Re:Escape the color box
by pbhjpbhj on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @08:20AM
(#18715381)
>It would be a waste to ask 4 questions when 3 suffice to predict the last answer with good accuracy. //
How you ask a question can perturb the answer. If an axiom is that you're determining static elements of personality, then you'd need to ask about the same facets in different ways to avoid skewing the analysis.
"I am quick to react?"
vs
"I take time before reacting to make a measured response"
Both a priori sound positive, so people will tend to "somewhat agree" (as the answer format of these things goes), but they are seemingly antithetical.
Of course they're not really antithetical they're just shallow questions that aren't really going to discern much of your personality. People can react quickly/slowly according to the needs of a situation. Maybe the value is in measuring perceptions of one-another, despite the ease with which we are misguided.
How you ask a question can perturb the answer. If an axiom is that you're determining static elements of personality, then you'd need to ask about the same facets in different ways to avoid skewing the analysis.
"I am quick to react?"
vs
"I take time before reacting to make a measured response"
Both a priori sound positive, so people will tend to "somewhat agree" (as the answer format of these things goes), but they are seemingly antithetical.
Of course they're not really antithetical they're just shallow questions that aren't really going to discern much of your personality. People can react quickly/slowly according to the needs of a situation. Maybe the value is in measuring perceptions of one-another, despite the ease with which we are misguided.