According To One Theory There Are Six Basic Personality Types

According to one theory there are six basic personality types. The six are listed below with brief descriptions.

R Realistic Have athletic or mechanical ability. Like to work with objects, machines, tools, plants, and animals. Like to be outdoors. Examples Could be: forestry, lifeguard, the military, recreation work,. Aircraft Controller, Electrician, Carpenter, Auto Mechanic, Surveyor or Rancher

I Investigative Like to observe, learn, investigate, analyze, evaluate, or solve problems. Enjoy intellectual activities, science, and medicine. Examples. Biologist, Geologist, Anthropologist Chemist, Medical Technologist, Physicist

A Artistic Have artistic, creative abilities. Like to work in unstructured situations. Enjoy using their imaginations. Examples might be: entertaining, writing, creative arts, and musician. Musician Writer, Decorator, Composer, Stage Director, Sculptor/Sculptress

S Social Like to work with people. Would enjoy informing, helping, training, and enlightening others. Are excessively verbal and skilled with words and public speaking. Examples might be: counseling, nursing, and teaching. Teacher, Counselor, Speech Therapist, Clergy Member, Social Worker Clinical Psychologist

E Enterprising Like to be involved with people. Would enjoy influencing, persuading, and leading others. Like being “boss” and running things. Examples could be: business manager, real estate agent, salesperson. Manager, Salesperson, Business Executive, Buyer Promoter, Lawyer

C Conventional Like to work with data and numbers. Have clerical ability and like to follow directions carefully. Enjoy detailed and repetitive work. Examples might be: Banker, Financial Analyst, Tax Expert, Stenographer, Production Editor, Cost Estimator

A. Which of the personality types above best describes you?

B. Which would be the second best description of you?

C. Which would be the third best description of you? PERSONALITY TYPES Name ______The Party Below is a view looking down on a room in which a party is going on. For some reason people with the same or similar interests have gathered in the same corner of the room. Note the descriptions below. R I

People who are People who like to athletic or mechanical observe learn; and prefer work with investigate, analyze, objects, machines, evaluate or solve tools, plants or animals problems and enjoy the outdoors.

People who like to work with data, have clerical or People who display numerical skill, and enjoy innovative, C carrying things out in detail intuitive; or artistic A and following the instructions abilities involving of others. creativity or imagination.

People who like working with others People who enjoy by influencing, working with others persuading, by informing, performing, leading, enlightening, and managing for training, curing or organizational goals or developing; and are economic gain. skilled with words. E S

1. Which corner of the room would you naturally move to since the people there would be most easy for you to Relate to and you would enjoy being with them most? Place the letter of your decision in the box.

2. After a while all the hors d’ oeuvres are gone and your chosen group leaves the party while your remain. Now you must decide which corner is your second choice. Place the letter of the second group in the box.

3. This group decides for some reason to split to another party across town. Again your choose to stay here Where your select a third group as your third choice for people you can best relate to and enjoy being with. Place the letter of third group in the box.