Posted by Matches on September 23, 2000 at 22:46:07:
In Reply to: It's that time again! posted by Cory on September 23, 2000 at 20:24:22:
I kind of like this system, although I think the test is a little suspect in it's method of questioning.
But what intriges me is the basic similarity between the scores for Cory and myself. But in my eyes there are 2-3 MAJOR differences in the scores that pretty much (and I think, very accurately) describe the basic differences in our two personalities.
I hope this works:
| Type | Rank and score for Matches | Rank and score for Cory |
| Leisurely | 1st (34) | 1st (28) |
| Serious | 1st (28) | 8th (17) |
| Sensitive | 3rd (27) | 2nd (31)> |
| Solitary | 4th (25) | 2nd (31) |
| Idiosynchratic | 5th (22) | 12th (13) |
| Devoted | 6th (17) | 7th (22) |
| Self-sacrificing | 6th (17) | 8th (17) |
| Mecurial | 7th (15) | 5th (24) |
| Conscientious | 7th (15) | 10th (15) |
| Vigilant | 9th (14) | 11th (14) |
| Dramatic | 10th (12) | 4th (25) |
| Adventurous | 11th (10) | 14th (7) |
| Self-confident | 12th (7) | 5th (24) |
| Aggressive | 13th (2) | 13th (10) |
Basically the two key differences are my high score for "serious" compared to his average rank for that, and his relatively high score for "self-confident" in comparison to mine. I think those two things pretty much sum up the differences. You can also see a higher dramtic tendency in Cory than myself, which I can also understand.
My biggest question in this is the difference in our scores for "idiosynchratic." Part of that description, "Oblivious to convention, Idiosyncratic individuals create interesting, unusual, often eccentric lifestyles" seems to fit Cory more than I. Yet it was COry's second lowest score. Cory knows more about these styles than I do; maybe he has a better insight into this part of the comparison.