People are so different. How can it be accurate to try to classify people by assigning them to a small number of categories?
Many personality assessments widely used today assign personality “types” on the basis of a small number of factors (e.g., 4-9) and try to fit everyone into categories without noting how the actual individual might differ from the overall “type”. At Goddess Gift, we take your assessment another step further, providing you with information on 25 key personality factors. We admit that this degree of personalization is not as unique as you really are, but pretty close to it!Additionally, many of the tests work by assigning you to one of two possible “camps” on the basis of those small number of factors. You’re either an extravert or an introvert, for example. There’s nothing in-between. This often explains why someone feels their results weren’t very accurate or “true”.One of our friends (who can be described as an extremely well-balanced individual) recently got his results from taking one of the most widely used and respected tests. Having scored neither high nor low on any of the facto
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- People are so different. How can it be accurate to try to classify people by assigning them to a small number of categories?
- People are so different. How accurate can it be when a test classifies people into a small number of categories?
- Do people with similar personalities/ lifestyles or different personalities/life styles get along better?
