Psychology Semester Examwebquest NAME

Psychology Semester Examwebquest NAME

Psychology – Semester EXAMWebQuest NAME -

PART 1:

Based on what you already know about psychology and personality, define the following terms:

Personality:______

Introvert:______

Extrovert:______

Optimist:______

Pessimist:______

Which 2 out of the 4 fit your personality?

______

______

Why do you feel it is important to study your personality?

What does your personality have to do with choosing a career?

How might your personality type impact your career?

PART 2–TAKE THE TEST - Instructions:

  1. Go to this web address:

While responding to the questions you may feel torn between how you are, how you want to be, and how you ought to be. This is typical. Just answer the questions as honestly as you can. There are no wrong answers - just select what is most true for you. After you complete the inventory, you will be assigned four letters that indicate your personality type.

  1. Whatare yourfourpersonalitytypesletters?

Part 3 – EVALUATE THE RESULTS – Instructions:

Just because you know your type does not change the fact that you are a unique individual. Remember that people of the same type as you have different genes and have lived in different environments. What you share with these individuals is what motivates and energizes you. The information you are about to read about your type is not an all-encompassing description of your innermost feelings. However, you should recognize much of yourself in it. In other words, it should ring true.

  1. Follow the link “MBTI Personality Test Results Analysis.” COPY and PASTE the description of your type below:
  1. What element of the description above seems to be the most true or most accurate description of you? Explain why this seems true.
  1. Does any element of the description of your type seem to be less accurate, incorrect, very seldom true of you? Which one and why? (If everything seems very accurate, does this surprise you? Why or why not?)
  1. Compare the different 16 different types listed. Which types are your parents, best friend(s), siblings? List the relationship and your guess at the 4 letter type below:

NameRelationshipGuess at Type

  1. ______
  2. ______
  3. ______
  4. ______
  5. ______
  1. Choose one person from the list above and compare his or her type to yours? Can you see a difference in how this person makes decisions, relates to others, manages time? Describe an area or issue that demonstrates the differences in type.

Part 4 – Personality Type and Career Choice – Instructions:

Find your passion! With passion you will have the energy to be successful. It is now time to explore possible careers and college majors based on your type. The following suggestions about career selections are based on research that correlates type with a satisfying career.

What career paths are suggested for personalities similar to yours?

[ENFP] [INFP] [ENFJ] [INFJ] [ESTJ] [ISTJ] [ESFJ] [ISFJ]
[ENTP] [INTP] [ENTJ] [INTJ] [ESTP] [ISTP] [ESFP] [ISFP]

  1. Whatare three careersthat matchyourpersonality that most appeal to you?

______

  1. Choose one of the careers above and describe the elements that are most attractive to you. Explain how your “type” would be a good match for this profession.
  1. Complete the chart below for the 3 careers you listed in Question #8.

All your information can be found at: The Occupational Outlook Handbook On-line

CHART FOR NOTE-TAKING

Careers / Schooling / Salary / Working
Conditions / Outlook/
Trends

PART 5:

Now go to

-Click on Free Career Test in the TESTS box. You will take a test that will ask you about colors to determine your personality type.

-Click on the link that says “Click here for free career test and color test.”

-Read the directions on the next screen and click “Click Here”

-When you are done with the colors, on the next screen there are 2 boxes that say “finish test”.

-Click on the bottom one (ignore the question about pets or country music or whatever.)

-Click “Click here for your color/career test results in English”

-You will then see your Colorwize Test Results.

  1. What are the first 5 jobs on the list?
  1. Do any of them interest you? If so, which?
  1. How do the results of the Colorwize test connect with the results of PART 4?
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