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MooreTypology A MooreMetrics tool

A five-dimension personality test

Which of the 32 types are you?

Forty short statements, about five minutes, no sign-up. The Moore Typology places you on five dimensions — tradition, gender style, sensation-seeking, confidence, and wisdom — and the five letters you land on make one of 32 types, each with a profile and the famous people who share it.

Take the test How the types work
Dimensions
5
Types
32
Statements
40
Time
~5 min

The test

Rate each statement from 1 to 7

There are no right answers and no trick questions. Go with your first reaction: 1 means you strongly disagree, 7 means you strongly agree, 4 is neutral.

0 of 41 answered

First, your gender

Used only to compare how the types are distributed.

Part 1 of 6

Statement 1: The old fashioned ways and old fashioned values still show the best way to live.
Statement 2: The most urgent problem we face as a civilization is the climate crisis.
Statement 3: The government should transfer wealth from the rich to the poor.
Statement 4: Being kind to criminals will only encourage them to take advantage of your weakness.
Statement 5: The government is bad at almost everything it does.
Statement 6: Men should earn most of the money for the family so women can stay home and take care of the children and the home.
Statement 7: I support public (free) health care funded by taxes.

Part 2 of 6

Statement 8: Hunting animals like deer and rabbits is cruel.
Statement 9: I enjoy watching pornography.
Statement 10: I like to dance.
Statement 11: I often think about military strategy.
Statement 12: I am physically attracted to men.
Statement 13: When watching news or talk shows, I often notice what the host is wearing.
Statement 14: Sometimes violent action is necessary.

Part 3 of 6

Statement 15: I enjoy taking risks.
Statement 16: I like nicotine.
Statement 17: I enjoy seeking out new, exciting experiences that some may consider risky or eccentric.
Statement 18: I frequently initiate sexual relationships with others.
Statement 19: I want to visit North Korea just to see what it's like.
Statement 20: I will say anything to get what I want.
Statement 21: I would like to go skydiving or bungee jumping this year.

Part 4 of 6

Statement 22: Even when others want to quit, I know that I can find ways to solve the problem.
Statement 23: Regarding medicine, I understand what a placebo effect is.
Statement 24: I often prefer to act and then ask forgiveness (if necessary), rather than ask permission beforehand.
Statement 25: I usually place myself nearer to the side than in the center of the room.
Statement 26: I have several skills, abilities, and characteristics that make me a valuable person.
Statement 27: I have difficulty understanding abstract ideas.
Statement 28: If I talk one-on-one with someone for at least 30 minutes, s/he will almost certainly like me.

Part 5 of 6

Statement 29: I play a musical instrument well.
Statement 30: I enjoy educating myself.
Statement 31: I am more energetic at 9am than at 9pm.
Statement 32: I have often given money to a charity.
Statement 33: I trust my neighbors.
Statement 34: I usually prefer to listen to soft, slow music rather than loud, fast music.
Statement 35: I enjoy gardening.

Part 6 of 6

A few more for research

These five statements do not affect your type. They help us study how the types relate to other things.

Statement 36: I have more money than most people my age.
Statement 37: I am mentally ill.
Statement 38: America is a bad country.
Statement 39: I am in good physical health.
Statement 40: I drink more alcohol than most people I know.

Answers are stored without names, email addresses, or anything else that identifies you, and are used only to study how the types are distributed.

How it works

Five dimensions, thirty-two types

Each dimension is measured by seven statements and scored from 1 to 7. A score of 4 or above gives the dimension's first letter, below 4 its second. The five letters together name one of 32 types.

  1. Tradition

    P Progressive T Traditional

    Attachment to established values and institutions, or an appetite for social change.

  2. Gender style

    F Feminine M Masculine

    A more traditionally masculine or feminine pattern of interests and self-presentation.

  3. Sensation-seeking

    R Restrained S Sensation-seeking

    An appetite for risk, novelty, and intensity, or a preference for caution and moderation.

  4. Confidence

    H Humble C Confident

    Self-assurance and a firm sense of one's own worth, or modesty and self-doubt.

  5. Wisdom

    Y Youthful W Wise

    Settled, reflective, generous habits, or youthful energy and spontaneity.

The 32 types

Answers are stored without names, email addresses, or anything else that identifies you, and are used only to study how the types are distributed.