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[Introduction]

Personality tests are a method of Psychological assessment. Although, some people may be skeptical about the reliability of such a test, studies have been conducted about how to avoid and detect fake scores. [1]

At the moment, we can look at the media as our laboratory where experiments on personality are taking place.[2]

The Personality Test
Running time30 mins
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
Home stationBBC Radio 4
StarringSue Perkins,
Lucy Porter,
Robin Ince
Created byAled Evans
Written byRichard Turner,
Simon Littlefield
Produced byAled Evans
Original release12 July 2006 –
9 August 2007
No. of series3
No. of episodes16

The Personality Test is a British radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4, which sees a weekly guest host present a series of questions about themselves to a panel consisting of comedians.

Along with regulars Sue Perkins, Lucy Porter and Robin Ince, panellists (previous and current) have included Will Smith, Alan Carr, Mark Dolan, Natalie Haynes, and Dan Tetsell.

Episodes (and Guest Hosts)


References

  1. ^ New perspectives on faking in personality assessment (2012). In Ziegler M., MacCann C. and Roberts R. D. (Eds.), . New York: Oxford University Press.
  2. ^ William Powers, "The Personality Test", National Journal Group Inc. , 02 September, 2006