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Personality type

Sixteen questions covering four dimensions. It tells you how you take in information, make decisions, and prefer to organise your work.

Question 1

After a long day of training with other people, you feel…

Energised — I would happily carry on Drained — I need time on my own to recover

Question 2

In a new group, you tend to…

Introduce yourself and start conversations Wait and get a feel for people first

Question 3

When working through a problem, you prefer to…

Talk it through out loud with someone Think it through alone before saying anything

Question 4

Your ideal study session is…

A group, bouncing ideas around On my own, undisturbed

Question 5

You trust information more when it is…

Concrete, tested and proven in practice A pattern or possibility you can sense forming

Question 6

Reading a technical manual, you focus on…

The exact specifications and procedures How the system fits together as a whole

Question 7

You are more interested in…

What is actually happening right now What could happen and what it might lead to

Question 8

When you describe something to someone, you tend to be…

Precise and literal Figurative, using comparisons

Question 9

A crew member has made a mistake. Your first thought is…

What went wrong and how do we correct it How are they feeling and do they need support

Question 10

When making a difficult decision, you weigh…

The logic and the evidence, above all The effect on the people involved

Question 11

You would rather someone was…

Honest with you, even if it stings Kind about how they tell you

Question 12

Fairness means…

Applying the same rule to everyone Taking each person's circumstances into account

Question 13

Before a trip, you…

Plan and pack well in advance Sort it out close to the time

Question 14

A schedule feels…

Reassuring — I like knowing what happens when Restrictive — I like room to change plans

Question 15

You are more comfortable when a decision is…

Made and settled Left open a little longer

Question 16

Your workspace is usually…

Ordered, with things where they belong Organised in a way that makes sense to me