Vincent Vergara’s Personality Tests

Hello, Everyone! In this week’s blog, I will be exploring my personality! I will be taking several personality tests from the internet that Ms. Halfen provided. After taking the tests, I will be summarizing the test and results, tell you what I feel about them, and explain why or why isn’t the test valid or reliable. Let’s get started!

First Test : Jung Typology Test

According to the Jung Test, my personality and decision-making is “ENFJ,” which means that I am more of an extrovert than an introvert, I value intuition, feeling over thinking, and judging over perceiving. This personality test shocked me because I usually think through things first instead of going with my “gut feeling.” I expected the other three letters to be what they are. Overall, I think that this test is reliable because of how much specific questions were asked and the very detailed result evaluations were helpful as well.

Second Test : Perfectionism Test

In my Perfectionism Test, I found out that I am definitely a perfectionist. I knew that I was ever since I can remember, but I didn’t know I was really that much of a perfectionist as this test showed. According to the test, I possess a healthy level of perfectionism, but it varies throughout different things and activities. All in all, I think this test was pretty accurate because it asked very detailed questions that involved how much of a perfectionist a person is.

Third Test : Happiness Test

In this test, I answered questions about my well-being and how happy I truly am about my current state in life. I am a bit confused about the results of this test because it says that I’m about 50% cynical but it also says that I’m generally mentally healthy on the description of the results. Either way, I think that this test was a bit unreliable because the questions it asked were very one-sided and I felt that it forced me to pick a certain side even if I felt like it wasn’t the right choice. It was an interesting test overall.

Fourth Test : Altruism / Egoism Test

In this test, I tested my Altruistic and Egoistic personalities. I personally thought I was more of an altruistic person than an egoistic one, and this test proved that. According to the test, I tend to go out of my way to help others and do good things to others without even being asked. Although I don’t do it as often as I want, I do try to help other people whenever I can because it truly helps me feel better about myself. All in all, I think this test is an accurate representation of how altruistic a person is. The questions they asked in this test were very straightforward and unbiased.

Fifth Test : Self-Control Test

In my final personality test, I wanted to learn more about temper and self-control. I was asked several questions about behavior in certain situations and self-control in this test. The results didn’t surprise me because I can usually behave appropriately for given situations. I sometimes tend to get a bit frustrated at times but I can suppress my emotions fairly easily. This test was overall a good indication on whether a person has the ability to act appropriately in certain situations or not, because the test was very in-depth and precise in my opinion.

In conclusion, these personality tests were very fun and interesting. I enjoyed doing the tests and figuring out my personality. Although the results should be taken with a grain of salt, these tests are still pretty interesting to me.

Interested in learning why or why you shouldn’t take personality tests seriously? Click on this link to learn more about it! - https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/06/25/483108905/personality-tests-are-popular-but-do-they-capture-the-real-you

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Vincent Vergara’s Senses & Stuff

Hello, Everyone! In this week’s blog, I will be choosing one of our senses and research about the coolest and most interesting facts about it. I decided to pick our sense of sight. Now that I’ve told you what this week’s blog is going to be about, let’s now talk about our vision!

I found an article that talked about the human’s sense of sight and how it is our most dominant sense. The article states that our vision is the most important sense we have because of how much information our eyes retrieve and process. But because of how essential vision is to humans, it is also the most sensitive sensory organ in our body. According to the article, there is over a 50% chance of visual and visual-cognitive disorders in neurologically impaired patients, such as those with traumatic brain injury. Also, the article states that there are over 7 total visual motor abilities (fixation, convergence, pursuits, etc.) that allow us to effectively process information. There are also 6 types (visual memory, visual closure, etc.) of visual perception that is involved in the processes of information retrieval of our vision. All in all, the article was telling us that our vision is the most essential sense we have and we have to keep it safe and healthy in order to effectively communicate and process the information around us. This topic was very interesting to me because I’ve always heard how vision is our most influential and most important sense, but I never really understood why and how that was true. But after reading this article, I now know why and how our vision is so important to us.

Article Link - https://www.brainline.org/article/vision-our-dominant-sense

Thanks for reading! Hope you learned something new! :)

Vincent Vergara’s Life Story

Hello, Everyone! In this week’s blog, I will be talking about my life. From the moment I was born, to me graduating High School and College, and to even spending my last days in this world. Let’s get started!
I was born in the country of the Philippines on October 26, 2001. In the heart of the great city of Manila, I learned how to walk, talk, read, and write. During my early months, my family said that I was a very happy baby. They said that I would smile for a whole minute while I was sleeping and laugh continuously when I saw a teddy bear. But my only downside was that I would cry for a long time if no one was playing with me or giving me attention. I spoke my first words when I was only 5 and a half months. My first words were “ball” and “papa.” At only 9 months, I took my first steps. I was apparently a strong and energetic baby. Years later, I started going to a Preparatory School in Manila. There, I learned how to read and write. I was hyperactive in my childhood days. According to my parents, I would dance and run around the house to gain attention and make my family laugh all the time.

This is a 4 year old me, my 2 year old sister, and my Uncle.

A good example of how crazy I was.. (Why was I in a box?)

I lived in the Philippines until I was 10. My first 10 years were just filled with constant goofiness and attention-seeking actions. I moved here in the US in 2012. When I got here, I spent my middle school years at Dulles Middle School. I finished middle school, and now I am here today at Dulles High! I’m working hard here at Dulles to pursue my dreams of being an engineer. I’ve been wanting to become an engineer since I was 9 years old. Currently, I am just doing my best to place myself in a successful path by keeping my grades up. Now that I’ve talked about my past and present life, I will now make some predictions and tell you about how my life will unfold after my high school years.

After graduating high school, I will attend the University of Houston and graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering. After graduating college, I will work as a Computer Engineer in a company based in Houston and save up until I’m around 27 years old and marry the love of my life at an ancient Catholic Church in the Philippines near a white-sanded, clear-watered beach. I want 3 kids, two boys and a girl. One of the boys will be named Kobe for sure. The other two will be determined in the future. When I turn 60, I will retire. I will be spending my last decades with my wife and my grandchildren. I will probably move to the Philippines and convince my wife to spend our last year’s together over there. After a few decades pass, I’d happily leave the world when I’m around 90-95 years old.. But for now, anything can happen.. Thank you so much for reading my life story! Hope you enjoyed! :)

Wondering why I want to go back to the Philippines so bad? Click this link and enjoy the beauty of my home country! : https://itsmorefuninthephilippines.co.uk