Sez I'm most like James Madison, based on a personality test bought at a sporting-goods chain named after big dangerous critters. Or something.
Description:
Compared to the general population, you are:
- Low on Extroversion, indicating that you are an introvert who prefers calm environments to large social gatherings.
- Below average on Openness, indicating that you find it important to preserve what past generations have built rather than throwing it all overboard on a whim.
- Average on Agreeableness, indicating that you alternate between being tenderhearted in some situations and tough-minded in others.
- Above average on Conscientiousness, indicating that you take a balanced approach between sticking to plans and deadlines and being flexible about updating your current goals.
- Average on Neuroticism, indicating that you respond adequately to changes in your environment and feel some measure of stress under pressure without letting it get to you.
And let's see how it does on predictions:
According to a study done by Jeffery J. Mondak, Ph.D., your scores indicate that you are:
- Likely to be skeptical of minorities and sexual deviants.
Eh? If I were skeptical of minorities, I'd be seriously out of place around here. I mean, other than politically. And, while I've been away from my usual social group for a few years... well, I used to hang out with a very queer-friendly crowd, and it was no big deal. - More likely to be pro-life rather than pro-choice.
I'm a squish on this'n. If I had to choose one extreme or the other, I'd be stuck with pro-life. Maybe. - Likely to feel that any sensible person must start with the status quo.
Normally, yes. With regard to the current political status quo? I'm increasingly of the opinion that it needs nuking from orbit. - Likely to regard philosophical discussions a waste of time.
Pretty much, yeah. Though sometimes such discussions can be enlightening, assuming they're really discussions and not just shouting matches. - Likely to pursue interests in the real world, rather than bury yourself in book knowledge.
By inclination, yes. This is why I need that big workshop. - Less likely to have a tolerant attitude towards smoking.
True, but that's not a personality thing. It's a nose thing. I'm also intolerant of dry-erase markers. - More likely to favor harsh criminal punishments over milder ones.
Er. I favor harsh punishments for things that should be crimes... but there are altogether too many things considered crimes now. How about: if harsh punishment isn't warranted, maybe it shouldn't be a crime at all? - Less likely to watch TV and read the news, preferring instead to follow your own interests.
Yeah. - Less likely to mobilize your friends in your own interests, preferring instead to immerse yourself in your interests in solitude.
This is largely the case, though I've been known to launch mini-movements from time to time, and to organize largish social events. - Someone who seems impassive to others, while being in fact quite sure of your own views.
Well, kinda-sorta.
According to a study done by Jayme Neiman, Ph.D., your scores indicate that you are:
- Less likely than the average person to enjoy bitter vegetables like broccoli and arugula.
Oooh. Very good about the spectacles.
So... this personality-test thing is somewhat accurate, but way off with regard to, e.g., my attitude towards the Differently Different.
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