Data Dome | Blog - News and Events » TotalView http://datadome.com/newsblog Assessments are the key to unlocking higher productivity Thu, 17 May 2012 05:50:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 What’s the Difference Between A Behavioral And Personality Test? http://datadome.com/newsblog/2009/12/11/what%e2%80%99s-the-difference-between-a-behavioral-and-personality-test/ http://datadome.com/newsblog/2009/12/11/what%e2%80%99s-the-difference-between-a-behavioral-and-personality-test/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:09:31 +0000 admin http://www.datadome.com/newsblog/?p=238 Behavioral 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.

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