What’s the Difference Between A Behavioral And Personality Test?
December 11th, 2009Behavioral Tests
Behavioral tests describe how an individual reacts under specific circumstances. For example, DISC assessments describe how an individual might respond to problems, people, pace and procedures.
Personality Tests
Personality tests describe who a person really is and indicate his/her basic tendencies. The accepted five factors for personality tests are:
- Extraversion (outgoing and group-oriented)
- Independent (competitive and assertive)
- Conscientiousness (organized and structured)
- Stable (poised and relaxed)
- Openness (adaptability)
PrevueTM (formerly TotalView) is one example of a personality test based on the 5-Factors of Comprehensive Personality.
Psychological Tests
Psychological tests are designed to identify causes or patterns of inappropriate clinical behaviors. They are, with few exceptions, not legal or appropriate to use for business selection.
Both behavioral and personality tests, when used for selecting and developing job-related behaviors, are legal to use.
