Hans Eysenck's test, also known as the EPI, allows you to determine the type of person's temperament. At the moment, this is the most popular and reliable test for determining the type of personality in terms of its focus on the external or internal world, as well as the level of anxiety.
Instructions
Step 1
Eysenck's test contains 57 questions that are aimed at identifying your usual ways of responding to a particular life situation. When answering them, do not hesitate for a long time. Remember, there are no “right” or “wrong” answers. Choose the first option that comes to mind.
Step 2
Answer each question “yes,” “no,” or “don’t know,” but try to choose the last option only as a last resort. The objectivity of the test result will depend on how honestly you answer the questions.
Step 3
After the test is passed, compare your answers to the key and write down the scores you received. Points are distributed on 3 scales:
- extraversion-introversion;
- neuroticism;
- lies.
Step 4
If on the last scale you scored more than 5 points, perhaps you were a little cunning in answering the questions, and there is no longer any need to talk about the exact results of the test.
Step 5
Data on the scale of extraversion-introversion show the orientation of your personality to the outside world, other people and events (extraversion) or to the inner, own experiences and feelings (introversion). The more points you get on this scale, the more you can rightfully call yourself an extrovert.
Step 6
Data on the neuroticism scale reflect the degree of balance between the processes of excitation and inhibition as a feature of your nervous system. The lower your neuroticism score, the more emotionally stable you are. This scale is also called the "scale of anxiety."
Step 7
Draw a coordinate plane. The horizontal scale will reflect the level of your extraversion or introversion, the vertical scale - the level of neuroticism or anxiety.
Step 8
Each of the four squares of the coordinate plane corresponds to a certain type of temperament:
- upper right - choleric;
- upper left - melancholic;
- lower right - sanguine;
- lower left - phlegmatic.
Step 9
Set aside your score on both scales and find a point on the coordinate plane with the corresponding coordinates. The square in which "your" point is and describes your leading type of temperament.
Step 10
If the point you are looking for is on one of the coordinate axes, your temperament is a synthesis of two temperaments, which correspond to the squares on either side of the axis. It should be noted that "pure" temperaments are practically not found in nature, and each person has, to one degree or another, traits of at least 2 types out of 4.
