Personality Type Indicator – PTI

At a party do you: [A] Interact with many, including strangers; [B] Interact with a few, known to you

Are you more: [A] Realistic than speculative; [B] Speculative than realistic

Is it worse to: [A] Have your 'head in the clouds'; [B] Be 'in a rut'

Are you more impressed by: [A] Principles; [B] Emotions

Are you more drawn toward the: [A] Convincing; [B] Touching

Do you prefer to work: [A] To deadlines; [B] Just 'whenever'

Do you tend to choose: [A] Rather carefully; [B] Somewhat impulsively

At parties do you: [A] Stay late, with increasing energy; [B] Leave early with decreased energy

Are you more attracted to: [A] Sensible people; [B] Imaginative people

Are you more interested in: [A] What is actual; [B] What is possible

In judging others are you more swayed by: [A] Laws than circumstances; [B] Circumstances than laws

In approaching others is your inclination to be somewhat: [A] Objective; [B] Personal

Are you more: [A] Punctual; [B] Leisurely

Does it bother you more having things: [A] Incomplete; [B] Completed

In your social groups do you: [A] Keep abreast of other's happenings; [B] Get behind on the news

In doing ordinary things are you more likely to: [A] Do it the usual way; [B] Do it your own way

Writers should: [A] 'Say what they mean and mean what they say'; [B] Express things more by use of analogy

Which appeals to you more: [A] Consistency of thought; [B] Harmonious human relationships

Are you more comfortable in making: [A] Logical judgments; [B] Value judgments

Do you want things: [A] Settled and decided; [B] Unsettled and undecided

Would you say you are more: [A] Serious and determined; [B] Easy-going

In phoning do you: [A] Rarely question that it will all be said; [B] Rehearse what you'll say

Facts: [A] 'Speak for themselves'; [B] Illustrate principles

Are visionaries: [A] somewhat annoying; [B] rather fascinating

Are you more often: [A] a cool-headed person; [B] a warm-hearted person

Is it worse to be: [A] unjust; [B] merciless

Should one usually let events occur: [A] by careful selection and choice; [B] randomly and by chance

Do you feel better about: [A] having purchased; [B] having the option to buy

In company do you: [A] initiate conversation; [B] wait to be approached

Common sense is: [A] rarely questionable; [B] frequently questionable

Children often do not: [A] make themselves useful enough; [B] exercise their fantasy enough

In making decisions do you feel more comfortable with: [A] standards; [B] feelings

Are you more: [A] firm than gentle; [B] gentle than firm

Which is more admirable: [A] the ability to organize and be methodical; [B] the ability to adapt and make do

Do you put more value on: [A] infinite; [B] open-minded

Does new and non-routine interaction with others: [A] stimulate and energize you; [B] tax your reserves

Are you more frequently: [A] a practical sort of person; [B] a fanciful sort of person

Are you more likely to: [A] see how others are useful; [B] see how others see

Which is more satisfying: [A] to discuss an issue thoroughly; [B] to arrive at agreement on an issue

Which rules you more: [A] your head; [B] your heart

Are you more comfortable with work that is: [A] contracted; [B] done on a casual basis

Do you tend to look for: [A] the orderly; [B] whatever turns up

Do you prefer: [A] many friends with brief contact; [B] a few friends with more lengthy contact

Do you go more by: [A] facts; [B] principles

Are you more interested in: [A] production and distribution; [B] design and research

Which is more of a compliment: [A] 'There is a very logical person.'; [B] 'There is a very sentimental person.'

Do you value in yourself more that you are: [A] unwavering; [B] devoted

Do you more often prefer the: [A] final and unalterable statement; [B] tentative and preliminary statement

Are you more comfortable: [A] after a decision; [B] before a decision

Do you: [A] speak easily and at length with strangers; [B] find little to say to strangers

Are you more likely to trust your: [A] experience; [B] hunch

Do you feel: [A] more practical than ingenious; [B] more ingenious than practical

Which person is more to be complimented – one of: [A] clear reason; [B] strong feeling

Are you inclined more to be: [A] fair-minded; [B] sympathetic

Is it preferable mostly to: [A] make sure things are arranged; [B] just let things happen

In relationships should most things be: [A] re-negotiable; [B] random and circumstantial

When the phone rings do you: [A] hasten to get to it first; [B] hope someone else will answer

Do you prize more in yourself: [A] a strong sense of reality; [B] a vivid imagination

Are you drawn more to: [A] fundamentals; [B] overtones

Which seems the greater error: [A] to be too passionate; [B] to be too objective

Do you see yourself as basically: [A] hard-headed; [B] soft-hearted

Which situation appeals to you more: [A] the structured and scheduled; [B] the unstructured and unscheduled

Are you a person that is more: [A] routinized than whimsical; [B] whimsical than routinized

Are you more inclined to be: [A] easy to approach; [B] somewhat reserved

In writings do you prefer: [A] the more literal; [B] the more figurative

Is it harder for you to: [A] identify with others; [B] utilize others

Which do you wish more for yourself: [A] clarity of reason; [B] strength of compassion

Which is the greater fault: [A] being indiscriminate; [B] being critical

Do you prefer the: [A] planned event; [B] unplanned event

Do you tend to be more: [A] deliberate than spontaneous; [B] spontaneous than deliberate