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Type A Or Type B Personality Test

Twenty statements show whether you lean Type A, Type B or in between, with scores for time urgency, competitiveness, drive and impatience.

  • 20 questions
  • About 4 min
  • Free, no sign-up
  • Based on the Type A behaviour pattern

20 questions, about 4 min

Think about how you usually act in daily life: at work, in traffic, in queues and on holiday.

20 statements, 5 answer options. You find out whether you lean Type A, Type B or in between, with scores for four Type A traits.

What This Test Measures

“Type A” describes people who are ambitious, competitive, time-pressured and easily irritated by delay. “Type B” describes people who are relaxed, patient and easygoing. This test places you on the scale between them and scores four classic Type A traits:

TraitType A endType B end
Time urgencyAlways rushing, multitaskingUnhurried
CompetitivenessTurns everything into a contestPlays for fun
Achievement driveMeasures days by outputEnjoys downtime
Impatience and irritabilityEasily annoyed by delaysCalm when plans change

How The Test Works And How It Is Scored

You rate 20 statements, five for each trait, from “Strongly disagree” to “Strongly agree”. Six are reversed, such as “Small delays rarely bother me”.

Each answer scores 0 to 4. Your Type A tendency and the four traits are shown as percentages.

Type A tendencyResult
0% to 30%Type B
31% to 45%Leaning Type B
46% to 60%Balanced Type AB
61% to 75%Leaning Type A
76% to 100%Type A

Where Type A And B Come From

Cardiologists Meyer Friedman and Ray Rosenman introduced the idea in the 1950s after noticing that many of their heart patients were impatient, competitive and always in a hurry. Their Western Collaborative Group Study suggested Type A behaviour was linked with heart disease.

Later research complicated the picture. Many studies found the overall Type A pattern was not a strong predictor of heart disease. The trait that held up best was hostility: frequent anger, cynicism and irritation. Today, psychologists see Type A and B as a popular shorthand rather than a strict personality type, but the traits behind them are real.

All Possible Results

  • Type B: relaxed and patient, may procrastinate.
  • Leaning Type B: mostly calm, with drive when it matters.
  • Balanced Type AB: driven in some areas, relaxed in others.
  • Leaning Type A: ambitious and organised, sometimes impatient.
  • Type A: highly driven and time-pressured; managing stress matters.

Tips For Each End

For Type A people: schedule rest like an appointment, pause before reacting to delays, and celebrate progress, not just results.

For Type B people: use deadlines and small goals to keep momentum, and agree clear timelines with Type A colleagues.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Type A personality bad?

No. Type A traits drive many achievements. The health risk seems linked mainly to chronic hostility and stress, which can be managed.

What is Type AB?

An informal name for people in the middle, who show Type A traits in some situations and Type B traits in others.

Are there Type C and Type D personalities?

Some writers describe Type C (suppressing emotions) and Type D (distressed: anxious and socially inhibited). Type D has some research support; Type C is less established.

Related Tests

See your full trait profile with the Big Five personality test, or your temperament with the four temperaments test.

For self-reflection only. Not a medical or psychological assessment. See how we build our tests.