Quick Personality Snapshot
Your Personality in 10 Questions
Don't have time for a full assessment? This rapid 10-question test gives you a quick snapshot of your core personality traits. Perfect for when you're curious but short on time.
2-3 min • 20 questions • Free
2-3
Minutes
20
Questions
Free
Basic Report
The Science Behind This Test
This brief assessment uses items adapted from validated short-form personality measures, including the Ten-Item Personality Inventory (TIPI) developed by Gosling, Rentfrow, and Swann at the University of Texas at Austin.
While brief measures sacrifice some precision for convenience, research shows they can still provide reasonably valid assessments. The TIPI, for example, correlates at r = 0.77 with full Big Five measures—impressive for a 10-item instrument.
Brief personality assessments are particularly useful for getting a general sense of someone's personality or for contexts where detailed assessment isn't practical. However, for important decisions, a longer assessment will provide more reliable and nuanced results.
Think of this as a personality 'snapshot'—it captures the broad strokes but may miss some of the finer details that a more comprehensive assessment would reveal.
What You'll Discover
Scientific References
- [1] Gosling, S.D., Rentfrow, P.J., & Swann, W.B. (2003). A very brief measure of the Big-Five personality domains. Journal of Research in Personality, 37(6), 504-528.
- [2] Credé, M., et al. (2012). An evaluation of the consequences of using short measures of the Big Five personality traits. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 102(4), 874-888.
- [3] Rammstedt, B., & John, O.P. (2007). Measuring personality in one minute or less: A 10-item short version of the Big Five Inventory. Journal of Research in Personality, 41(1), 203-212.
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