Hartman Personality Profile
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The Color Code Personality Profile also known as The Color Code or The People Code is a personality test designed by Taylor Hartman.[1] Despite being widely used in business and other fields, it is a pseudoscience.[2]
Classifying the motive types
[edit]The Hartman Personality Profile is based on the notion that all people possess one of four driving "core motives".[3] The Color Code is based on four types of personality, identified by color: Red, (motivated by power); Blue, (motivated by intimacy); White, (motivated by peace); and Yellow, (motivated by fun).[4] Although demographic groups vary, Hartman suggests that Reds comprise 25% of the population; Blues 35%; Whites 20%; and Yellows 20%.[5] There is no scientific proof to support these claims.[6][failed verification]
Criticism
[edit]The Hartman Institute and its many subsidiaries offer "coaches" to businesses seeking to improve interpersonal relations, for career counselling, or to collect data for use in hiring practices.[7] The test informally[clarification needed] passes most psychometric measures of reliability and face validity,[8] but this may be attributed to the open predictability of the test.[citation needed] The criteria are likely self-fulfilling to an extent. Although internal and small sample corporate-sponsored data have been reported,[9] no peer-reviewed studies of the psychometric value of the test exist.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Ross and Carrie Find Their True Colors: The Color Code Edition". Oh No Ross and Carrie. May 2, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ↑ Goldberg, Emma (September 17, 2019). "Personality Tests Are the Astrology of the Office". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ↑ Hartman, Taylor (1998). The Color Code. Scribner. p. 36. ISBN 0-684-84376-5.
- ↑ "A personality test: the color code system". forum.tufat.com. May 26, 2006. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012.
- ↑ Hartman, Taylor (1998). The Color Code. Scribner. p. 40. ISBN 0-684-84376-5.
- ↑ Hardy, Benjamin. "Most personality tests (like Myers-Briggs) are junk science and can make you cling to a label — instead, focus on making meaningful change". Business Insider. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ↑ "Validation analysis of the Hartman Value Profile (Standard Version - Byrum Method)" (PDF). 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ↑ Ault, John T.; Barney, Steve T. (2007). "Construct Validity and Reliability of Hartman's Color Code Personality Profile". International Journal of Selection and Assessment. 15 (1). Wiley: 72–81. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2389.2007.00369.x. ISSN 0965-075X. SSRN 969150.
- ↑ "Validity Studies of the Hartman Profile Model". Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.