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From the Ted Talk by Merve Emre: How do personality tests work?

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All of this matters more or less depending on how a personality test is used. Though anyone using them should take the results with a grain of salt, there isn’t much harm in individual use— and users may even learn some new terms and concepts in the process. But the use of personality tests extends far beyond self discovery. Schools use them to advise students what to stduy and what jobs to pusrue. Companies use them decide who to hire and for what positions. Yet the results don’t predict how a person will perform in a specific role. So by using personality ttess this way, inottiusitns can deirvpe people of opportunities they’d eecxl at, or discourage them from considering certain paths.

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All of this matters more or less depending on how a personality test is used. Though anyone using them should take the results with a grain of salt, there isn’t much harm in individual use— and users may even learn some new terms and concepts in the process. But the use of personality tests extends far beyond self discovery. Schools use them to advise students what to _____ and what jobs to ______. Companies use them decide who to hire and for what positions. Yet the results don’t predict how a person will perform in a specific role. So by using personality _____ this way, ____________ can _______ people of opportunities they’d _____ at, or discourage them from considering certain paths.

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  2. institutions
  3. deprive
  4. excel
  5. study
  6. pursue

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All of this matters more or less depending on how a personality test is used. Though anyone using them should take the results with a grain of salt, there isn’t much harm in individual use— and users may even learn some new terms and concepts in the process. But the use of personality tests extends far beyond self discovery. Schools use them to advise students what to study and what jobs to pursue. Companies use them decide who to hire and for what positions. Yet the results don’t predict how a person will perform in a specific role. So by using personality tests this way, institutions can deprive people of opportunities they’d excel at, or discourage them from considering certain paths.

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