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Personality portraits of Tyrion, Joffrey, Stannis and more – what do you think of them?


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All right. So the most acclaimed personality tests are based on the Big Five personality traits. As the name Big Five suggests, there are five traits, and the acronym for the five is OCEAN, meaning Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness and Neuroticism.

So, how you'd get a profile for your favorite character is to answer this test assuming you were the character you have in mind http://truity.com/test/big-five-personality-test

It's just thirty questions, but it's fairly accurate. That'd give you an OCEAN profile on the character. Sure the questions are for people living in a modern society, but imagine for a second that the character was living in a modern society. There are only forty descriptions all in all.

Here are some of my favorite characters. What do you think of the descriptions, does the shoe fit?

Tyrion
Openness high: 82,5
Conscientiousness low: 42,5
Extraversion high: 70 
Agreeableness low: 52,5
Neuroticism high: 80

That score, where high openness and neuroticism stand out, is typical for the sensitive type.

SENSITIVE TYPE (High O, High N)
Sensitive types are very bright but emotionally sensitive. They pay attention to, and are strongly affected by, things that happen in the world around them. They open themselves to their environment; consequently they enjoy many positive sensory experiences, but on the other hand they are vulnerable to having their feelings hurt. They are described by others as complex and imaginative.

Varys
Openness high: 95
Conscientiousness high: 100
Extraversion moderate: 55
Agreeableness low: 50
Neuroticism moderate: 47,5

That score, where high openness and conscientiousness stand out, is typical for the cultured type.

CULTURED TYPE (High O, High C) 
Cultured Types are imaginative and resourceful in their thinking but conforming and traditional in their behavior. They use their intellectual skills to contribute to the common good. They may have a dignified, refined, and somewhat reserved air about them. Their perceptive and analytical abilities allow them to see through complex issues rapidly and accurately, allowing them to find quickly the most effective means of achieving desired ends. They are successful perfectionists, well suited for work that requires close concentration, self-control, and attention to detail. Others describe them as rule- abiding, persevering, learned, well-read, empathic, trustworthy, industrious, leaderlike, traditional, silent, and reserved.

Samwell
Openness high: 100 
Conscientiousness low: 52,5
Extraversion low: 27,5 
Agreeableness high: 87,5 
Neuroticism high: 67,5

That score, where high openness and agreeableness stand out, is typical for the tolerant type.

TOLERANT TYPE (High O, High A) 
Tolerant Types are open to, and accepting of, differences in other people. They care about the feelings of others and tend to take their opinions into account when making decisions. Their social skills are reasonably well-developed and they normally relate well to others in both co-worker and supervisory roles. They are described by others with such terms as good-natured, empathic, genial, tactful, diplomatic, calm, and poised.

Jamie Lannister
Early, before any arch
Openness low: 7,5 
Conscientiousness moderate: 65
Extraversion high: 75 
Agreeableness low: 20 
Neuroticism low: 20 

This score could be a good fit for either the narrow-minded type (low A, low o) or down-to-earth type (low n, low o). But lets assume I was too generous with my assessment of his conscientiousness, if that's low, then we'd get the immature type.

IMMATURE TYPE (Low C, Low O)
Immature Types have a history of problems with self-discipline and self-control. As young students they were likely to be restless and unable to concentrate in the classroom, and therefore performed poorly. As adults they are therefore regarded as rough and uncouth as well as impulsive. They like thrills, adventure and action and would find working behind a desk to be frustrating and boring. They are described by others as unorthodox, talkative, outgoing, rule-avoiding, quitting, unlearned, unlettered, self-centered, and unreliable.

Joffrey
Openness low: 15 
Conscientiousness low: 42,5 
Extraversion high: 72,5 
Agreeableness low: 0 
Neuroticism high: 65

That score, where low openness and agreeableness stand out, is typical for the narrow-minded type.

NARROW-MINDED TYPE (Low A, Low O)
Narrow-minded Types are independent, self-contained, and openly willing to express annoyance with others. Others may find this difficult to deal with. They tend to be intolerant of persons who are different from them, and, in extreme cases, may be prejudiced or bigoted. They are describe by others with such terms as irritable, self-centered, anxious, callous, tactless, and curt. Their brusqueness may be relatively unimportant to persons employed in menial or technical work, but may tend to limit performance in supervisory roles and in relations with others.

Brienne
Openness low: 15 
Conscientiousness high: 97,5 
Extraversion low: 0 
Agreeableness low: 52,5 
Neuroticism high: 67,5 

That score, where high conscientiousness and low extraversion stand out, is typical for the industrious type.

INDUSTRIOUS TYPE (Low E, High C)
Industrious Types are businesslike, self-disciplined, orderly workers who prefer to achieve on their own effort than as part of a team. They have great respect for rules and social conventions, and can be counted on to work productively without close supervision. They are described by others with terms such as learned, conscientious, persevering, tactful, cooperative, conservative, reserved, and predictable.

But if we'd put emphasis on her low score for openness instead, and match that with the high conscientiousness, we'd get the conventional type.

CONVENTIONAL TYPE (Low O, High C)
Conventional types are tradition-oriented persons who always "go by the book" rather than improvising, innovating, or thinking for themselves. They are quite responsible and can be relied on to follow directions and get the job done. They are described by others as agreeable, simple, and down-to-earth.

Stannis
Openness low: 10
Conscientiousness high: 97,5
Extravesion low: 32,5 
Agreeableness low: 10 
Neuroticism low: 25

That score, where high conscientiousness and low agreeableness stand out, is typical for the moralistic type.

MORALISTIC TYPE (High C, Low A) 
Moralistic Types are rule-oriented achievers who sometimes ignore the feelings of others in order to get the job done. Principles are more important than people to moralistic types, and they can be equally hard on themselves. This achievement-oriented, hard-driven type has great initiative and moves readily into positions of authority. They believe in working with and through the system and in advancing upward through hard work. They are unlikely to take risks, and their leadership style is likely to be seen as no-nonsense and instrumental. They are described by others as well-read, tense, and reserved.

The results could also be interpreted as CONVENTIONAL TYPE (High C, Low O)

Ramsay Snow
Openness low: 20
Conscientiousness high: 77,5 
Extraversion high: 72,5 
Agreeableness low: 10 
Neuroticism high: 72,5

That score, where low openness and agreeableness stand out, is typical for the narrow-minded type.

NARROW-MINDED TYPE (Low O, Low A)
Narrow-minded Types are independent, self-contained, and openly willing to express annoyance with others. Others may find this difficult to deal with. They tend to be intolerant of persons who are different from them, and, in extreme cases, may be prejudiced or bigoted. They are describe by others with such terms as irritable, self-centered, anxious, callous, tactless, and curt. Their brusqueness may be relatively unimportant to persons employed in menial or technical work, but may tend to limit performance in supervisory roles and in relations with others.


 

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I see it's something called the Dark Triad that's used to measure malevolence. Intriguing. I took the test and answered as if I was Ramsay. I got this result.

The three sides of the Dark Triad, that together could make for a malevolent personality are:

  • Narcissism, characterized by gradiosity, pride, egotism and lack of empathy.
  • Machiavellianism, characterized by manipulation and exploitation of others, a cynical disregard for morality , and a focus on self-interest and deception.
  • Psychopathy, characterized by enduring antisocial behavior, impulsivity, selfishness, callousness and remorselessness.

Ramsay almost maxed out them all, but with questions like "Payback needs to be quick and nasty" I held back, as he sometimes could wait if that'd mean he'd get an even nastier payback.

Among the big five personality traits, low agreeableness is correlated with high scores in the Dark Triad test, while high neuroticism and a lack of conscientiousness are somewhat associated with high scores in the Dark Triad.

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