Free online test of four temperament types

Which of the four psychological temperament types do you belong to?

Temperament refers to an individual’s relatively stable psychological characteristics and behavioral tendencies, which reflects an individual’s typical response to emotions, emotions and behaviors. It includes aspects such as speed, intensity, stability and directivity of psychological activities.

Specifically, temperament includes the following elements:

1. The speed of mental activity: refers to the reaction speed of an individual in mental processes such as perception, thinking, and language. Some people react quickly and think quickly, while others are relatively slow.
2. Intensity of psychological activities: refers to the intensity of individual emotional experience, as well as the intensity of willpower and decision-making. Some people have large mood swings and are easily affected by external emotions, while some people have relatively stable moods.
3. Stability of psychological activities: refers to an individual’s performance in terms of concentration time, persistence and stability of attention. Some people are able to stay focused for long periods of time, while others are easily distracted.
4. The directionality of psychological activities: refers to the individual’s introversion and extroversion tendencies. Introverts prefer to be alone and think about problems, while extroverts prefer socializing and interacting with others.

Temperament is relatively stable and not easy to change. It is usually affected by genetics and experience and environment during individual development. Each person’s temperament type and characteristics are unique, and they shape the individual’s behavior, thinking, and emotional expression to a certain extent. Temperament is closely related to personality, but it is not the same as personality. Personality more comprehensively reflects the overall characteristics and behavior patterns of an individual.

Temperament theory is an important branch of the field of psychology that studies human individual differences. It explores the relative stability of individuals in terms of psychological characteristics and behavioral tendencies, and aims to describe and explain people’s individual differences in emotions, cognition, and behavior.

Classic temperament theories include:

1. Four Temperaments Theory: Originated from the ancient Greek humoral theory, Hippocrates developed it into a medical theory. He believed that certain human moods, emotions, and behaviors were caused by imbalances of humors. The humoral theory holds that the human body is composed of four fluids, namely: blood (corresponding to sanguine temperament), mucus (corresponding to phlegmatic temperament), yellow bile (corresponding to choleric temperament) and black bile (corresponding to melancholic temperament). When these four fluids develop in balance, they will form various human body functions; when the fluids are imbalanced, they will cause diseases. People’s different emotions are also believed to be related to body fluids. According to each person’s innate different proportions of body fluids, different personalities will be formed.

2. Five-Factor Model: Also known as the Big Five personality theory, it is one of the most widely used temperament theories currently. This model divides people’s individual differences into five dimensions, namely Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness to Experience, Agreeableness and Conscientiousness. These five factors are thought to describe and predict people’s behavior, emotions, and cognitive styles.

3. Eysenck’s Three-Factor Model: The theory proposed by Hans Eysenck divides temperament into three dimensions: neuroticism, extraversion and spirituality. Neuroticism reflects an individual’s emotional instability and anxiety, extraversion involves social behavior and activity levels, and spirituality is related to an individual’s stimulation seeking and impulse control.

4. Klein-Lewer’s Temperament Theory: Proposed by Robert Cloninger, it emphasizes the influence of genes and environmental factors on temperament. This theory divides temperament into three dimensions: Novelty Seeking, Harm Avoidance, and Reward Dependence. These three dimensions involve how individuals respond to incentives and punishments.

Temperament types themselves are not good or bad in terms of social value evaluation. It can be said that each temperament type has positive or negative components. In the process of self-improvement of personality, strengths and weaknesses should be utilized. Temperament cannot determine a person’s ideological and moral quality and activity achievements. People of all temperament types can contribute to society, and of course their negative elements will also have a negative impact on people’s behavior.

Among the crowd, there are fewer people with typical temperament types and more people with comprehensive temperaments. Most people who have never taken a temperament test may not be able to tell their own temperament type. The test is the most basic understanding of their personality characteristics.

This test is a 60-question question about the Four Temperaments Theory. In psychology, people’s temperament types are divided into four categories: sanguine, phlegmatic, choleric and melancholic. ). Each temperament type has different psychological characteristics and behavioral tendencies.

1. Sanguine:
   People with sanguine temperament are usually positive, cheerful, and sociable. They are energetic, curious about new things, and tend to express optimism, joy, and excitement. Sanguine people tend to like adventure and change, easily adapt to new environments, and have high social and expressive abilities.

2. Phlegmatic:
   Phlegmatic people are usually calm, steady, gentle and collected. They show low emotional agitation, have a balanced attitude towards things, and are not easily disturbed by external emotions. People with phlegm like a harmonious and comfortable environment and dislike conflict and tension. They tend to think carefully and make decisions more cautiously, but may show lower initiative and risk-taking spirit.

3. Choleric:
   Choleric people are usually positive, decisive, and goal-oriented. They have high motivation and self-confidence and like to pursue success and compete. Choleric people tend to be decisive and focus on efficiency and results. They may display high levels of dominance and self-assertion, but may also be impatient and irritable.

4. Melancholic:
   Depressive people are usually sensitive, thoughtful, and emotionally restrained. They have strong insight and thinking ability about things, and like to be alone and think deeply. Depressive people tend to pay attention to details and pursue perfection, and may show higher emotional vulnerability and a tendency to have higher demands on themselves.

There are no right or wrong questions in the test. When answering, do not guess what the correct answer is. Please answer based on your actual situation and true thoughts.

How to determine temperament type:

• According to the test results, if the score of a certain type of temperament is significantly higher than the other three, by more than 4 points, it can be classified as this type of temperament.
• In addition, if a certain temperament score exceeds 20 points, it is a typical type;
• If the score of a certain category is between 10 and 20 points, it is a general type.
• If the scores of two temperament types are close, the difference is less than 3 points, and is significantly higher than the other two, more than 4 points higher, then it can be classified as a mixed type of the two temperaments.
• If the scores of the three temperaments are all higher than the fourth and close to each other, it is a mixture of the three temperaments.