Hartman Personality Profile Explained

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

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]

Criticism

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 passes most psychometric measures of reliability and face validity,[8] but this may be attributed to the open predictability of the test. 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ross and Carrie Find Their True Colors: The Color Code Edition. 2021-05-06. Oh No Ross and Carrie. 2 May 2021 .
  2. News: Goldberg . Emma . 2019-09-17 . Personality Tests Are the Astrology of the Office . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-09-18 . 0362-4331.
  3. Book: The Color Code. Hartman, Taylor. 1998. 0-684-84376-5. 36. Scribner .
  4. Web site: http://forum.tufat.com/archive/index.php/t-18989.html . Doc7 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120210214421/http://forum.tufat.com/archive/index.php/t-18989.html . 2012-02-10.
  5. Book: The Color Code. Hartman, Taylor. 1998. 0-684-84376-5. 40. Scribner .
  6. Web site: 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 . 2023-09-18 . Business Insider . en-US.
  7. Web site: Validation analysis of the Hartman Value Profile (Standard Version - Byrum Method) . 2005 . 2013-10-29 . 2013-12-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131219050051/http://www.hartmaninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/validation_analysis.pdf . dead .
  8. Ault . John T. . Barney . Steve T. . Construct Validity and Reliability of Hartman's Color Code Personality Profile . International Journal of Selection and Assessment . Wiley . 15 . 1 . 2007 . 0965-075X . 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2007.00369.x . 72–81 . 969150.
  9. Web site: Validity Studies of the Hartman Profile Model . 2013-12-04 . 2013-10-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131031032420/http://www.valueinsights.com/hvaliditystudy.html . dead .

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