File: colorfrom.html, Jay E. Aronson, December 24, 1999.
How Do You See Yourself
(Copyright 1994, Birkman & Associates, Inc. Houston, TX)

Here are some statements about yourself. Read each statement carefully. Please mark every statement, even when you are in doubt. (Turn in the attached answer sheet.)

If you feel a statement is True or Mostly True, circle the T. If you feel a statement is False or Mostly False, circle the F.

GROUP 1
T   F   1. Argue when contradicted.
T   F   2. Openly express differences of opinion with groups and individuals.
T   F   3. Argue a point when I know I am right.
T   F   4. Tell a person what I think of him when annoyed.
T   F   5. Bluff to get what I want.
T   F   6. Put annoying people in their places.
T   F   7. Help friends by pointing out their faults
T   F   8. Keep others guessing.

GROUP 2
T   F   9. Like firm and strict supervision
T   F   10. Orderly and systematic.
T   F   11. Seldom leave things until the last minute.
T   F   12. Want to be early for appointments.
T   F   13. Work for accuracy rather than speed.
T   F   14. Like to finish a job I've started even though others lose patience with me.
T   F   15. Can schedule my time for a week or longer and stick with it.
T   F   16. Prefer to take care of the details rather than take things as they come.


When you have completed all sixteen questions, total the number of True answers in each section. Then check your score against the following scale to determine in which quadrant of the grid you may belong.

Total Group 1 True's: ______________ Total Group 2 True's: ______________

Color: __________________________

True Answers Only
Group 1 Group 2 COLOR JOB CATEGORY
5 or more and  5 or more  Red  Production-Centered 
4 or less and  5 or more  Yellow  Procedure-Centered 
5 or more and  4 or less  Green  People-Centered 
4 or less and  4 or less  Blue  Idea-Centered 

If your numeric score was close to a number that might have placed you in another quadrant, you may have characteristics from that quadrant as well.

True Colors Answer Sheet

Name:________________________
Course:_______________________
Semester/Year:_________________
Date:_________________________

GROUP 1:
1.   T   F
2.   T   F
3.   T   F
4.   T   F
5.   T   F
6.   T   F
7.   T   F
8.   T   F

GROUP 2:
9.   T   F
10. T   F
11. T   F
12. T   F
13. T   F
14. T   F
15. T   F
16. T   F

Total Group 1 True's: ______________ Total Group 2 True's: ______________

Color: __________________________