Personality tests

Personality tests.

Short personality tests for self-reflection and mutual friend exchanges. Take one, see your results immediately, then invite friends to compare how you see yourselves and each other.

What happens after you finish · 30 sec

After you finish a test, share a private link. A friend rates you on the same traits.

They answer the same items reframed about you. About 3 minutes.

Their view overlays your self-view — every dimension, side by side.

You see where the gap is. Their ratings are anonymous unless they choose to sign.

48 Laws of Power Test6 min · 24 items

A 24-item read on strategic patience, reputation, information control, calibration, boldness, detachment, and power orientation.

Original PersonaGraf test inspired by Robert Greene's power-strategy framework. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the author or publisher.
Highest signalInformation Control100
Largest gapStrategic Patience+50
AlignmentlowAverage gap 28
Strategic Patience2575
+50
Reputation Awareness75100
+25
Independence7575
0
Information Control10050
-50
Social Calibration7575
0
Boldness5025
-25
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Attachment Style4 min · 12 items

A 12-item read on secure, anxious, avoidant, and fearful relationship defaults.

Original PersonaGraf short form based on Bartholomew and Horowitz's four-category attachment model. Not a clinical instrument.
Highest signalFearful100
Largest gapAnxious+75
AlignmentlowAverage gap 44
Secure0
7575 / 75
Anxious+75
6325 / 100
Avoidant+25
6350 / 75
Fearful-75
63100 / 25
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Moral Foundations5 min · 18 items

A 18-item map of care, fairness, loyalty, authority, sanctity, and liberty.

Original PersonaGraf short form inspired by Moral Foundations Theory by Haidt, Graham, Joseph, and colleagues.
Highest signalLoyalty100
Largest gapLoyalty-50
AlignmentlowAverage gap 38
Care+25
Fairness0
Loyalty-50
Authority-50
Sanctity-50
Liberty+50
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Self-Monitoring3 min · 12 items

A 12-item read on social chameleon range versus consistent authenticity.

Original PersonaGraf short form based on Snyder's self-monitoring construct.
Highest signalSocial Adaptability100
Largest gapExpressive Control+75
AlignmentlowAverage gap 33
Social Adaptability-25
Expressive Control+75
Consistency0
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HEXACO 124 min · 12 items

Six-factor personality, including Honesty–Humility — the factor Big Five misses.

Adapted from IPIP-HEXACO (public domain). Lee & Ashton, 2000s.
Highest signaleXtraversion100
Largest gapEmotionality-50
AlignmentlowAverage gap 25
Honesty–HumilityEmotionalityeXtraversionAgreeablenessConscientiousnessOpenness
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Dark Triad · Dirty Dozen3 min · 12 items

Self-measure of Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy — 12 items.

Jonason & Webster (2010). Public domain in research use.
Highest signalNarcissism100
Largest gapPsychopathy+75
AlignmentlowAverage gap 50
MachiavellianismNarcissismPsychopathy
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Give or Take3 min · 10 items

Giver, matcher, or taker — your reciprocity style at work, based on Adam Grant's framework.

Framework: Adam Grant (Wharton). Items: custom short quiz.
Highest signalTaker tendency100
Largest gapGiver tendency+50
AlignmentlowAverage gap 25
SelfTaker
PeerTaker
Giver tendency+50
25vs75
Taker tendency0
100vs100
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Trust Architecture4 min · 12 items

A 12-item read on how you build, extend, repair, and signal trust.

Original PersonaGraf construct test.
Highest signalTrust Calibration100
Largest gapTrust Default+75
AlignmentlowAverage gap 38
SelfTrust Calibration trust pattern
PeerTrust Default trust pattern
Trust Default+75
25vs100
Trust Recovery0
75vs75
Trust Calibration-75
100vs25
Trust Signaling0
75vs75
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Network Topology3 min · 15 items

A 15-item map of how you sit inside professional networks.

Original PersonaGraf test inspired by network science concepts including structural holes, brokerage, and social capital.
Highest signalPeripheral100
Largest gapPeripheral-75
AlignmentlowAverage gap 30
Bridge Builder+50
Hub+25
Broker0
Peripheral-75
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Feedback Metabolism4 min · 12 items

A 12-item read on how you seek, digest, absorb, and give feedback.

Original PersonaGraf construct test.
Highest signalIntegration Speed100
Largest gapFeedback Seeking0
AlignmenthighAverage gap 0
Feedback Seeking0
Integration Speed0
Praise Reception0
Giving Hard0
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Regulatory Focus3 min · 10 items

A 10-item read on whether you move toward gains or guard against losses.

Original PersonaGraf short form based on Higgins' regulatory focus theory.
Highest signalPrevention100
Largest gapPromotion+50
AlignmentlowAverage gap 25
SelfPrevention-focused
PeerPrevention-focused
Promotion+50
25vs75
Prevention0
100vs100
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Locus of Control3 min · 10 items

A 10-item read on whether outcomes feel self-directed or externally driven.

Original PersonaGraf short form based on Rotter's locus of control construct.
Highest signalInternal Control100
Largest gapExternal Control+50
AlignmentlowAverage gap 25
SelfInternal locus
PeerInternal locus
Internal Control0
100vs100
External Control+50
25vs75
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Maximizer vs. Satisficer4 min · 12 items

A 12-item read on optimization drive, good-enough decisions, and regret.

Original PersonaGraf short form based on Schwartz and colleagues' maximizing/satisficing construct.
Highest signalMaximizing100
Largest gapSatisficing+50
AlignmentlowAverage gap 42
SelfMaximizing decision style
PeerRegret Sensitivity decision style
Maximizing-25
100vs75
Satisficing+50
25vs75
Regret Sensitivity+50
50vs100
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Tolerance for Ambiguity4 min · 12 items

A 12-item read on uncertainty comfort, closure need, and ambiguity stress.

Original PersonaGraf short form based on Budner's tolerance for ambiguity construct.
Highest signalAmbiguity Comfort100
Largest gapNeed for Closure+75
AlignmentlowAverage gap 42
Ambiguity Comfort-25
Need for+75
Ambiguity Stress+25
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Conflict Style4 min · 15 items

A 15-item map of competing, collaborating, compromising, avoiding, and accommodating.

Original PersonaGraf short form inspired by Thomas-Kilmann conflict modes. Not the official TKI instrument.
Highest signalCompromising100
Largest gapAccommodating+50
AlignmentlowAverage gap 25
Competing+25
Collaborating+25
Compromising-25
Avoiding0
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Grit3 min · 12 items

A 12-item read on long-term perseverance, consistency, and recovery.

Original PersonaGraf short form based on Duckworth's grit construct. Not the official Grit Scale.
Highest signalPerseverance100
Largest gapPerseverance-25
AlignmentlowAverage gap 25
Perseverance-25
Passion Consistency+25
Recovery+25
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Need for Cognition3 min · 12 items

A 12-item read on whether effortful thinking feels rewarding or costly.

Original PersonaGraf short form based on Cacioppo and Petty's need for cognition construct.
Highest signalDepth Seeking100
Largest gapEffort Avoidance+75
AlignmentlowAverage gap 33
Thinking Enjoyment0
Depth Seeking-25
Effort Avoidance+75
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Status Orientation4 min · 15 items

A 15-item read on status sensitivity, signaling, source, and stability.

Original PersonaGraf construct test inspired by sociometer theory and prestige/dominance status research.
Highest signalStatus Stability100
Largest gapStatus Sensitivity+75
AlignmentlowAverage gap 40
Status Sensitivity25100
+75
Status Signaling2575
+50
Competence Status7525
-50
Affiliation Status5050
0
Status Stability10075
-25
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Decision Architecture5 min · 18 items

A 18-item read on speed, input, analysis, intuition, reversibility, and regret.

Original PersonaGraf construct test.
Highest signalReversibility Comfort100
Largest gapSpeed+50
AlignmentlowAverage gap 21
Speed2575
+50
Collaborative Input2525
0
Analytical Style7575
0
Intuitive Style7525
-50
Reversibility Comfort100100
0
Regret Pattern5075
+25
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Founder DNA6 min · 24 items

A 24-item read on what kind of company you are wired to build.

Original PersonaGraf construct test.
Highest signalScaling Style100
Largest gapCommercial+50
AlignmentlowAverage gap 22
Visionary7575
0
Operator75100
+25
Technical5075
+25
Commercial2575
+50
Mission-Driven7575
0
Market-Driven5025
-25
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Energy Mapping5 min · 21 items

A 21-item map of what drains and energizes you.

Original PersonaGraf construct test.
Highest signal1:1 Social Energy100
Largest gapManaging Energy+50
AlignmentmoderateAverage gap 11
1:1 Social0
Group Social0
Creating Energy0
Refining Energy0
Managing Energy+50
Solitude Recovery0
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Note on validity

These are short product-grade versions of research-backed or PersonaGraf-original instruments, not clinical measures. Treat results as indicative: useful for reflection, comparison, and conversation, not diagnosis.