personality test
noun
: any of several tests that consist of standardized tasks designed to determine various aspects of the personality or the emotional status of the individual examined
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At a dinner years ago, during his time managing a $1 billion mandate alongside JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs, Grantham was administered an elaborate personality test featuring animal avatars.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Employers often rely on productivity metrics, rigid assessments or personality tests to measure performance and fit.
—Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2026
When Georgia gymnastics took the Predictive Index Behavioral Assessment, similar to a personality test, co-head coaches Cécile Canqueteau-Landi and Ryan Roberts received some polar opposite results.
—Sarah Spencer, AJC.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The conversation alone is a kind of personality test.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Employers often rely on productivity metrics, rigid assessments or personality tests to measure performance and fit.
—Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2026
When Georgia gymnastics took the Predictive Index Behavioral Assessment, similar to a personality test, co-head coaches Cécile Canqueteau-Landi and Ryan Roberts received some polar opposite results.
—Sarah Spencer, AJC.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The conversation alone is a kind of personality test.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Personality test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personality%20test. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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