DISC Personality Test (Free, 24 Questions)

DISC describes four everyday behaviour styles: Dominance (direct and results-driven), Influence (outgoing and enthusiastic), Steadiness (patient and supportive) and Conscientiousness (careful and analytical). The model goes back to psychologist William Moulton Marston’s 1928 book Emotions of Normal People. In this free test you choose, in each of 24 groups, the statement most like you and the one least like you; the page then shows your score for each style, your primary and secondary style and practical notes on how you work best.

How to use this tool

1. Read each group of four statements.
2. Choose the one most like you and the one least like you — they must be different.
3. Think about how you usually behave at work or school, not how you would like to be.
4. After all 24 groups, read your style, the four scores and the notes.

Formula

Score for a style = (times chosen as most like me) − (times chosen as least like me)

Each group has one statement for each style, shown in a different order from group to group. Scores therefore run from −24 to +24, and the four scores always add up to zero. Your primary style is the highest score; a second style is added when it is also above zero. Ties are listed in D-I-S-C order with a note.

Example

If you picked the Dominance statement as “most like me” in 14 groups and as “least like me” in 2, your D score is 14 − 2 = +12. With I at +8, S at −6 and C at −14, your style is D/I: direct and competitive, with a sociable, persuasive side.