Today, a buzzfeed quiz popped up in my news feed on Facebook.
I decided to take the can we guess your personality based on how you cook mac
and cheese. After taking the quiz, it told me that I am a perfectionist. So, I
decided to take the quiz two more times. Each time I gave a different answer.
The result I got for the second test was that I am currently a student in
college. The third time I took the quiz, I got that I am a perfectionist. The
results of this quiz was created to match anyone’s personality type regardless
what answer they put for the questions. When I scrolled through Facebook, I saw
comments like “Wow how did they know? and Yes, I am a perfectionist.” The Barum
effect once again comes up in my day to day life. Those who spend their free
time on buzzfeed taking quiz believe the results that are given to them because
it is a vague response designed to match everyone’s personality type.
We talked about what makes a good personality test in class a few months ago. Some things that make a good test is validity, reliability, agreement, and prediction. A test that can supposedly guess one's personality type based off of how they cook mac and cheese is an example of non reliable personality test.
We talked about what makes a good personality test in class a few months ago. Some things that make a good test is validity, reliability, agreement, and prediction. A test that can supposedly guess one's personality type based off of how they cook mac and cheese is an example of non reliable personality test.
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