Analyzing People

Psychological tests -

must be reliable that they produce the same results when taken at different
times

also must be valid that they really measure what they say they do and not
some other thing.

Self-reports

Asking the person him/herself to describe some of their behaviors

Projective personality tests include presenting vague stimuli such as inkblot

tests or a series of pictures and asking the person to describe what he/she
sees or create a story out of them.

Behavioral assessment invovles observing the person's behaviors and taking

note of specific things like how many times he/she has initiated contact, how
many questions he/she asked, how many times he/she has been aggerssive,
how long his/her conversations with others take, amount of time spent
working alone and working with others, etc.

Questioning

Choose 5 words that best describe you

=Having a limited number to choose from will make them select what’s
important for them

What are your character flaws?

=Reaction as they say them

What are you proud of

What do you dislike about a person?

=reveals what they value in people

Favorites

Movie

-intelligence and personality

What do you dream about most often?

*dream interpretation

5 things you want more of right now

Struggles, values, moods

5 things u want to do before you die

What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done?

What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done?

Visit any place

-relax/adventure, site/culture/ city/nature

Superpower

-selfish/humanitarian, common/creative

Job

Why

Would you rather lose all of your memories or never be able to make a new
one?

Willingness to change, life satisfaction

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Honesty and confidence

Personality

unrehearsed

Describe your former employer

- Reveals how he/she talks about superiors without their knowledge

- May indicate revenge

Describe how you let other people know what you thought or felt

- Gives ideas on his/her openness to expressing thoughts and feelings,

and how he/she verbalizes ideas

Did you dislike a former co-worker? How did you deal with that person?

-lets you know how he/she will work in a team

Did you ever agree to a decision which you didn’t want? Why did you agree?

- will reveal if the person is a follower

- values others’ opinions

- if he/she didn’t conform shows confidence in choices and in him/herself

Hypothetical

If you get fired after some time, what would be the reason?

Honesty,

6. “Tell me how you faced a personal problem while at work.”

This will test how professional a person is. Separating personal life from
work is a skill everyone should know because they are too different worlds
that shouldn’t mix together. Problems at home shouldn’t be brought to work
and vice versa.
If I assign work not included in your job description, what will you do?

- learn

Tell me about an unexpected situation you encountered in the past; what did
you do with it?

-decision making skills

How he/she solved conflict

What would your references tell you?

1. How would you describe yourself?

Observe the attributes he/she focuses on

Word choices

2. What is your biggest accomplishment?

Interests

Professional or personal?

How long ago?

How long did it take to think?

Dream job?

5. Who is your personal hero?

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Anger frequency

-excessive anger sign of underlying issues

Acts of kindness

How does he/she take the blame

-does he/she blame others

-take responsibility

E-mail

Many exclamation points – sunny disposition

Many question marks – anger

Overuse of capitals - shouting

Frequent errors-apathy

Third person - formality

Show-offs

Over-inflated view

Perseverance

Empathy
-talking about disadvantaged, ask you about difficulties,

-not having empathy may change the topic or redirect conversation to

themselves

Social interaction

-honesty, trust, loyalty

Complaining, envying,

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1. What's your favorite restaurant?

Culture

Open-ended” Tell me about yourself

Joke

-be themselves

What would you do if (unusual circumstance)

Creativity, quick thinking

Sports

- Competitive sports players – work ethic

A year from now

-strategic vision

Role model

-introspectiveness

-what traits and behaviours the person aspires to have

What don’t you like doing?

Accomplishment

Tell me how...

Why did you have _ jobs in _ years?

Work history

Motivation

Why leave a job

Loyalty

Reasoning process

bored

"There is nothing inherently wrong with moving from job to job--the reasons
are what matters."

What do you want to ask me?

Preparation

Strategic thinking

Things didn’t turn out the way they wanted to

Blame

Self-deprecation

Growth opportunity

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Fictional character

-preferences, passions, hobbies

What languages can you speak

Travel

Background\

education

Do you collect anything?

Meet anyone

-role models

Best gift you have received

What matters

Childhood memory

Poor happy/rich and miserable

How they treat waitresses etc.

Gossip

-also do the same thing to you

Hurt someone’s feelings

-honesty

Argue with someone they love

-better to solve problems rather than make the other feel bad

New people

Accuse of bullying

Take advantage

Invite _ so we could _

Drunk

Constant negativity

-manipulating others to care for them

Changes personality depending on person they’re with

- sign of insecurity, people pleasing

What grosses them out

How long he/she keeps friends

Tolerance of other viewpoints

Crazy

Mocking

Holding on to resentment
Ex – obsessed

Hate for people they haven’t seen or spoken to for a long time

What If

Personality

Ideal state

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Intelligence – method and speed of processing info, ability to deal with

complexity, understanding of life, experiences, relationships

Ability to separate feelings from facts

Weighing pros and cons

Stating problem clearly

Generate multiple solutions

How quickly person takes in new info

How quickly and fully they can grasp complex situations

Discard old beliefs and patterns

Humor – language, abstract thinking, novel perspective

Drive

Goals set

Effort, passion, motivation

Optimism

>conscientiousness – organized, preparation, control impulses

Independence of thought, independent of others’ opinions

trust own decisions

How does person talk about his/her problems

What do they say when met with an obstacle

Do they believe in their efforts

Accept uncertainty of life

Risk taking

Sociability

Capacity for intimacy

Happiness

-capacity to be satisfied

Sense of purpose

Positive events

Beliefs about happiness

Likeliness of finding it

Mindset

How they explain things

Realistic about weaknesses

Willing to act in ways aligned to beliefs and values

Rebounding from setbacks

Interpretation of experience

Goodness

Model

Empathy
How motivated is the person to care when you or someone else is hurt?

How mindful is he/she towards others’ goals?

Willingness to help others

Ability to think about perspective of another

Emotional regulation

Tolerate another’s

Know how someone thinks about moral issues

But does not tell how he/she will behave in actual situation

Ability to calm down

Friendship – reciprocity

Happiness

Proving ground for intimacy

Equality, reciprocity

Character

Support system – success

Kindness

Assertiveness

Few friends – unkind, unable to relate, too self-involved

Loyalty

-sustainable through ups and down

Sociability:
Broad circle of friends

Smaller circle

Level of sociability, temperament

Interest in others

Interact with them (social skills – reading signals understanding intentions,

approaching others)

When person came from family where everyone is listened to, he/she will
likely listen to others and be attuned to what they are thinking while
asserting his/her own needs

Asking about others

Making someone feel welcome

Suggestions for group activities

Sharing info about oneself

Friendships

Voluntary or involving an exchange?

Inequality

Ex-friends = rigidity, inability to tolerate conflict or stress, or solve

complexities

Intimacy: The Capacity to be vulnerable and to trust

Make a commitment

Regulate distress
Foundation for exploring

Family

Sense of connection, security in later relationships

Consistent care

Desire and ability to listen to another

Emotional distance

Disengage during difficult moments

Figure out how much a person feels loved

Going to his/her house, recalling memories

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Understanding People

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Social media

Interests

Posts

Number of friends, common friends

Grades

Net wroth
Job titles

Listening

Observation

Talk-to-listen ratio

Talks more than listening = feels self-important, not interested in others, or

bec. Nervous

Energy giver or drainer

Act or react to task?

Defensive or jump right into action

Authentic or fake?

- Confident people don’t need to flatter

Go with close family members/ friends

Struggles

Early hardships shape character

Reading

-curiosity

Self-awareness

What are you looking forward to? (today, tomorrow, etc.)

What do you recommend?

What question do you wish people would ask you? Or not ask you?

What was your worst job ever?

What’s your favourite thing?

Ask about family

When they talk about what they do, ask what they like about it

Vacations

-activities, where, who to go with

Notice how truthful they are

Using Personality Tests

Pros

Questions readily available

Measures specific traits

There are comprehensive descriptions about personality types

Cons

Not all tests are reliable or valid

Test takers can choose answers based on what they would like to be rather
than what they are at present

Test takers can falsify responses

Can lead to stereotypes

Zamora Test
Test for Individual Attributes.

Individual Attributes moods and actions not involving other people

i1) Achievement attitudes - motivation toward goals.

i2) Emotional temperament - emotions

i3) Energy level – amount of effort used for activities.

i4) Intellectual factors – mental characteristics

i5) Material attitudes – how the person regards his/her environment

i6) Maturity – wisdom and experience

i7) Philosophical attitudes – patterns of thinking

i8) Physical attributes – how the person regards his/her body

i9) Risk attitudes – concern over one’s wellbeing

i10) Task performance attitudes – problem solving approaches.

Test 2:

Test for Social Attributes.

Social Attributes - behavior and interactions with others

s1) Aggressiveness -

s2) Control attitudes – how the person influences others

s3) Dependability – factors affecting others’ trust

s4) Egocentrism -

s5) Emotional expression - ways of expressing feelings

s6) Fairness - how person judges others

s7) Leadership attributes –

s8) Physical appearance – how the person views him/herself physically

s9) Regard for Rules - obedience for laws

s10) Team Spirit - attitudes toward working with other individuals

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