Patent ID: 6159015
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
A method of administering a personality profile to an individual comprising the steps of:a. determining a temperament type of the individual by:i. presenting to the individual a plurality of selected word groupings related to natural in-born tendencies, each of the word groupings consisting of four words;ii. recording selections by the individual from each of the word groupings;iii. scoring and relating the selections to four temperament types according to a predetermined grading scheme;iv. ranking temperaments according to the scoring from highest to lowest, the highest being a dominant temperament, next highest being a secondary temperament, next highest being a back-up temperament, and the lowest being a dormant temperament; andv. assessing temperament type as a combination of the two highest ranked temperaments;b. determining preferences type by:i. determining the preferred attitude of the individual by:(1) presenting to the individual a plurality of selected questions related to how the individual relates to others and the world at large;(2) recording answers to the questions;(3) scoring and relating the answers to two attitudes according to a predetermined grading scheme; and(4) ranking the answers according to the scoring from highest to lowest;ii. determining the preferred functionalities of the individual by:(1) presenting to the individual a first and a second set of a plurality of selected questions, the first set relating to how the individual gathers and uses information and the second set relating to how the individual receives and processes information;(2) recording answers to the first set of questions;(3) scoring and relating the answers from the first set of questions to a first pair of two opposed functions according to a predetermined grading scheme;(4) recording answers to the second set of questions;(5) scoring and relating the answers from the second set of questions to a second pair of the two opposed functions according to a predetermined grading scheme;(6) ranking the answers from the first and second sets of questions according to score from highest to lowest;(7) denoting the highest two functions as related to the preferred attitude, and the lower two functions as related to the remaining attitude; andiii. assessing preference type by comparing the combination of functions, as denoted by attitude, to a predetermined list corresponding to temperament typec. correlating results by:i. finding where temperament type and preferences type differ, if at all;ii. investigating reason for difference;iii. determining whether temperament type or preferences type is cause of difference;d. determining personal effectiveness within temperament and preference type by:i. presenting to the individual a plurality of selected word sets related to current behaviors;ii. recording the individual's selections from the word sets, as a ranking within each of the word sets;iii. scoring and relating the selections according to a predetermined grading scheme;iv. graphing scores for each selection type to provide a graph;v. assessing from the graph negative and positive traits within each temperament and preference type; ande. analyzing results of steps a, b and d for insight on how to modify behavior.