The Problem With Those 9 Personality Types

The video discusses the Enneagram personality system, highlighting its nine types and the lack of scientific support for its validity. It explains the system's popularity through psychological phenomena like the Barnum effect and subjective validation. The video suggests the Big Five personality traits as a more scientifically backed alternative.

What is the Enneagram system primarily used for?

• Classifying personality types

• Predicting future events

• Diagnosing medical conditions

• Assessing intelligence levels

Which of the following is a major flaw of the Enneagram system?

• It lacks scientific evidence

• It is too specific in its descriptions

• It requires expensive tests

• It is only applicable to children

How are the nine personality types in the Enneagram arranged?

• In a grid

• In a circle

• In a pyramid

• In a linear sequence

What psychological phenomenon explains why people relate to vague personality descriptions?

• Dunning-Kruger effect

• Placebo effect

• Barnum effect

• Hawthorne effect

Which personality assessment is considered more scientifically reliable than the Enneagram?

• DISC Assessment

• Rorschach Test

• Big Five

• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator