5%
I definitely agree with the results I got. While I expected a high amount of openness and a low amount of conscientiousness, I did not know what to expect for Neuroticism and Agreeableness. The moderate results I got for those two categories, however, fits me perfectly. I encourage you to take some time out of your busy days to take the Big Five Test, as well as the MBTI. It will take 10 minutes tops, and, with some research, it will greatly help you understand the way your own mind works, therefore helping you understand yourself. Who doesn't want that?
I have heard of personality tests, but was never really sure what information they presented about your personality type. I was interested in learning about the different tests and how they represent different parts of your personality; so much so, I continued to read your last post about the MBTI test! I really like your last line on how you explain how the tests can help you understand how your mind works, and therefore help you better understand yourself.
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