The Language
and Personality
Project

The ways you think and use words can reveal your personality. Try out some of the personality surveys
and exercises and learn about yourself.

The feedback you get is based on research that we are conducting. Remember that the research is still ongoing
so you should not take the feedback too seriously.

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Background Information

Start here with a general check on your basic behaviors, values, and world views. You’ll get some feedback about your life, health, and prospects for the future.

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ESTIMATED TIME: 5 MINUTES

A projective test: The TAT

This is a classic. You’ll first see a drawing. You then will write a story that describes what is happening in the picture and get feedback about aspects of your personality.

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ESTIMATED TIME: 10 MINUTES

Depression: The CES-D

The CES-D questionnaire is a brief 10-item screening questionnaire used to detect depression.

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ESTIMATED TIME: 3 MINUTES

The PILL questionnaire

This is a 54-item symptom questionnaire that measures the degree to which people are aware of their various physical sensations and bodily symptoms. See how you compare with others.

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ESTIMATED TIME: 3 MINUTES

The LIFE Survey:

What do your daily behaviors reveal about your personality? Check out this questionnaire to find out.

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ESTIMATED TIME: 10 MINUTES

Personality: Describing yourself

This is a serious task that requires you to describe who you are in your own words. Using a new state-of-the-art statistical method, the computer gives you feedback about the ways that you see yourself and the world around you.

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ESTIMATED TIME: 15 MINUTES

The Big Five questionnaire

The Big Five is the most researched personality questionnaire around the world.

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ESTIMATED TIME: 4 MINUTES

Perceptual style: You are what you see

Look at an everyday object and write about it. See what it reveals about yourself.

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ESTIMATED TIME: 5 MINUTES

Analyze words

Twitter and personality. Enter a Twitter handle and get a rough indicator of the author′s personality

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ESTIMATED TIME: 5 MINUTES

PRIVACY POLICY

Oh, and lest we forget!!

All your responses are anonymous and confidential. If you are under the age of 18, you must get the permission of a parent or legal guardian to complete the questionnaire. Please do not include your name or other identifying information on any of the questionnaires. Your responses will be analyzed by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin and may be shared with other research teams around the world.

The feedback you receive about your responses should be considered as experimental and should not be taken seriously. If you find any question to be objectionable, do not answer it.
If you feel that you have reached this webpage by mistake, you have the right to turn off your computer and take a very deep breath.

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Want to know more?

Have questions or curious about our research? Check out our About Us page or contact James W. Pennebaker, Professor of Psychology, at the University of Texas at Austin.