DISC assessment test and correlations with Socionics

[diamond]

I had an opportunity to attend a management training last week and we all took a shortened version of the DISC.

Anybody familiar with this?

What do we think about how it's correlated with socionics?

I won't tell my DISC profile right now . . .

[discourse]

I have done it once and was that people holding type.

[science as magic]

I looked at it a loooong time ago... I will refresh my memory and get back to you.

[Ezra]

I like this test model. Someone posted it at MBTI Central.

[machintruc]

I hate DiSC. It's like some discriminatory tool or something, to determine if you're able to lead or not.

[implied]

mine said, "you suck at leading!"

dom - 16
infl - 28
stead - 28
compl - 28

[Cuddly McFluffles]

*laughs* I've taken a different one (and this one). I started S/I, but after re-taking the test in the following months, I'm now high I. This test... I think it had me S when I took it.

I won't take it now because I know far too much about the types to take it objectively.

[Socionics Is A Cult]

Oh dear...

Dominance 24
Influence 4
Steadiness 28
Compliance 44

[BLauritson]

DOMINANCE = 16
INFLUENCE = 12
STEADINESS = 40
COMPLIANCE = 32

meh, didn't really tell me anything I didn't already know. Heh, the dominance descriptions sounds like a contrast of stereotypical Ni-leading (low dominance) and stereotypical Se-leading (high dominance).

[machintruc]

Ezra likes it because he's probably high on the D-scale.

[Cuddly McFluffles]

I hate DiSC. It's like some discriminatory tool or something, to determine if you're able to lead or not.

I could lead people. Over a cliff...

Seriously, high Is can lead, but that doesn't mean they should, IMO, not without a C on hand to catch the details slipping through the cracks and hold onto papers. (Been there.)

[misutii]

Dominance= 8
Influence= 28
Steadiness= 32
Compliance= 32

in other words carry on with what you're doing and leave me alone, lol

[aestrivex]

dominance = 24
influence = 8
steadiness = 28
compliance = 40

this test is a piece of shit.

[marooned]

Erm... I'm really light-headed atm... but here they are

Dominance = 28 (low… almost avg)
Influence = 16 (low)
Steadiness = 20 (low)
Compliance = 36 (avg)

[FDG]

dominance = 100
influence = 100
steadiness = 100
compliance = 100

[Joy]

I already know I'm D.

[Joy]

D: 68
I: 20
S: 4
C: 8

[machintruc]

I'd like to have an high score on the I-scale... High-I types are cool people.

[machintruc]

D=24
I=24
S=28
C=24

I don't think I replied to this test very accurately. Most questions are more reflecting to cognitive development stage rather than cognitive types.

DiSC = retarded.

[misutii]

dominance = 100
influence = 100
steadiness = 100
compliance = 100

UBER-MANN!! so the prophesies are true!
Nietsche's coffin is being rattled by pelvic thrusts from within as we speak!

[Joy]

Most questions are more reflecting to cognitive development stage

I very much disagree.

[machintruc]

I very much disagree.

You like this fucking retarded test because you're high-D.

[normal]

44
32
4
20

[Joy]

D: EJ and/or ExTx
I: EP and/or ExFx
S: IP and/or IxFx
C: IJ and/or IxTx

[Joy]

You like this fucking retarded test because you're high-D.

Why shouldn't a high I, S, or C like it? (Or at least a high I or C )

[Joy]

i think the last two should be the other way around, i mean think of communication styles, come on...

amazingly, i can see both, temperaments and communication styles fitting here, with temperaments the other way around for the last two too though.

I'm actually somewhat repulsed by the S description. If it is describing IJ (which it's not), then I am not EJ.

How about this... which one is closer to enneagram 1, S or C?

[Joy]

This was actually the first typology system I was ever exposed to. My parents learned about it in Sunday school.

[Creepy-Diana]

.

[Joy]

neither one, particularly not C. That was my lowest score. 12 for C. About average range for the other 3.

This test really says nothing.

Yeah, I could see how you would have a hard time really relating to one of those types more so than the others. I could see that with a lot of people.

[Joy]

i've looked at results of people who posted here and it does seem to correlate to:

S Dominance
N Compliance
F Influence
T Steadiness

You do know that D is extroverted and task oriented, I is extroverted and people oriented, S is introverted and people oriented, and C is introverted and task oriented... right?

[Joy]

i mean this test measures what you are strong in and it can easily be seen/compared to literature that

dominance = Se
compliance = Ni
steadiness = Ti
influence = Fe (i means its a function that is supposed to affect things around as the most obvious example lol, right? (e.g. people's moods))

Which descriptions did you read? Cause I've read the book on it and you're way fucking off.

[Joy]

1. you never even posted on extroverted/introverted before and why are you asking as if you did?

2. i didn't take the test and just used my knowledge about these four words. i hope the authors of the test have worked hard to make sure the descriptions match the title.

3. i repeat, look at people's data.

oic... you sounded quite certain of what you were saying, so I assumed you had some idea what you were talking about.

There's actually a long list of words that describe each of them.

D: dominant, driving, demanding, determined, decisive doer
I: inspirational, influencing, inducing, impressive, interactive, interesting, interested
S: supportive, submissive, stable, steady, sentimental, shy, status-quo, specialist
C: cautious, competent, calculating, concerned, careful, contemplative

Having pulled out the book again, it seems it's outgoing vs. reserved instead of extroverted vs. introverted.

[machintruc]

You do know that D is extroverted and task oriented, I is extroverted and people oriented, S is introverted and people oriented, and C is introverted and task oriented... right?

What do they mean by their version of E/I ?

I'm socionics IT and myersian ET. I think I'm C-first or something, despite the test results. I'm interested in leading, but I don't really like to intimidate people, and I'm task-oriented rather than people-oriented.

I don't think I relate much to D or S.

I think it's more related to Etypes than socionic types or myersian types :

D : 3 8
I : 2 7
S : 4 9
C : 1 5

[Mea]

D: 32
I: 16
S: 24
C: 28

[machintruc]

D: 32
I: 16
S: 24
C: 28

I suggest you consider being LIE or ILE rather than ILI.

[Cuddly McFluffles]

What do they mean by their version of E/I ?

Like Joy said, it's outgoing vs. reserved. I was introduced to the 4-temperament system first as well, and I've been reading about it over a span of about 5 or 6 years.

On another note, the DiSC system irritates me, but I admit that the version I took was pretty good. It measures you on your outward appearance and certain interaction traits, preferred surroundings, etc. Still, once again, it's only as good as the person's view of him- or herself.

*takes test*

D 24
I 40
S 20
C 16

In other words, I'm not "high anything" on this one. I's the only one in mid-range. This is why I dislike the 4-temperament system: can't figure out what the heck I am (some say San/Mel isn't a valid combination).

[Joy]

The idea in the system is that everyone has a dominant style, but there's always a secondary style. Possible combinations are D/I, D/C, I/D, I/S, S/C, S/I, C/S, and C/D. D and S are opposites that are not found together (unless one's environment forced him/her to adapt and take on traits of their opposite), as are I and C.

Therefore, if someone isn't sure what type they are because a few of their scores are close, they can look at their lowest score to help them determine it. Implied, for example, would be either an S/I or an S/C (according to her test scores).

[implied]

You like this fucking retarded test because you're high-D.

hah, yeah, i'm getting the idea that this is the appealing aspect for a lot of people.

[Joy]

(I'm a D/I, btw.)

[Cuddly McFluffles]

hah, yeah, i'm getting the idea that this is the appealing aspect for a lot of people.

*blinks* How so?