The best I've ever seen is that any personality measure correlates around .40 or so with a behavior. That means that around 16% of the variation in that behavior's measure can be attributed to the personality construct. Not a good predictor at all.
larry On 3/15/06, S. Isaac Dealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've never considered personality archetyping to be a science. I > consider it to be an interesting conceptual model that can lead to > what seem to be insightful analysis of behavior. > > > all I can think of when I hear this is Barnum's thing with > > This way to > > the egress. > > > do a scholar.google search on typology and personality. > > You'll find > > that that whole thing on personality type has been > > subsumed years ago > > in what's been nicknamed the big 5 personality theory. > > > larry > > > s. isaac dealey 434.293.6201 > new epoch : isn't it time for a change? > > add features without fixtures with > the onTap open source framework > > http://www.fusiontap.com > http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:200208 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
