The Eysenck Personality Questionnaire is based on the belief that inherited genes play a significant role in how a person behaves and interacts with other people. Though the couple who designed the questionnaire acknowledged the role of environmental factors in shaping how a person turned out, they believed that inborn characteristics are too-huge forces to ignore. The questionnaire may be used for people in same families to establish the extent of shared traits for purposes of verifying the genetic concept. In most cases however, the questionnaire is available on the Internet where people can answer the questions and receive an almost instant personality analysis.
Example:
Use simple YES or NO answers to the following questions
1.I consider my self a rather lively and outgoing person ___________
2.I have different hobbies which I share with my friends and people I have just met ___________
3.My mood is constant since I rarely experience mood swings ___________
4.I like taking credit for my accomplishments but would quickly decline credit given to me erroneously ___________
5.I consider myself talkative, entertaining, and the “life of a party” ___________
6.I worry when I owe people and cannot foresee a clear-cut way of settling the debt ___________
7.I am miserable at times although I cannot really explain the reason for my misery ___________
8.I am very particular about locking the doors at night ___________
9.It upsets me to see animals and children suffer ___________
- I worry about things I didn’t do or say ___________
- I am good at keeping my promises regardless of how inconveniencing they may be ___________
- I would like to go for sky diving adventures___________
- I enjoy myself thoroughly at parties ___________
- I like meeting new people ___________
- I don’t let my feelings to get hurt easily ___________
