Keirsey Temperament Sorter Personality Types

Basics Test created by David Keirsey The test sorts on four different axes There are a total, then, of 16 “personality types” Not a perfect test, but an indicator

E/I Scale E - ExtroversionI - Introversion Where do you get your energy? Where do your interests flow to? The external world Actions, objects, people Sociable External interests Many relationships Lots of acquaintances Expend energy The internal world Concepts, ideas Concentration Internal interests Depth of relationships Territorial Conserve energy

S/N Scale S - Sensing N - Intuitive Possibilities Relationships Meanings of experiences Future, speculative “Inspiration” Fiction, Fantasy “Head in the clouds” Imaginative Ingenuity Immediate, real Practical Facts Utility Experience “Perspiration” Down to earth Non-fiction Sensible How do you prefer to receive and view the world?

T/F Scale T - ThinkingF - Feeling Subjective, personal What are the values? How does this matter to others? Extenuating circumstances Personal, harmonious Sympathy Persuasion Good or bad, not right or wrong “Warm, but not always fair” Objective, impersonal What are the causes? Where will this decision lead? Laws, Morals, Justice Firm standards Categories Critical and analytical “Cold, but fair” How do you make judgements or decisions?

J/P Scale P - ProcessingJ - Judicial Spontaneous, flexible Understand life and adapt Open options, open ended Tentative Wait and see attitude Let life happen Maybe flighty, late “There’s plenty of time” How do you organize and live your life? Decisive, planned Orderly Regulate and control Settled, fixed Plan ahead Run your life Urgency Closure “Wrap it up”