Design4Practice (D4P) Program
To: EGR 186 Students
From: Dr. Ostroha
Date: March 4, 2015
Re: Personality Tests
This assignment is due at the beginning of next class.
Part I
1. Take this test for the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator on the following website:
· http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm
2. Record your results (see Table 1 for an example).
3. Read the “Self-Awareness and Personal Growth” description.
4. Newer research in psychological has suggested there are 5 major dimensions of human personality. Take this test on the Big Five personality traits:
· http://psychcentral.com/personality-test/start.php
5. Record your results (see Table 1 for an example).
6. Read the short descriptions of the 5 traits.
Table 1 - Example results from the personality tests.
Myers-Briggs
Big Five
I (78%)
Extraversion 18 (low)
N (50%)
Agreeableness 38 (avg.)
T (12%)
Conscientiousness 35 (high)
J (67%)
Neuroticism 22 (high)
Openness 48 (high)
7. Write a short reflection (minimum of half a page) discussing and comparing your results from the tests.
· Do you agree with your results? Use detailed examples that either support or refute your results.
· Do the results match? How well do they match?
· Which of these tests do you believe is more accurate? Why?
Part II
8. Which of the two tests (either Myers-Briggs Type Indicator or The Big 5) do you believe captures your personality better? Why?
9. How might knowing your personality be beneficial in the context of engineering design?