Emergenetics is a tool used to assess a person’s behavioral and thinking characteristics, often used by companies for recruiting and educational purposes. It breaks down a person’s profile into seven attributes, each assigned a color, and is based on the theory that behavior is a combination of genetics and environment. However, the test’s validity is open to debate as it relies on truthful answers and can be influenced by the human element.
Emergenetics is a tool used to obtain a profile of a person’s behavioral and thinking characteristics. Emergenetics profiling is often used by companies and businesses as a recruiting tool to assess whether candidates are right for a certain type of job or if they will fit into a certain team. Emergenetics is also often used for educational purposes and is heavily reliant on behavioral psychology.
The theory behind hemergenetics is that people are born with already existing thinking and behavioral traits. These traits and behaviors are then modified and altered by the environment and social environment. In essence, a person has genetic traits that are influenced by the environment. For centuries, psychologists and philosophers were certain that behavior exists only as a result of one’s surroundings, but research studies have begun to indicate that a person’s behavior is a combination of both genetics and environment. Today most psychologists recognize that both genetics and environment, or nature and nurture, constitute the behavioral and cognitive characteristics of every person.
The emernetics test is a self-alignment questionnaire that results in a picture of a person’s thinking and behavioral traits. This profile is broken down into seven emernetic attributes: four thinking attributes and three behavioral attributes. Each attribute is assigned a color.
The four attributes of emernetic thinking can be broken down as follows. Analytical thinking, indicated as blue, is our rational, factual, and skeptical way of thinking. Structural thinking, indicated as green, is our practical and cautious way of thinking. Social thinking, shown as red, refers to our social awareness and how we interact with other people. Conceptual thinking, designated as yellow, is our imaginative and conceptual way of thinking.
The three behavioral attributes, all denoted in purple, are expressiveness, assertiveness, and flexibility. Expressiveness describes whether a person is an extrovert or an introvert. Assertiveness measures how passive or aggressive a person can be. Flexibility takes into account the opinions and ability to address the needs of others, as well as determination and openness to suggestion.
Each of these attributes can be measured independently of the others, but can therefore be mixed to provide an overall picture. Emergenetics is a color palette that paints a picture of one’s personality when mixed together.
The emernetics test is open to debate about its validity. It’s most popular with psychometric testers, who are paid by companies to use it as a recruiting tool. The biggest flaw in testing lies with the person taking the test. Unless the questions are answered 100% truthfully, the test will be flawed. Many people answer questions to fit the ideal they believe the recruiting company is looking for.
Similarly, unscrupulous testers have been known to let a candidate retest if they are dissatisfied with the results. The human element will always be a flaw in any type of psychometric test, but if the test is done truthfully, hemergenetics can give a fairly accurate picture.
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