(October 25, 2012 at 7:40 pm)Brian37 Wrote: I am increasingly becoming not fond of personality tests. Evolution is a range not an absolute and each individual will project some qalities and not others or both, ultimately we still are individuals.
Even extravert vs introvert can also depend on situational conditions. Lots of actors are extroverts on set but off screen they can be intoverted. I am an extravert at work or out with friends but once home leave me alone. I don't hold parties or invite people over much.
Behavior science like psychology is increasingly becoming neurological and chemical. It also has to combine upbringing, climate of environment, medical conditions, DNA makeup.
Simply asking questions only helps you define that indiviual, to get a better assesment of that individuals condition the mulitple factors above also have to be taken into account. Just like a doctor cannot diognose you simply on what you say. They look at your eyes, your ears, take your blood pressure and even blood samples.
more often than not people who dislike these tests whether they be personality, career, or IQ. Are usually just upset at their results. Their is obviously flaws in these kinds of tests, there's obviously alot of diferent ones, but unless your suggesting an alternative test to the brand we just took, then your probably just mad that it told you something negative about yourself, or something you disagree with.
Same reason why scam IQ tests all give out really high scores to anyone who takes them............ nobody would pay money for the website if it told them they had an IQ of 86, so instead of taking a free one that tells the truth, you pay $200 to read a complex analysis of your 176 IQ
