1. Myers Pig Personality Assessment
The “Fine Swine” of Our School

2. Directions Using only paper and pencil, draw a pig.
You will only have 3 minutes and 12 seconds to complete this task.
There are NO other directions, so don’t ask any questions.
Do NOT look on your neighbor’s paper.
Do NOT talk to your neighbor.

3. What does my drawing say about my personality?

4. Data Collection Data collection is important, even to swine.
Jot down your answers to the following questions.
Also, jot down what characteristics about your personality that your answer provides.

5. Where is your pig drawn on the page? TOP MIDDLE BOTTOM
Question 1:
Where is your pig drawn on the page?
TOP MIDDLE BOTTOM

6. Pig Location on Paper…
TOP: you are positive and optimistic
MIDDLE: you are a realist
BOTTOM: you are pessimistic and tend to be negative

7. Which direction is your pig’s body facing? LEFT RIGHT FORWARD
Question 2:
Which direction is your pig’s body facing?
LEFT
RIGHT
FORWARD

8. Pig Direction….
LEFT: You believe in tradition, are friendly and remember dates.
RIGHT: You are innovative and active, don’t have a sense of humor and forget dates.
FORWARD: You are direct and enjoy debate.

9. Question 3:
Other than the normal details (body, legs, head, eyes, ears, and tail) how many EXTRA details does your pig have?

10. Pig Details…..
LESS than 5: You may be emotional, naïve, care little for detail, and tend to take risks.
FIVE or MORE: You are analytical, distrustful, and cautious.

11. How many legs did you draw on your pig?
Question 4:
How many legs did you draw on your pig?

12. Number of Pig Legs….
ALL 4: You are secure, stubborn, and stick to your ideals.
LESS than 4: You are insecure or living through a period of major change in your life.

13. How big are the ears on your pig?
Question 5:
How big are the ears on your pig?

14. Pig Ears
The LARGER the ears, the better listener you are.
Woe to you that have no ears…as you rarely listen to others at all!

15. Pair and Share
Share with your partner what you learned about yourself today from this assessment.
How accurately did this assessment describe your personality?
Critical Thinking Question: How might knowing others’ personality styles help you work together more effectively as a group?

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