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misutii
24 Jan 2005, 05:41 PM
i was thinking and perhaps if i took a mbt test that had examples (i.e. instead of saying "are you selfless?" you would get "a poor handicapped war veteran begs an hour of your time, what do you do?" or such. Does anyone know of a test that rassembles this? I think it would be interesting to see because i find that while i view humanity cynically as a whole, i tend to treat individuals with a degree of politeness/respect in person unless irritated by them. of course im probably just overanalyzing.......

booyalab
24 Jan 2005, 05:51 PM
Any personality test that measures ethics or morality isn't a good one.

The reason personality questions involve generals is that personality is about just that. You may have tendencies towards a particular behavior over another but there will always be exceptions and you can't develop a general understanding of something from exceptions. (In a questionnaire that is very specific, both the exceptions and patterns in your behavior will be equally represented)

Edmond Zedo
25 Jan 2005, 02:27 AM
"a poor handicapped war veteran begs an hour of your time, what do you do?"
Pop quiz, Hot Shot. You've got a hair trigger aimed at your head. What do you do? What do you do?!

If it were multiple choice (And how could it not be?), results would be more unclear than current tests. I would answer "For what?" if asked that question.