num_pages: 320
description: A cautionary account of the history and misuse of personality tests argues that most personality tests are flawed or altogether wrong, citing the consequences of erroneous test results when applied to education, careers, and legal disputes. 30,000 first printing.
language: English
title: The Cult of Personality: How Personality Tests Are Leading Us to Miseducate Our Children, Mismanage Our Companies, and Misunderstand Ourselves
titlecomplete: The Cult of Personality: How Personality Tests Are Leading Us to Miseducate Our Children, Mismanage Our Companies, and Misunderstand Ourselves
genres: Sociology, Psychology, Science, Self Help, Society, Cults, Business, Social Science, Personal Development, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 275
publisher: Free Press