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True Colors Personality Assessment, Lecture notes of Communication

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True Colors Personality Assessment
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.
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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.

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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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