Keirsey Temperament Sorter

For each item, drag the four choices and place them in rank order with the item at the top being most like you and the last being least like you.

Assessment

1. I'd rather study:

• (a) arts & crafts
• (b) literature & humanities
• (c) business & finance
• (d) science & engineering

2. I feel best about myself when:

• (a) I'm graceful in action
• (b) I'm en rapport with someone
• (c) I'm rock-solid dependable
• (d) I exercise my ingenuity

3. In mood I'm more often:

• (a) excited & stimulated
• (b) enthusiastic & inspired
• (c) cautious & prudent
• (d) calm & detached

4. I keep coming back to:

• (a) perfecting my craft
• (b) helping others affirm themselves
• (c) helping others do right
• (d) figuring out how things work

5. Coming right down to it I tend to be:

• (a) practical & opportunistic
• (b) compassionate & altruistic
• (c) dutiful & diligent
• (d) efficient & pragmatic

6. I respect myself more for:

• (a) being bold & adventurous
• (b) being kind-hearted & of good will
• (c) doing good deeds
• (d) being autonomous & independent

7. I'm more inclined to trust:

• (a) impulses & whims
• (b) intuitions & intimations
• (c) customs & traditions
• (d) pure reason & formal logic

8. I'm sometimes eager to:

• (a) make an impression & have impact
• (b) lose myself in romantic dreams
• (c) be a valued & legitimate member
• (d) make a scientific breakthrough

9. I'm in a life-long search for more:

• (a) thrills & adventures
• (b) self-understanding
• (c) safety & security
• (d) efficient methods of operation

10. In facing the future:

• (a) I bet something lucky will turn up
• (b) I believe in people's innate goodnes
• (c) you just can't be too careful
• (d) it's best to keep a wary eye

11. If it were possible I'd like to become:

• (a) an artistic virtuoso
• (b) a wise prophet
• (c) a chief executive
• (d) a technological genius

12. I'd do best in a job working with:

• (a) tools & equipment
• (b) human resources development
• (c) materiel & services
• (d) systems & structures

13. As a guide to action I look primarily at:

• (a) immediate advantages
• (b) future possibilities
• (c) past experience
• (d) necessary & sufficient conditions

14. I'm most self-confident when I'm:

• (a) adaptable & flexible
• (b) genuine & authentic
• (c) honorable & respectable
• (d) strong-willed & resolute

15. I appreciate it when others:

• (a) surprise me with generosity
• (b) recognize my true self
• (c) express their gratitude
• (d) ask me for my rationale

16. When thinking about misfortune:

• (a) I usually laugh it off
• (b) I often wonder why
• (c) I try to make the best of it
• (d) I view it from a wide perspective

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