personality test
noun
: any of several tests that consist of standardized tasks designed to determine various aspects of the personality or the emotional status of the individual examined
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Assigned to the army’s psychology unit fresh out of Hebrew University, Kahneman invented a personality test, still in use today, that successfully predicted who would make good officers.
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Yuen Foong Khong, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2017
In its third year, the program also provides lessons in resume building, personality tests, interpersonal workplace skills, and financial literacy.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2024
Narcissism is often a hazard for chief executives, who are said to be three times as likely as the general population to score highly for the trait in personality tests.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 23 May 2024
Every indirect personality test has limitations, of course.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 23 May 2024
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Yuen Foong Khong, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2017
In its third year, the program also provides lessons in resume building, personality tests, interpersonal workplace skills, and financial literacy.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2024
Narcissism is often a hazard for chief executives, who are said to be three times as likely as the general population to score highly for the trait in personality tests.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 23 May 2024
Every indirect personality test has limitations, of course.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 23 May 2024
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“Personality test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personality%20test. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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