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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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In 2022, listeners were assigned listening personality types based on the Meyers-Briggs personality test.
—Conor Murray, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
While most personality tests are administered by schools and businesses that never show participants their results, Stillwell had developed an app that let people take personality tests on their own and get their results.
—Issie Lapowsky, WIRED, 19 June 2018
Yet many of these activities—particularly those involving outdoor adventures or personality tests—can be misguided.
—Cristian Hofmann, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Prospective hires all take the Caliper Profile assessment, a rigorous personality test designed to predict future job performance.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1914, in the meaning defined above
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“Personality test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personality%20test. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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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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