[Traditional Enneagram] New Enneagram Inventory (Experimental)

[pinkgraffiti]

I have to do more than check all answers one by one.

I can't program the test yet because it's not finished. As it is now, going over every test with a fine-toothed comb is just an evil necessity.

I mean, any ideas about my type! I filled the test too

 

[Mal12345]

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8w7 5w4 4w5. It's obviously not a valid test score. This is just another reason for revamping the entire thing.

 

[Mal12345]

[MENTION=13589]Mal12345[/MENTION]
Nice I like tests...here goes:

1 Y
2 Y
3 Y
4 Y
5 Y
6 N
7 Y
8 N
9 Y
10 N
11 Y !
12 Y
13 Y
14 Y
15 N
16 N
17 Y
18 Y
19 N
20 Y
21 Y
22 N
23 Y
24 Y
25 Y
26 Y
27 N
28 Y
29 N !
30 Y
31 N
32 N
33 Y
34 Y
35 Y
36 Y
37 Y
38 N
39 Y
40 N
41 Y
42 Y
43 N !
44 N
45 N
46 N
47 Y
48 Y
49 N
50 Y
51 N
52 N
53 N
54 N
55 N
56 N
57 Y
58 N
59 N
60 N
61 Y
62 N
63 N
64 N

Thanks.

Ps: Is it complicated to just put this in a script? Maybe you could ask someone to help you!? I feel semi-guilty that you have to check all these answers one by one.

4w3 7w8 8w7. 478, It swapped your first and second. Your lowest scores were 1, 9, and 6.

 

[pinkgraffiti]

4w3 7w8 8w7. 478, It swapped your first and second. Your lowest scores were 1, 9, and 6.

Thank you! That's really nice to hear, it means my intuition about my type was good. I'm not a 4w3 though, pretty sure I'm type 7

 

[Smilephantomhive]

I probably contradicted myself but whatever.

1. I prefer to follow my own approach. Y Depends on my confidence level.
2. I enjoy analyzing people. Y
3. I openly express feelings, or, I find it difficult to conceal my feelings.N
4. I enjoy working with numbers. N
5. I am cautious when it comes to making decisions. Y
6. I believe the practical is more important than the theoretical. Y They both accomplish different things, but I would choose practicalness over theory.
7. I'm not the the type to follow convention. N Idk how to measure this. But I do some things normally and some things differently.
8. I am not highly ambitious and prefer to take a more laid-back approach. N I am ambitious on a few things that I deem worthy of my time, but I can’t bring myself to care for most other things.
9. I am adaptable, I take a different approach to different people and situations. N I don’t usually like to do this, but I can.
10. I prefer routine over variety; repetitive work doesn't bother me. Y I don't want to literally do the same thing everyday, but I think I'm more incline to routine than others. As long as I can think different thoughts: I don't like mind numbing stuff (but none does).
11. I don't like detailed tasks; I tend to be rather unorganized and unsystematic. N
12. I prefer to make my own decisions. Y
13. I am outspoken. N
14. I am modest. N I brag about and promote my few accomplishments.
15. Analyzing people is not important to me. N
16. I would rather spend my time being alone. Y
17. I am competitive and dislike losing. N
18. I enjoy being in charge. Y? Only if I know what I'm doing.
19. I critically evaluate information and focus upon errors. Y
20. I am trusting, I see others as honest and reliable. N
21. I am interested in theories and enjoy playing with abstract concepts. Y Only if it’s my choice. I hate when I have to do this kind of thing at school.
22. I generally feel awkward meeting new people. Y
23. I am highly ambitious and strive to achieve more. N I think I explained this in an earlier question.
24. I don't like telling other people what to do. N ask my siblings
25. I am persuasive. N
26. I don't mind breaking rules and I dislike bureaucracy. Y
27. I am innovative. Y? how am I supposed to judge this? I feel like I can come up with new ways to do things, but idk if they are any good.
28. I am talkative and enjoy being the center of attention. N
29. I am thick-skinned and not easily offended. Y
30. I like to be around other people. N
31. I prefer to remain detached from other people's problems. Y
32. I prefer to take a conventional approach to situations. Y Only if it’s better. I put Y because I do this most of the time, but if there is a problem with the convention then I will change.
33. I consult others before making most decisions. Y
34. I prefer variety over routine. N I like to have some some structure in my day and like to know what’s expected, but as I said before I don’t want to literally do the same thing.
35. I dislike being the center of attention. Y
36. I am helpful and supportive. N I try but fail
37. I don't like being pressured with extra things to do. Y
38. I find it difficult to unwind and relax. Y
39. I take a long-term view and set goals for the future. Y well it’s less about goals and more about thinking of the consequences of my actions.
40. I am relatively free from worry. N
41. Opinions and feelings are more important to me than facts and numbers. N
42. I like to keep busy and enjoy having lots of things to do. N
43. I prefer to just go along to get along. N
44. I am wary of the intentions of others. Y
45. I prefer to see deadlines as optional. N
46. I am socially confident. N
47. I find it easy to relax. N
48. I am decisive. N
49. I rarely display emotion. Y
50. I am more focused on things that might go wrong. Y
51. I worry that things might go wrong. Y
52. I don't like competition, I just want to have fun. Y
53. I don't like to voice my own opinions. N
54. I am not very creative. N
55. I like to make my strengths and achievements known. Y
56. I don't change myself to adapt to various situations. N
57. I am sometimes too sensitive for my own good. Y? Depends what you mean by sensitive though. Insults, critiques don’t bother me, but some other stuff does.
58. I don't waste a lot of time looking for errors. N
59. I prefer to follow rules and regulations. Y unless they're stupid and inconvenient.
60. I always expect things to turn out well. N
61. I am conscientious. N
62. I am methodical and like to focus on details. Y
63. I am more interested in immediate goals in the here-and-now than the long-term future. N
64. I am rarely persuasive, and I'm not good at negotiation. Y

 

[pinkgraffiti]

4w3 7w8 8w7. 478, It swapped your first and second. Your lowest scores were 1, 9, and 6.

Would you be so kind as to please check my girlfriend's too? I've been wondering about her type for 4 years now. I believe 4w3, but am not sure, maybe a 6. maybe a 7 in the tritype too, and a 9. But I would love to know for sure. And I trust your test more than any other enneagram test I've tried so far, because it accurately predicted my tritype. Thanks a lot!

Here goes:

1. Y
2. Y
3. N
4. N
5. Y
6. N
7. Y
8. Y
9. Y
10. N
11. Y
12. Y
13. N
14. Y
15. N
16. Y
17. Y
18. N
19. Y
20. Y
21. Y
22. N
23. N
24. N
25. Y
26. Y
27. Y
28. Y
29. N
30. Y
31. Y
32. N
33. N
34. N
35. N
36. Y
37. Y
38. N
39. N
40. Y
41. Y
42. N
43. Y
44. N
45. N
46. Y
47. Y
48. Y
49. Y
50. N
51. N
52. Y
53. N
54. N
55. N
56. N
57. Y
58. N
59. Y
60. N
61. Y
62. N
63. Y
64. N

 

[Evo]

8w7 5w4 4w5. It's obviously not a valid test score. This is just another reason for revamping the entire thing.

Wow, I'd be surprised if I had a 5 fix.
[MENTION=23915]Sinclair[/MENTION]

 

[laterlazer]

5w6, 9w1, 4w5.

Your lowest scores were 7, 8, 3-2 (tied).

Ahh thanks, might have to rethink my heart centre then. Was 4's score significantly higher than 3&2 or just slightly?

 

[Mal12345]

Ahh thanks, might have to rethink my heart centre then. Was 4's score significantly higher than 3&2 or just slightly?

4 was significantly higher than 3 and 2.

 

[Mal12345]

[MENTION=27821]Kho[/MENTION],

I can't find your posted test results, so I'll just post this here.

You scored 5w4, 3w4, 8w7. I think this was the third 538 I've found so far. Your lowest scores were 6, 9, and 1.

 

[Such Irony]

Yes. But right now I plan on making extensive changes to the entire test. All I've really been doing here is matching test scores with self-assessments, looking for test statements that cause trouble answering, determining what all the x's mean (usually it means the test taker didn't want to make it a definite "no"). I'm actually surprised that the thing is as accurate as it seems to be.

With the scoring method I am presently using, your actual scores are:

1 - 34
2 - 34
3 - 31
4 - 64
5 - 67
6 - 37
7 - 32
8 - 30
9 - 35

Wow, that's quite a one-sided result! Do you think I'd be best off taking it without using so many X's. It seems like most of the types are within a few points of each other. They should be more spread out.

 

[Mal12345]

Would you be so kind as to please check my girlfriend's too? I've been wondering about her type for 4 years now. I believe 4w3, but am not sure, maybe a 6. maybe a 7 in the tritype too, and a 9. But I would love to know for sure. And I trust your test more than any other enneagram test I've tried so far, because it accurately predicted my tritype. Thanks a lot!

Here goes:

1. Y
2. Y
3. N
4. N
5. Y
6. N
7. Y
8. Y
9. Y
10. N
11. Y
12. Y
13. N
14. Y
15. N
16. Y
17. Y
18. N
19. Y
20. Y
21. Y
22. N
23. N
24. N
25. Y
26. Y
27. Y
28. Y
29. N
30. Y
31. Y
32. N
33. N
34. N
35. N
36. Y
37. Y
38. N
39. N
40. Y
41. Y
42. N
43. Y
44. N
45. N
46. Y
47. Y
48. Y
49. Y
50. N
51. N
52. Y
53. N
54. N
55. N
56. N
57. Y
58. N
59. Y
60. N
61. Y
62. N
63. Y
64. N

It accurately predicted your tritype, but swapped the 7 and 4.

4w5, 7w8, 8w7 for your girlfriend. 478. The 6 score was slightly less than 8. I will need to improve this test in order to make the difference between 8 and 6 more significant. The 8 and 6 scores were pretty low though. 4, 5, 3, and 2 were the top four scores. I would say 7 and 4 for sure, with 4 above 7.

1, 9, and 6 were her lowest scores.

 

[Mal12345]

Wow, so cool! Sounds like really great work you are doing! You should definitely check out the EPP website, lots of good info there. As I said, I just volunteer remotely for them-- I had a huge crush on their organization and emailed them about a year ago, they checked out my work, and said they'd love to talk to me more. Long story short, they are having me do some writing for them-- I'm planning to go out and visit in July, so excited! Really though, I'd love to teach in the prisons with them eventually.

I think the California recidivism (return to prison within 3 years) rate is 60%. I know, so cray. Anyway, I believe the stat has dropped to 10% with the inmates that have gone through their program! The government grant was in response to that! So, like I said, I think application and consistent creation of life change is the real proof of validity. That said, it's not just using the Enneagram that achieves this, it's using it well; not abusing, misusing, misconstruing or idolizing it. How a person understands and facilitates it makes a huge difference in whether people get it, and use it well themselves-- from my experience, anyway.

I'm on my phone which unfortunately won't let me integrate links, so here's the EPP's website: Enneagram Prison Project | Freeing The Incarcerated from the Prison of Their Own Making | Susan Olesek Enneagram Facilitator

The videos they've done are great at capturing the work they are doing, so I'd definitely watch those!

I saved the link to my favorites. I've been doing the enneagram for 23 years, perhaps I should expand out.

 

[Mal12345]

I heavily doubt RHETI's validity for anything because it's sold like snake oil. They take the test's internal consistency (=ability to sort people into bins from my understanding) as scientific proof that the Enneagram types exist.

The RHETI has a 65% to 85% success rate, depending on the personality. It is least accurate for type 2, and most accurate for type 8.

 

[Mal12345]

Wow, that's quite a one-sided result! Do you think I'd be best off taking it without using so many X's. It seems like most of the types are within a few points of each other. They should be more spread out.

We'll see what happens when I update the test, if you want to take it again.

 

[Kho]

[MENTION=27821]Kho[/MENTION],

I can't find your posted test results, so I'll just post this here.

You scored 5w4, 3w4, 8w7. I think this was the third 538 I've found so far. Your lowest scores were 6, 9, and 1.

Oh, ok! Sorry, I was still a n00b when I took the test, so I didn't know how to post separately.
That's really really interesting that I'm a 538. My highest scores used to be 9 only last year.
My enneagram results keep coming back differently every time.
Recently I tested myself about 5 different times and got a two-time overlap as 4w5 so that's what I put on my profile.
Huh. I guess having depression does make it harder to type.
Thanks a whole bunch for doing this [MENTION=13589]Mal12345[/MENTION]

 

[Rambling]

We'll see what happens when I update the test, if you want to take it again.

I'd like to take it when you've updated it. Be interesting to see whether I come out same as I think I am, so to speak, and why...

 

[jakopic]

5w4, 8w7, 3w2. 583 is an uncommon tritype, a combination of a "withdrawn" type with two "aggressive" types. What do you think? Did you already have an idea about your tritype?

Your lowest score was type 6. 9 and 1 were also low.

Thank you for your help, I really appreciate what you are doing. I'm also spending a lot of time designing tests and know how hard it is to get it "just right".

I think I am 5w4, 8w9, 3-4.

My personality has changed quite a lot through my life, it kind of depends what information I store that contributes to my behavior. I suspect some hormonal fluctuations are possible, again depending on the circumstance I am in.
I kind of surprise people with my energy sometimes, maybe its an sx thing. Or maybe its just an Ne dom thing.

 

[Mal12345]

Thank you for your help, I really appreciate what you are doing. I'm also spending a lot of time designing tests and know how hard it is to get it "just right".

I think I am 5w4, 8w9, 3-4.

My personality has changed quite a lot through my life, it kind of depends what information I store that contributes to my behavior. I suspect some hormonal fluctuations are possible, again depending on the circumstance I am in.
I kind of surprise people with my energy sometimes, maybe its an sx thing. Or maybe its just an Ne dom thing.

They will tell us that enneagram type doesn't change, but I believe my e-type changed from 4 to 5 when I was 29 years old, right after discovering the enneagram.

Surprising people with bursts of energy is an Sx thing. But that doesn't mean it can't be Ne also.

 

[Brains]

My answers to the version before revision announcements:

Here is the inventory:

Answer each statement with either Y for yes, N for no, or X for I don't know/no preference/both/neither/prefer not to answer...
The more X's there are, the less accurate the result. On the other hand, if do you answer with a lot of X's then that could be a clue as to your primary e-type.

NEW RULES: If your answer "depends" on something, or if it only exists in thought, put a "yes."

1. I prefer to follow my own approach. Y
2. I enjoy analyzing people. Y
3. I openly express feelings, or, I find it difficult to conceal my feelings. Y
4. I enjoy working with numbers. Y
5. I am cautious when it comes to making decisions. Y
6. I believe the practical is more important than the theoretical. Y
7. I'm not the the type to follow convention. Y
8. I am not highly ambitious and prefer to take a more laid-back approach. Y
9. I am adaptable, I take a different approach to different people and situations. N
10. I prefer routine over variety; repetitive work doesn't bother me. N
11. I don't like detailed tasks; I tend to be rather unorganized and unsystematic. Details like, unorganized yes
12. I prefer to make my own decisions. Y
13. I am outspoken. Y
14. I am modest. Y
15. Analyzing people is not important to me. N
16. I would rather spend my time being alone. N
17. I am competitive and dislike losing. Y / N. Enjoy competing, don't mind losing.
18. I enjoy being in charge. Y (don't actively seek it)
19. I critically evaluate information and focus upon errors. Y
20. I am trusting, I see others as honest and reliable. N (trust Y, cynical fuck otherwise)
21. I am interested in theories and enjoy playing with abstract concepts. Y
22. I generally feel awkward meeting new people. N
23. I am highly ambitious and strive to achieve more. N/Y
24. I don't like telling other people what to do. N
25. I am good at persuading people. No clue
26. I don't mind breaking rules and I dislike bureaucracy. Y
27. I am innovative. Sounds like useless buzzwords. N?
28. I am talkative and enjoy being the center of attention. Y
29. I am thick-skinned and not easily offended. Y
30. I like to be around other people. Y
31. I prefer to remain detached from other people's problems. X
32. I prefer to take a conventional approach to situations. Y
33. I consult others before making most decisions. Y (think best with a sounding board)
34. I prefer variety over routine. Y
35. I dislike being the center of attention. N
36. I am helpful and supportive. Y
37. I don't like being pressured with extra things to do. Y
38. I find it difficult to unwind and relax. N
39. I take a long-term view and set goals for the future. Y/N (think large scale, live in the present. Not much of a planner)
40. I am relatively free from worry. Y
41. Opinions and feelings are more important to me than facts and numbers. Facts and numbers have to set constraints, after that facts>opinions>feels>numbers
42. I like to keep busy and enjoy having lots of things to do. Both
43. I prefer to just go along to get along. N
44. I am wary of the intentions of others. Y
45. I prefer to see deadlines as optional. N
46. I am socially confident. Y
47. I find it easy to relax. Y
48. I am decisive. Y
49. I rarely display emotion. ?
50. I am more focused on things that might go wrong. Y
51. I tend to focus on the negative. Y
52. I don't like competition, I just want to have fun. Competition IS fun. False dichotomy.
53. I don't like to voice my own opinions. N
54. I am not very creative. Y
55. I like to make my strengths and achievements known. N
56. I don't change myself to adapt to various situations. Y/N
57. I am sometimes too sensitive for my own good. N
58. I don't waste a lot of time looking for errors. Y (challenge what slaps me in the face or if conclusion seems off, don't obsessively weed shit out)
59. I prefer to follow rules and regulations. Y
60. I always expect things to turn out well. N
61. I am conscientious. N
62. I am methodical and like to focus on details. Y
63. I am more interested in immediate goals in the here-and-now than the long-term future. Love both.
64. I am rarely persuasive, and I'm not good at negotiation. Need a yardstick. Guess I'm average?