Humotropy

So, Did I Pass?

I just took one of those online personality profile tests for my future job.  In this case, it was the Profile XT which is described as a “Total person” assessment.  These tests make me feel a bit queasy on the inside.  One the one hand, the questions are very straight forward.  “I prefer X over Y. yes/no?” is a good example.

But then, I don’t always prefer one over the other.  The binary nature of the answer is throwing me.  I like the murky middle answer of “sometimes” which allows me to make existential decisions based on the environment of the moment.  When I have to answer “yes” or “no” to a question which is clearly, at least to my mind, “maybe,” I doubt if I am truly being honest in my response.  With some questions, it feels as if, not being able to answer as I want, I am creating a personality rather than revealing one.

I wonder if asking the same question multiple times with different phrasing is a means of testing the consistency (and sincerity) of my answers or of refining my responses and finding some nuance in my thought process.  At any rate, I don’t know if I’m answering a simple analogy question or revealing that I’m a high-functioning sociopath.  If it’s the latter, I’d like to know.