How the score is made

Nothing hidden. Forty-eight statements, a five-point scale, and four independent leans.

The items

There are twelve statements for each pair, six written toward each side. They are ordinary behaviors: energy, detail, decisions, and plans. They are interleaved so you are not answering twelve versions of the same mood in a row.

Agreeing adds weight to the side that statement was written for. Disagreeing adds weight to the other side. “In between” adds the same weight to both, which pulls that pair toward the middle.

The number you see

Each pair becomes a percentage toward the first letter: E, S, T, or J. 70% toward Extraversion means 30% toward Introversion. At 50% the letters are tied, and we show the first letter only as a placeholder while telling you it is a tie.

If a percentage sits within 8 points of the middle, we call that pair borderline. Two borderline pairs mean you should read the result as a neighborhood.

What we do not measure

The portraits mention a “mental stack,” the traditional order of cognitive processes attached to each code. That stack is an explanation, not a second score. This quiz does not separately measure intuition, feeling, and the rest.

It also does not measure skill, mental health, or the person you are at your most performed. Answering as your ideal self produces a portrait of your ideal self.

Why you might disagree

A different week would move the close pairs. Culture moves them too: some rooms reward a public extraversion that costs the person using it. If the portrait is interesting and slightly wrong, read the type one letter away.

If every answer was the middle, the type you see is an artifact. Retake it when you can answer for a specific recent month.