PERSONALITY INVENTORY

Evening Star, Issue 22637, 1 May 1937, Page 20

PERSONALITY INVENTORY

ARE m AN INTROVERT OR AN EXTRAVEKT? The following Berneuter personality inventory will tell you whether you are an introvert or an extravert. Directions; ' Answer the following questions conscientiously by drawing a ring around “ YES ”or “ NO.” Do not cheat. 1. Do you day-dream frequently ... ... .... YES NO 2. Do you often feel just miserable? ... ... ... YES. NO 3. Do you consider yourself a rather nervous person? ... ... ... YES NO 4. Are you touchy on various subjects? ... ... YES NO 5. Do you feel self-con-scious in the presence of superiors in the academic or business world? YES NO 6. Are you troubled with shyness? ... YES ,NO 7. Do you worry too long over humiliating experiences? ... YES NO 8. Do you get stage fright? ... ... ... ... YES NO 9. Have you ever had spells of dizziness? ... YES NO 10. Does it bother you to have people watch you at work even when you do it well?: ... YES NO 11. Do you often experience periods of loneliness? YES NO 12. Are your feelings easily hurt? ... ... YES NO 13. Are you greatly embarrassed 3 you have . greeted a stranger whom you have mistaken for an acquaintance P YES NO 14. Do you often find that you cannot make up your mind until the time for action has passed? ... YES NO 15. Are you troubled with feelings of inferiority? YES NO 16. Does .some particularly useless _ thought keep . , coming into your mind to bother you? ... YES NO 17. Do you lack self-confid-ence? YES NO 18. At a reception or tea do you feel reluctant to ■ meet the most important person present? ... YES NO 19. Do your feelings alternate between happiness and sadness without apparent reason? ... ... YES NO 20. Do you worry over possible misfortunes ' ... YES NO 21. Are you troubled with the idea that people on the street are watching you? ... ... YES .NO 22 Do you keep in the background at social functions? YES NO Total ... —- Add the score in both columns. If the total on the “ YES ” side is'l4 ( or more, you are ,an introvert, which means you are quiet and reserved, more easily led than a leader; that you lack aggressiveness, but might be a genius. If the total on the “NO” side is 14 or more, you are an extravent, which means you are the executive type; that you have initiative, and usually get what you go after. A' balance of 10 or 12 on either side makes you an ambivert, which means you are an even-keel person, sympathetic and understanding; that you can be determined, but prefer to act quietly rather; than make a noise about it..