personality test

noun

, Psychology.

1. an instrument, as a questionnaire or series of standardized tasks, used to measure personality characteristics or to discover personality disorders.

Word History and Origins

Origin of personality test¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Devaux is looking for a job, and we asked her to complete a trial of a 90-second personality test, which assesses candidates on the Big Five personality traits.

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So it’s something that they should look out for in a personality test and to take their time.

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That’s why many personality tests, such as the Big Five, give people options from which to choose.

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They’ve tried everything from stopwatches and personality tests to machine-learning algorithms and pipetting robots.

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More recently, he asked everyone in the lab to take personality tests, so they could learn to build on each other’s strengths and work together better.

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