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True Colors is an attempt to identify various personality styles and label them with colors. This model of categorizing personality styles is based on many ...
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Each of us has a different and unique personality; however, there are also some common traits that we share. True Colors is an attempt to identify various personality styles and label them with colors. This model of categorizing personality styles is based on many years of work by other researchers and psychologists. Mostly, it draws heavily on the work of Isabel Briggs-Myers, Katherine Briggs, and David Keirsey. Don Lowry, a student of Keirsey, developed the True Colors system, which uses four primary colors to designate personality types and behavioral styles.
Lowry’s objective was to understand how personality styles can be used to initiate better communication and understanding between people in a multitude of places: at home, at school, at work, in the community. He hoped it would lead to positive self-worth and self-esteem.
The belief is that with an increased understanding of ourselves and others, conflicts will decrease. Once you learn your color and that of your classmates, you will have a better understanding of why you, and they, behave in certain ways.
Each color is associated with certain personality traits or behaviors. Everyone has some degree of each color, but one color is predominant. The following quiz will identify your color spectrum. Follow the directions carefully and transfer your scores to the score sheet. If you have two colors with the same score, you pick which one you think more accurately describes you.
To learn about each color (what your color represents, how your color works best at work in at play, and how your color works with other colors) – check out the True Colors homepage at https://truecolorsintl.com
Discovering Our Personality through TRUE COLORS (Adapted Information taken from True Colors by Don Lowry)
Outcomes: ֎ Discover the qualities and characteristics of your own personality style or type. ֎ Gain an understanding of other personality styles.
Key Concepts: ֎ True Colors is a metaphor. ֎ Each person is a blend of the four colors or styles – a spectrum. ֎ There are no bad or good colors. ֎ There are many variations within each color.
Active Variety Sports Opportunities Spontaneous Flexible
Organized Planned Neat Parental Traditional Responsible
Warm Helpful Friends Authentic Harmonious Compassionate
Learning Science Quiet Versatile Inventive Competent Score E F G H Curious Ideas Questions Conceptual Knowledge Problem- Solver
Caring People Oriented Feelings Unique Empathetic Communicative
Orderly On-time Honest Stable Sensible Dependable
Action Challenges Competitive Impetuous Impactful
Score I J K L Helpful Trustworthy Dependable Loyal Conservative Organized
Kind Understanding Giving Devoted Warm Poetic
Playful Quick Adventurous Confrontive Open Minded Independent
Independent Exploring Competent Theoretical Why Questions Ingenious Score M N O^ P Follow Rules Useful Save Money Concerned Procedural Cooperative
Active Free Winning Daring Impulsive Risk Taker
Sharing Getting Along Feelings Tender Inspirational Dramatic
Thinking Solving Problems Perfectionistic Determined Complex Composed Score Q R S T Puzzles Seeking Info Making Sense Philosophical Principled Rational
Social Causes Easy Going Happy Endings Approachable Affectionate Sympathetic
Exciting Lively Hands On Courageous Skillful On Stage
Pride Tradition Do Things Right Orderly Conventional Careful Score Total Orange Score Total Gold Score Total Blue Score Total Green Score A + H + K + N + S B + G + I + M + T C + F + J + O + R D + E + L + P + Q
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If any of the scores in the colored boxes are less than 5 or greater than 20, you have made an error. Please go back and read the instructions.
Instructions: Compare all 4 boxes in each row. Do NOT analyze each word; just get a general sense of each box. Score each of the 4 boxes in each row from most to least as it describes you: 4 = most, 3 = a lot, 2 = somewhat, 1 = least
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