Introduction
At TypeScience, we are committed to providing you with the most accurate, and meaningful personality insights possible. Based on our research, our personality test is the only one in existence that uses the scientific method, enabling us to go beyond surface-level personality assessments. Here’s how we make it happen.
Objective Personality System (OPS): A Foundation of Precision
The Objective Personality System (OPS) is at the heart of the TypeScience test. This groundbreaking framework is built on over a decade of research, identifying consistent patterns in human behavior. By analyzing these patterns, OPS provides a deep and structured understanding of personality, helping to unlock the unique ways people process information, make decisions, and interact with the world.
How OPS Powers TypeScience
Our test translates the OPS framework into a user-friendly experience, allowing you to gain actionable insights into your personality. The precision of OPS ensures that the results are not only accurate but also deeply aligned with who you truly are.
Scientifically Validated Development Process
Double-Blind Expert Typing
TypeScience was developed using a robust double-blind methodology, ensuring unbiased and reliable data. Expert personality typists independently analyzed participants without knowledge of each other’s conclusions, creating a foundation of over 95% precision in their findings. The framework itself is based, not on theory, but on what is actually independently, repeatedly observable about real people in these double-blind tests.
Data-Driven Insights
Following expert typings, hundreds of participants completed the TypeScience test. Their responses were analyzed to identify correlations between their answers and the traits identified by the experts. This rigorous approach resulted in an 92.8% accuracy rate in predicting personality traits, a figure not even measurable by other tests.
Removing Bias with Crowdsourced Validation
One of TypeScience’s unique features is the option to have friends, family, or colleagues take the test on your behalf. This innovative approach helps eliminate personal bias, providing an even clearer picture of your personality.
Why It Matters
We often see ourselves differently than others do. By incorporating perspectives from those who know you best, TypeScience ensures a more holistic and accurate result.
Comparison with Other Frameworks
While popular frameworks like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) or the Enneagram offer valuable insights, TypeScience goes further by:
- Emphasizing Scientific Accuracy: Developed through double-blind expert studies and rigorous testing.
- Grounding in Real Behavior Patterns: Rooted in the OPS framework, which focuses on observable and measurable traits.
- Eliminating Bias: Allowing others to contribute to your results for a more accurate reflection of who you are.
TypeScience doesn’t just identify your personality type—it equips you with a scientifically validated roadmap to navigate your strengths, challenges, and growth potential. Whether you’re aiming to improve relationships, make informed career decisions, or understand your habits, TypeScience provides actionable insights to unlock your full potential.
Physical Patterns in Type Twins
The founders of the Objective Personality System, Dave and Shan, have discovered individuals sharing the same personality type (Type Twins) often display subtle physical similarities. While this area of study is still emerging, they’ve documented several interesting patterns:
- Facial Expression Patterns: Type Twins frequently share similar micro-expressions and characteristic ways of responding to emotional stimuli. Even eye movement patterns can be indicative. This may be due to shared information processing patterns influencing how emotions are externally expressed.
- Movement and Posture: We've observed that individuals of the same type often exhibit similar patterns in how they carry themselves, gesture while speaking, and respond to their environment. They will often even wear the same glasses and get the same tattoos.
- Energy Presentation: Type Twins typically display similar “energy signatures” in how they engage with their environment - from the pace of their movements to their physical presence in social situations.
It’s important to note that these physical similarities can be subtle and exist on a spectrum. While not diagnostic on their own, they represent another fascinating layer in understanding how personality type manifests in observable ways.
From Principles to Practice
At TypeScience, our frameworks bridge the gap between theory and application, offering a structured way to understand the intricacies of personality. These frameworks transform insights from our methodology into tools for personal growth, improved relationships, and realizing your potential. Let’s begin by exploring the four foundational groups that define personality types, followed by our cognitive interpretations of each type.
Our Framework
At TypeScience, we delve deep into the foundational dynamics that shape your personality. By understanding these principles, you gain a clearer picture of what drives you and how you interact with the world around you.
Human personalities are shaped by fundamental needs that guide our behaviors and priorities. While striving to fulfill goals, our unconscious over-reliance on stronger mental tools leads to an overemphasis on dominant traits. For example, Organizers believe that by being overly responsible in the present, they will achieve greater freedom in the future. Ironically, this often leads to the opposite outcome. This innate drive naturally results in us becoming specialists, playing vital roles within society. The data suggests we evolved the economic concept of division of labor in which it’s advantageous for the group to have specialists, even though the resulting imbalances can harm us individually.
Let us now explore the four groups, which we call “Quadrants”, that is the starting point which makes up the Personality Types.
Quadrants
The Quadrants represent four groups of Personality Types, each defined by preferred strategies to meet core needs. While everyone has traits from all four quadrants, one is particularly dominant and significantly shapes your personality.
Individualists
These individuals focus on their inner thoughts/logic (Thinking) or feelings/values (Feeling) over those of other people, emphasizing personal perspectives.
Explorers
These individuals primarily seek new information, whether its Concrete (Sensing) or Abstract (Intuition), prioritizing novelty and exploration.
Collaborators
These individuals prioritize what they consider as the group’s thoughts and feelings over their individual ones, valuing group harmony and consistency.
Organizers
These individuals rely on existing information, favoring structure and order in decision-making.
Cognitive Versions
Each of the Personality Type Quadrants has two dominant cognitive processes and two recessive ones, whether that be Thinking or Feeling and Sensing or Intuition. These cognitive processes define how individuals perceive and interact with the world:
Thinking
Involves logical reasoning, analysis, and objective thinking. Focused on facts, figures, and critical problem-solving.
Sensing
Pertains to tangible, observable, and factual information grounded in sensory experiences and practicality.
Intuition
Centers on conceptual, theoretical, and intangible ideas, focusing on broader concepts and principles.
Feeling
Relates to emotional processes, empathy, and personal values. Emphasizes emotional resonance and subjective decision-making.
Thinking
Involves logical reasoning, analysis, and objective thinking. Focused on facts, figures, and critical problem-solving.
Feeling
Relates to emotional processes, empathy, and personal values. Emphasizes emotional resonance and subjective decision-making.
Sensing
Pertains to tangible, observable, and factual information grounded in sensory experiences and practicality.
Intuition
Centers on conceptual, theoretical, and intangible ideas, focusing on broader concepts and principles.
Prescriptions
Prescriptions are personality aspects which point to suggested actions to support growth, well-being, and balance. We label them as seasons for ease of understanding as everyone has one season that is their personality “blindspot” or what they may be forgetting to do regularly. In actuality, these are Cognitive Versions (above) working together like muscle groups to create behaviors.
Winter
A period of slowing down, introspecting and preserving energy.. Rest, reflect, and resolve complex challenges to prepare for renewal.
Fall
Focus on productivity and implementation. Apply knowledge to achieve goals and initiate new endeavors.
Spring
A time for exploration, updating one’s worldview, and renewal. Engage in learning activities like reading, researching, and observing to update your perspectives.
Summer
A season of vibrant social interaction. Collaborate, play, and apply insights through hands-on projects in real time with others.
Winter
A period of slowing down, introspecting and preserving energy.. Rest, reflect, and resolve complex challenges to prepare for renewal.
Fall
Focus on productivity and implementation. Apply knowledge to achieve goals and initiate new endeavors.
Spring
A time for exploration, updating one’s worldview, and renewal. Engage in learning activities like reading, researching, and observing to update your perspectives.
Summer
A season of vibrant social interaction. Collaborate, play, and apply insights through hands-on projects in real time with others.
Subtypes
Each person has a primary life motivation which drives their actions and behaviors. These are your social tendencies and natural work habits which are influenced by your relationship with ego, friends, deep work, and broad work. Thee factors shape how you perceive social hierarchies and work roles. This insight will be unlocked retroactively with Premium test results.
Alpha
These individuals are driven to excel and achieve superiority, with a tendency toward generalization. The primary driver is ego with generalized work tendencies in order to achieve the ego’s goals. In Harry Potter, you can think of these traits as aligning with the Slytherin house.
Conductor
These individuals manage multiple work responsibilities as generalists while emphasizing social connections. In Harry Potter, you can think of these traits as aligning with the Gryffindor house.
Expert
These individuals are primarily driven towards specialization in their work and excel in specific areas of expertise, prioritizing mastery over broad achievement. In Harry Potter, you can think of these traits as aligning with the Ravenclaw house.
Teammates
These individuals seek social connection and camaraderie, contributing specific specialized skills to the group. In Harry Potter, you can think of these traits as aligning with the Hufflepuff house.
Additional Traits
Based on the Objective Personality System, your personality is defined by inclinations along several A/B trait axes. Premium Test Results provide detailed scores for each of these “coins”, along with confidence ratings. This in-depth analysis identifies areas of strong alignment and potential misinterpretations, empowering you to refine your understanding of your personality type. Collectively, these traits construct the elements of your personality type.
Methodology and Framework FAQ
Can My Type Change?
Your personality type is primarily influenced by genetics, representing the “nature” aspect rather than “nurture.” While both factors contribute to your personality, genetics plays a substantial role. Understanding your genetic predispositions can serve as a valuable shortcut to self-awareness, considering the complexity of the nurture side. Observations at scale reveal that individuals with similar OPS types and coins often share physical traits, tattoos, glasses, and even sexual orientations. This pattern extends to identical twins, who frequently exhibit similar personality types.However, acknowledging our weaknesses and blind spots is crucial. We tend to over-rely on our strengths, sometimes applying them in unsuitable situations. Over time, individuals may consciously choose to leverage their less dominant traits, aiming for a more balanced approach to life challenges. This strategic shift makes their natural personality types less apparent, as they evolve into more well-rounded individuals. .
Who Should I Date Based On My Personality Type?
Life encompasses various dimensions, and your preferences for partnerships can be diverse. While OPS provides a framework, it shouldn’t be your sole guide. Consider the following insights with an open mind:For a “friends” relationship:Seek someone with more coins in common.For a stronger attraction of opposites:Consider dating someone with more diverse coins.Recognize that managing your strengths is often well within your control, but challenges may arise from your weaknesses. Hence, dating someone more different than similar is generally advisable. While extreme differences can lead to a powerful relationship, they may become stressful over time. Exceptionally mature individuals, especially those who’ve consciously evolved beyond their default personality preferences, can navigate such differences successfully. In the context of a primary life partner, especially given the intimate nature of the relationship, the coin indicating opposite Masculine/Feminine Sensing becomes crucial. This dynamic fosters a yin-yang relationship, with one partner being more assertive and the other more receptive, creating a harmonious balance. .
Can My Type Have Been Influenced By Trauma Or Early Childhood?
Your personality is dynamic, capable of changing in expression, yet your core OPS type remains constant. Even in shared experiences, like those between siblings, responses can differ significantly. This divergence often stems from predispositions to be affected by specific events, leading to varied reactions. Our inclination is to craft narratives justifying our present selves based on these experiences, rather than recognizing them as excuses. For instance, a person inclined towards independence and chaos may attribute it to rebelling against a conformist, religious upbringing. Conversely, others from identical circumstances may embrace conformity and religiosity. While genuine trauma and early environments can impact behavior, aligning with your natural self tends to yield greater happiness and success. .
What Job Should I Have Based On My Personality Type?
Your personality type significantly influences the types of work you’ll find enjoyable and excel in. A general guideline suggests that aligning your career with your coins leads to greater fulfillment and success. For instance, Mind types typically thrive in engineering careers, leveraging their affinity for logical reasoning, while Feeling types might find alternative paths more satisfying.Bookmark this site for future updates, as we delve deeper into correlating specific jobs with each coin, providing valuable insights to guide your career choices. .
By understanding this framework, you can unlock deeper insights into your personality – empowering a new level of growth, self-awareness, and stronger connections with others
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