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A Stunning Study of 1.5 Million People Reveals There Are Only 4 Personality Types (And Most People Are the Same Type) | Inc.com
A robust data-driven approach identifies four personality types across four large data sets | Nature Human Behaviour
Though the Big Five dimensions are generally accepted, the notion of personality types isn't. A simplistic approach is to split the dimensions and use permutations of their being low and high as personality types. Hippocrates's four-humor theory is a good example, with each type being either high or low of Extroversion and Neuroticism. The 16 MBTI types are another example, from subdividing the MBTI's four dimensions.
But the real world does not work like that. Personality-test scores have a LOT of scatter. But this team of researchers have found four concentrations of personality features, sort of like lumps in batter.
+++ high, --- low, (blank) in the middle
I'm like Role Model except for being very introverted.
A robust data-driven approach identifies four personality types across four large data sets | Nature Human Behaviour
Though the Big Five dimensions are generally accepted, the notion of personality types isn't. A simplistic approach is to split the dimensions and use permutations of their being low and high as personality types. Hippocrates's four-humor theory is a good example, with each type being either high or low of Extroversion and Neuroticism. The 16 MBTI types are another example, from subdividing the MBTI's four dimensions.
But the real world does not work like that. Personality-test scores have a LOT of scatter. But this team of researchers have found four concentrations of personality features, sort of like lumps in batter.
Average | Reserved | Self-Centered | Role Model | |
Openness | --- | --- | --- | +++ |
Conscientiousness | --- | +++ | ||
Extroversion | +++ | +++ | +++ | |
Agreeableness | --- | +++ | ||
Neuroticism | +++ | --- | --- |
I'm like Role Model except for being very introverted.