Big 5 is a theory, and there are many Personality Inventories based on it.

Mar 8, 2021
9:59:42am

The Dark Knight All-American

Some are more rigorous than others. There are many shallow ones online. But there are legitimate good personality assessments (like the NEO-PI-R) that are based on the Big 5 theory of personality.

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Anyone taken the Meyer Briggs test? Was it insightful? Unhelpful? A crock?

homegrown

3/8/21 7:02am

Somewhat pseudo-scientific, but still a useful framework to give some insight into your personality

BeyondTheMark

3/8/21 7:05am

I took it a long time ago

Doctor Rosenrosen

3/8/21 7:08am

Merely a triumph of marketing

Gustav

3/8/21 7:09am

Waste of time.

JuicyJam

3/8/21 7:15am

It’s astrology for CEOs

backprop

3/8/21 7:28am

As a psychologist, I find little to no value in it.

The Dark Knight

3/8/21 7:33am

Why? And what personality theory do you subscribe to?

BleedCougarBlue2

3/9/21 10:58pm

It is an ipsative test which introduces a host of psychometric problems

The Dark Knight

3/10/21 5:31am

I think it's rarely a waste of time to self-examine.

Cougarrr

3/8/21 7:33am

These tests employers make prospective employees take are a colossal waste

RockyBalboa

3/8/21 7:35am

Is there a personality type that's skeptical of personality tests? I'm that one.

Kilgore Trout

3/8/21 7:36am

Reliable and valid personality assessments exist. The MBTI is not one of them.

The Dark Knight

3/8/21 7:40am

Is it the Big 5 test?

eysikal

3/8/21 7:54am

Big 5 is a theory, and there are many Personality Inventories based on it.

The Dark Knight

3/8/21 9:59am

I noted that some personality types remembered their personality type; I could never remember mine

ColoSpgs

3/8/21 7:46am

I took it a few years ago for work. It pointed out a few things about me that I didn’t realize (like I can sometimes be

Texas Hammer

3/8/21 7:37am

Not really and in my experience many people seem to get entrenched in what their

delux_247

3/8/21 7:37am

Astrology for people who went to college.

jrob30

3/8/21 7:43am

I took a weekly Briggs Stratton test during my youth... and usually passed

ColoSpgs

3/8/21 7:43am

It’s a proven, powerful, helpful tool used all over the world by people

WallaX2

3/8/21 7:44am

I found it a useful reminder that we all think, feel and express ourselves differently and that's a good thing

ColoSpgs

3/8/21 7:49am

^- works in HR

BringBackRoyalBlue

3/8/21 7:50am

First Barry Switzer, now Katherine Briggs. This board attracts some famous folks

backprop

3/8/21 8:01am

Junk science.

valleus

3/8/21 7:53am

Any fellow INTJers out there?

runitup590

3/8/21 8:18am

INT- P/J are basically even for me

BeyondTheMark

3/8/21 2:57pm

ISFP here. Wife's an ESTJ.

BleedCougarBlue2

3/9/21 10:56pm

I prefer the big 5 personality test

MapCoug

3/8/21 8:20am

RE: Anyone taken the Meyer Briggs test? Was it insightful? Unhelpful? A crock?

Nikomedes

3/8/21 8:22am

Helpful If You Get Beyond Introvert vs Extrovert

Chicago Cougar

3/8/21 8:55am

Multiple times due to over zealous project managers that want to focus

mudpupper

3/8/21 9:07am

Very informative. Think the bad reputation is totally undeserved.

BleedCougarBlue2

3/9/21 10:57pm

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