COMM203: VALS Type test

     I took the VALS test and ended up with the personality type Striver/Believer. The test seems to think I have a great deal of faith, which is more than just a little bit inaccurate seeing how I have no religion and even less faith in humanity as a whole, but I suppose otherwise I could, in a way, see how it would think I am of the believing sort. And by that I mean I can be outrageously gullible at times. This was the very same person who had believed Santa Claus existed up until the fifth grade and argued in a most demented fashion that the notes he would write me were undisputed evidence of his jovial existence.

     I can say I am something of a striver if you look at it a certain way. I strived for perfection in high school and got a 3.699, much to the chagrin of my overachiever-type parents. I strive to appear to be a levelheaded individual with a clear future in mind (but we all know the truth of that). Lastly I strive to do better this semester than in my others, and so far, results are looking optimistic.

     For the test itself, I noticed a few questions were repeated or worded slightly differently, probably to catch any inconsistencies of the individual and add that to the overall end result that is calculated. A little sneaky, a little clever, but it does provide a thing or two to say about the person. In conclusion I do not have faith in this test as a solid piece of evidence to indicate a person's personality or tendencies.