Biologist Personality Test


Personality Types

Species Vs. Question

These choices focus on the overall topic that the test taker is interested in studying in college/their career.

Species

The species option is for someone who is interested in studying a specific species.

People:

E. O. Wilson - The Ant Man

Question

The question option is for someone who is interested in persuing the answer to a question in their career.

People:

John Lis

Discovery Vs. Hypothesis

These choices focus on the the manner in which the test taker would like to perform their studies.

Discovery

The discovery option is meant for someone who is more interested in setting out to find new information rather than working with information that is already known.

People:

Svante Paabo

Hypothesis

The hypothesis option is meant for someone who wants to work with information that is already known/suspected and test that information and new hypothesis based off of that information.

People:

Example

Broad Vs. Focused

These choices focus on how wide the test taker wants their area of study to be.

Broad

The broad option is meant for someone who wants to study a broad array of topics rather than a couple.

People:

Example

Focused

The narrow option is meant for someone who wants to study a select couple topics in their career.

People:

Example

Greater Vs. Lesser Risk

These choices focus on the type of job the test taker wants to have.

Greater

The bold option is meant for someone who wants a job that does not have any safegaurds or guarantee such as ...

People:

Scientists:

J. Craig Venter

Jobs:

Biotech Startup

Attributes:

Entrepreneurial

Lesser

The safe option is meant for someone who prefers to have a job such as a university job where there are certain safegaurds and guarantee

People:

Scientists:

Francis Collins

Jobs:

University Professor, Government Scientist

Attributes:

Cautious