Why do people dislike taking personality questionnaires?

why do people dislike taking personality questionnaires? how would you answer these criticisms?

Why do people dislike taking personality questionnaires?
For me it is because it negates the option to defend my character defects. Not just that but some of the questions give you only 2 options. Either you are mother theresa/liar or you are an evil axe murderer who was probably molested and abused as a child. They don't leave many grey areas in those questions...some are pretty brutal. Most personality questions I've taken were for something that i wanted to gain for myself such as a job or a good position somwhere else. So, I never really liked them much. Good news is that most employers and authorities usually know that everyone has a little "in between" area with the angel mindset or an axe murderer's.
Reply:Because people don't like to divulge to much about themselves. The questions are to personal.
Reply:I don't dislike it. Do you have one you want me to take?
Reply:They are hated for two reasons:


1. Waste of Time


2. They make people feel uncomfortable because they delve too deeply into them.
Reply:Vulnerability.





No one really wants to be judged by a single questionnaire..





Many personality tests have over 100 questions or more and





The Tests measure, Trends in thinking, Likes and dislikes and other traits.





No test is perfect. But, the tests do reveal tendencies and a glimpse as to the individuals Personality.





Example: We may not want a person with a Hostile personality to caring for the elderly in a Nursing home or serving children meals in school cafeteria.





Not many of us really enjoy taking questionnaires or Tests.





Thanks for the Interesting question.
Reply:well i am not a peopple i am a person and i like taking them because i believe that most of them are crap just like the iq tests.
Reply:I actually think they are fun, you cant really beleive everything that they say because they are not 100% accurate. I just take them for the fun of it. Everyone is different, and it is good or wouldnt it be a boring world?
Reply:Not everyone does! Many are poorly worded, have a preset or preconceived way they want them to come out. In other words very biased. But there are some good ones out there too. But the majority aren't so people get jaded about revealing anything.
Reply:Because they don't want to waste their time with nonsense. Most questionnaires are poorly designed and even less skillfully analyzed.
Reply:Because most people feel like there is an ulterior motive to the questions they are asked. They feel like they are maybe being tricked into answering something that will be used against them later.





No - I'm not paranoid - just skeptical about how these questionnaires are intepreted.
Reply:Because most people don't have the personality they want.