The Keirsey Temperament Sorter

    Questions Copyrighted by David Keirsey, 1978

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  1. Is it worse to
    have your "head in the clouds"
    be "in a rut"

  2. Are you more comfortable with work that is
    contracted
    done on a casual basis

  3. Does it bother you more having things
    incomplete
    completed

  4. Do you want things
    settled and decided
    unsettled and undecided

  5. Are you a person that is more
    routinized than whimsical
    whimsical than routinized

  6. Children often do not
    make themselves useful enough
    exercise their fantasy enough

  7. At a party do you
    interact with many, including strangers
    interact with a few, known to you

  8. Are you more likely to trust your
    experience
    hunch

  9. Is it harder for you to
    identify with others
    utilize others

  10. Do you tend to look for
    the orderly
    whatever turns up

  11. Do you more often prefer the
    final and unalterable statement
    tentative and preliminary statement

  12. Are you more drawn toward the
    convincing
    touching

  13. In doing ordinary things are you more likely to
    do it the usual way
    do it your own way

  14. Which is more admirable:
    the ability to organize and be methodical
    the ability to adapt and make do

  15. Does new and non-routine interaction with others
    stimulate and energize you
    tax your reserves

  16. Do you feel
    more practical than ingenious
    more ingenious than practical

  17. Are you more likely to
    see how others are useful
    see how others see

  18. Are you more attracted to
    sensible people
    imaginative people

  19. Do you see yourself as basically
    hard-headed
    soft-hearted

  20. Are you more interested in
    production and distribution
    design and research

  21. Is it worse to be
    unjust
    merciless

  22. Facts
    "speak for themselves"
    illustrate principles

  23. In making decisions do you feel more comfortable with
    standards
    feelings

  24. Are you drawn more to
    fundamentals
    overtones

  25. Are you more inclined to be
    fair-minded
    sympathetic

  26. Which rules you more:
    your head
    your heart

  27. Do you prefer to work
    to deadlines
    just "whenever"

  28. Do you feel better about
    having purchased
    having the option to buy

  29. In writings do you prefer
    the more literal
    the more figurative

  30. Are you more often
    a cool-headed person
    a warm-hearted person

  31. Do you prefer
    many friends with brief contact
    a few friends with more lengthy contact

  32. Are you more interested in
    what is actual
    what is possible

  33. Which is the greater fault:
    being indiscriminate
    being critical

  34. Do you tend to be more
    deliberate than spontaneous
    spontaneous than deliberate

  35. In your social groups do you
    keep abreast of other's happenings
    get behind on the news

  36. In company do you
    initiate conversation
    wait to be approached

  37. Do you put more value on the
    definite
    open-ended

  38. Are you more comfortable in making
    logical judgments
    value judgments

  39. Which is more of a compliment:
    "There is a very logical person."
    "There is a very sentimental person."

  40. Which seems the greater error:
    to be too passionate
    to be too objective

  41. Do you tend to choose
    rather carefully
    somewhat impulsively

  42. In judging others are you more swayed by
    laws than circumstances
    circumstances than laws

  43. Are you more
    punctual
    leisurely

  44. In approaching others is your inclination to be somewhat
    objective
    personal

  45. Is it preferable mostly to
    make sure things are arranged
    just let things happen

  46. Are visionaries
    somewhat annoying
    rather fascinating

  47. When the phone rings do you
    hasten to get to it first
    hope someone else will answer

  48. Would you say you are more
    serious and determined
    easy-going

  49. Which situation appeals to you more
    the structured and scheduled
    the unstructured and unscheduled

  50. Should one usually let events occur
    by careful selection and choice
    randomly and by chance

  51. Which is more satisfying:
    to discuss an issue thoroughly
    to arrive at agreement on an issue

  52. At parties do you
    stay late, with increasing energy
    leave early, with decreased energy

  53. Do you
    speak easily and at length with strangers
    find little to say to strangers

  54. Do you value in yourself more that you are
    unwavering
    devoted

  55. Writers should
    "say what they mean and mean what they say"
    express things more by use of analogy

  56. Are you more inclined to be
    easy to approach
    somewhat reserved

  57. In relationships should most things be
    renegotiable
    random and circumstantial

  58. Do you prize more in yourself
    a strong sense of reality
    a vivid imagination

  59. Do you prefer the
    planned event
    unplanned event

  60. Common sense is
    rarely questionable
    frequently questionable

  61. Which appeals to you more
    consistency of thought
    harmonious human relationships

  62. Are you more impressed by
    principles
    emotions

  63. Are you more
    firm than gentle
    gentle than firm

  64. Are you more
    realistic than speculative
    speculative than realistic

  65. Are you more frequently
    a practical sort of person
    a fanciful sort of person

  66. Which person is more to be complimented: one of
    clear reason
    strong feeling

  67. Are you more comfortable
    after a decision
    before a decision

  68. In phoning do you
    rarely question that it will all be said
    rehearse what you'll say

  69. Which do you wish more for yourself:
    clarity of reason
    strength of compassion

  70. Do you go more by
    facts
    principles

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