AP Psychology/Spencer

AP Psychology/Spencer Name:______Personality Inventory

Mark your response on a scale from 1 to 10, with 1 meaning that you strongly disagree and 10 meaning that you strongly agree.

1. I prefer to be left alone to get on with my work. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SO

2. I make myself known to everybody. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A

3. I always make sure I get my facts correct. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P

4. I can often speak or act without enough thought. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SP

5. I cannot get difficulties out of my mind. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I

6. I take proper time to prepare for things that might be difficult. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 D

7. Nobody stops me from speaking if I have something to say. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A

8. I like it best when someone else takes the lead. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P

9. I do not like to do anything too different from my friends. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 G

10. I am affected by how people feel. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I

11. I make sure that what I do is done as well as it possibly can be. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 D

12. I am quick to sense people’s difficulties. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 13. I like to avoid dealing with feelings if at all possible. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 F

14. I do not react hastily. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 D

15. I am at my best when working alongside others. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 G

16. I do not like going out very much. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P

17. To have fun and entertainment in my leisure time is important to me. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SP

18. I pay no attention to the way others are feeling. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 F

19. I get bored easily. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SP

20. I am less sensitive than other people. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 F

21. It takes a lot to dent my confidence. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 F

22. Always doing something new and different appeals to me. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SP

23. A favorite activity of mine is entertaining friends. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 G

24. I control any feelings of annoyance. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P

25. I always speak my mind. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A

26. I can lose sleep because I dwell upon past events. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 27. I do not look for people to be with. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SO

28. I am a contented person. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 D

29. I can easily make decisions by myself. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SO

30. I do not like to persuade people to change their minds. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P

31. I do not find it difficult to stick at one thing. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 D

32. I can change my mind at a moment’s notice. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SP

33. I am often the one who gets people involved when they get together. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A

34. I see not harm in passing on confidences (secrets) to my friends. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 G

35. People would consider me insightful. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I

36. I generally agree if someone feels very strongly about something. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P

37. I generally win arguments. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A

38. Having friends is not particularly important to me. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SO

39. I do not like people to intrude on my space. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SO

40. I like people to call me anytime. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 G

Marking the Questionnaire 1. Count up your score for each row marked “SO”. Do the same for “G” and the other letters. Place the total in the chart below. The example shows you how to do this. The maximum score for each letter is 50. 2. With each pair of scores, write in the letter or letters of the higher score. This is the dominant letter and is written in the chart on the right-hand side in the place provided.

The scores go in pairs as follows:

SO and G A and P I and F SP and D

3. The difference between the two scores in each pair should be written in the extreme right section of the chart.

EXAMPLE SCORE CHART:

Total Scores Dominant Letter Score Difference SO = 25 G = 10 SO 15 A = 18 P = 40 P 22 I = 6 F = 42 F 36 SP = 30 D = 8 SP 22

Write your own scores in the chart below:

YOUR SCORE CHART:

Total Scores Dominant Letter Score Difference SO = _____ G = ______A = _____ P = ______I = _____ F = ______SP = _____ D = ______4. You can place your scores in the chart of personality. You mark your score with an “X” (example shows strikethrough) at the appropriate place. Scoring is from the center of the graph. Enter your score on the left or the right of the continuum according to your dominant letter score differential. The example below, based on the example chart, shows you how.

EXAMPLE PERSONALITY CHART:

SO Solitary 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 G Gregarious A Assertive 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 P Passive I Imaginative 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 F Factual SP Spontaneous 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 D Deliberate

The personality characteristics drawn from the example personality chart are SO, P, F, and SP, because these are the dominant letters shown by the score differences.

YOUR PERSONALITY CHART:

SO Solitary 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 G Gregarious A Assertive 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 P Passive I Imaginative 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 F Factual SP Spontaneous 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 D Deliberate

Write in your dominant letters here: ______

The higher you score for any of the dominant letters, the more noticeably your behavior will correspond with the description. If your score is borderline, your behavior may change along that dimension, but may rarely become extremely noticeable. However, you will probably consider that your behavior is generally more towards one side than the other. Therefore, choose the letter/s that typically describe your behavior.

5. Do you feel your results accurately describe your personality? Explain below.