Comparison Of The Keirsey Test And The Perfectionism Test

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After taking the test on November 1, 2017, I learned a lot about how certain things factor into deciding how you act or how you are. Many people believe that profiling was the best way to identify possibly qualities of a person and many others worry about the social aspect of the matter. While some people began to target people based solely on their ethnic background instead of getting to know them. Neither of these techniques seems accurate to judge a person. The Keirsey personality test was designed to measure a person’s disposition through answering 72 questions. The test is designed in such a way that each question has two answers and you the test taker has to choose one that appeals to you. The expected …show more content…

I do agree with the results of this test because before I took the test I considered myself a perfectionist and after taking the test it's just reassurance that I am. The Keirsey test and the perfectionism test are comparable in many ways. For example, they both test the human nature aspect of life and how one reacts to certain ideas. They also compare to each other in the fact that they test on your moral character as a human. There are multiple strengths and multiple weaknesses between the two tests. One strength of the Keirsey test is a loyal strength that shows the enthusiasm after taking the test grows and turns into loyalty to the category you were placed at the end of the test. A weakness from the Keirsey test would be taking the test too seriously and forgetting everything and just focussing only on that category you were placed. The perfectionism test has many strengths and weaknesses also and one strength would be taking the test and being a one hundred percent perfectionist and being patient with everything you do to make sure it’s perfect. A weakness on the test would be becoming a procrastinator with everything you do for example finishing a test or paper the day before its due. I do believe that a personality test is a valid tool in the simple fact that they narrow down multiple aspects of a person in a short test. It also works because you don't need to be evaluated by a person who wants your money first just to give you the same

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