What Type of Bear Are You, Based on Your Myers-Briggs Personality?

By: Teresa McGlothlin
Estimated Completion Time
5 min
What Type of Bear Are You, Based on Your Myers-Briggs Personality?
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About This Quiz

Throughout the 1940s, the Myers-Briggs personality test brought a whole new way of determining someone's unique personality type into the forefront of psychology. With four different letters making up 16 different types, the test can accurately tell you if you are more introverted or extroverted, more feeling or perceptive and more thinking or nurturing! Because we cannot stop experimenting with our own personality tests, we've morphed the famous test into our own version—the what kind of bear are you version! 

As you go through this quiz, our questions might seem to barely focus on you, but hang in there. You see, we have found that finding out how you answer indirect questions about a certain subject is the best way to figure out your true Myers-Briggs type. Our questions are designed to get inside your primal mind. After enough of your answers, it will be a breeze to figure out what kind of bear you are! 

Make sure you have your bearings before you get started. You wouldn't want to start a hike without your bear spray, and we want you to feel good about your journey. Answer our questions to the best of your ability, and we'll let you know if you're as cuddly as a koala or as snarling as a grizzly. Which one will it be? 


What do you have in common with a giant panda?
Let's face it, I'm cute.
I also enjoy climbing trees.
I've been told I'm as lazy as a bear.
I can also eat over 26 lbs of food every day.

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If you had a pet bear, which name would you choose for it?
Ursula McClaw
Fuzzy Wuzzy
T-Bone Roosevelt
Teddy Nugent

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Which cartoon bear do you like the most?
Paddington Bear
Winnie The Pooh
Yogi Bear
Baloo

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Do you act more like Yogi Bear or Boo Boo when you're hungry?
I don't remember the cartoon.
I'm more like Boo Boo when I'm hungry.
I'm more like Yogi all the time.
I act like a straight savage when I'm hungry.

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When do you act most like a bear?
I don't like others in my territory.
I'm a real bear in the mornings.
When I'm hungry, I could eat a bear.
I'm more like a bear when my boss is being bossy.

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Do you think a bear goes in the woods?
Where else would it go?
I think it uses the public restroom near the park.
They break into homes and unravel the toilet paper.
You'll have to ask a bear.

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Which of a bear's traits makes them scary to you?
Their claws are huge!
Their size is overpowering.
Have you ever smelled a bear?
Their mother bear instincts are frightening.

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Out of these known bear foods, which one sounds best to you?
Fresh fish
Eucalyptus leaves
Blueberries
Bamboo

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What type of bear do you find most interesting?
Sloth bear
Asian black bear
Pizzly
Sun bear

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Do you remember Fozzie Bear from your childhood?
I'm not old enough to remember that.
Waka! Waka! Waka!
I remember Smokey Bear from my childhood.
I only remember my Teddy Ruxpin.

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If you encountered a bear during a hike, what would you do?
I would need to be resuscitated.
I would run in horror.
I would freeze.
I would introduce myself.

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Which of the Berenstain Bears are you most like during your work day?
Sister Bear
Mama Bear
Papa Bear
Brother Bear

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Which Smokey the Bear ad slogan says most about you?
"Remember, only you can prevent forest fires."
"Our carelessness, their secret weapon."
"Only you can prevent wildfires."
"Forest fires aid the enemy."

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Do you scratch your back like a bear when it itches?
Yes, I roll around on the ground sometimes.
I have someone scratch it for me.
I find the nearest tree!
I have a back scratcher.

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What makes polar bears so cool?
They are great fishermen.
They can survive those crazy temperatures.
Their white coat is beautiful.
No one messes with a polar bear.

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Which of your senses is as keen as a bear's?
I do have good eyesight.
I can smell trouble from a mile away.
I have sensitive hearing.
I don't like to be touched very much either.

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Where would you be most freaked out to see a bear?
My office
My pool
My kitchen
My bathroom

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Would your friend say that you give good bear hugs?
I give great bear hugs!
I'm not the huggy type.
My hugs are lighter than bear hugs.
Some of my friends might say that.

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In your opinion, what makes Winnie the Pooh so lovable?
His optimism.
His love for his friends.
He also always wants to eat.
He's very wise for a little bear.

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Do you have the parental instincts of a bear?
Don't mess with my kids.
I guess I'll find out when I have kids.
I have the instincts of a human parent.
I am really protective of my cats.

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If hibernation were on the ballot, would you vote for it?
I have too much to do to hibernate.
Sign me up!
It's not a terrible idea.
I think naps should be mandatory, but not hibernation.

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What happens when someone pokes your inner bear?
I get a little testy.
I don't react to antagonists.
I tell them what I think.
I tend to roll my eyes when provoked.

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Do you have more stuffed bears than other kinds of stuffed animals?
I'm too old for stuffed animals.
I have my childhood teddy bear.
I have a little zoo of stuffed animals.
I only have a sock monkey.

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If you wanted to start a conversation with a bear, what would you say?
"What's up, bear?"
"Do you come here often?"
"We should go fishing sometime."
"Is that a paw in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?"

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Which of your personality traits do bears also have?
I'm skeptical of other humans.
I tend to follow my gut.
I'm a highly intelligent creature.
I can get a little possessive of people I care about.

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How long do you bear with conversations you find boring?
I make an excuse and go.
I will listen for a few minutes.
I have no choice at work.
I like to hear people out.

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Would you ever own a bearskin rug?
I think it's cruel!
I could never afford one.
I would prefer a cowhide rug.
I'm more of a sheepskin kind of decorator.

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In your eyes, what makes koalas so cute?
Their eyes are adorable.
Look at those ears!
I think Grizzlies are cuter.
They are smaller than other bears.

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What would you enjoy most about being a bear?
Frightening people must be fun.
I would like being left alone in the wild.
Sleeping a few months year is my style.
It's good to be king of the forest or something.

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Which of a bear's forest companions do you like most?
Squirrels
Foxes
Deer
Wolves

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