{"id":1896,"date":"2020-05-18T17:55:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T16:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.type-pro.com\/?page_id=1896"},"modified":"2022-10-14T13:47:55","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T12:47:55","slug":"are-there-really-16-personality-types","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.type-pro.com\/training\/personality-type-faq\/resources\/are-there-really-16-personality-types\/","title":{"rendered":"Are There Really 16 Personality Types?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1896\" class=\"elementor elementor-1896\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f03bf5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f03bf5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-344b44d\" data-id=\"344b44d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8eeebc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8eeebc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this video we answer a question that is commonly asked on the topic of personality assessment, and that is: \u2018Are There Really 16 Personality Types?\u2019<\/p><p>Personality Type expert Gareth\u00a0explains that while every person on the planet is unique, it&#8217;s helpful to identify the things that people have in common. 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