A Comparison of Four Dimension Personality Instruments*
William Moulton Marston	D	I	S	C
	Dominance	Influence	Steadiness	Compliance
DISC Personality System -	Dominant	Influencing	Steady	Compliant
Merrill-Reid Personal Styles	Driver	Expressive	Amiable	Analytical
LaHaye/Littauer, Hippocrates	Powerful Choleric	Popular Sanguine	Peaceful Phlegmatic	Perfect Melancholic
Smalley/Trent Animals	Lion	Otter	Golden Retriever	Beaver
The Color Code, Hartman	Red	Yellow	White	Blue
True Colors	Green	Orange	Gold	Blue
David W. Keirsey	Rationals NT	Artisans SP	Guardians SJ	Idealists NF

David Keirsey believed that those who are "Sensing" and "Judging" (SJ) fit the classic description of the Phlegmatic. Those who are "Sensing" and "Perceiving" (SP) are Sanguines. Those who are "Intuitive" and "Feeling" (NF) are Melancholics, and those who are "Intuitive" and "Thinking" (NT) are Cholerics. He gave descriptions of and new names to the classic types -- the new names being: Artisans (Sanguine), Rationals (Cholerics), Idealists (Melancholics), and Guardians (Phlegmatic) -- and further broke down those groups into four sub-groups: 

• The Sanguine Artisans SP: The Performers (ESFP); The Promoters (ESTP); The Composers (ISFP); The Crafters (ISTP).
• The Choleric Rationals NT: The Field Marshalls (ENTJ); The Inventors (ENTP); The Masterminds (INTJ); The Architects (INTP).
• The Melancholic Idealists NF: The Teachers (ENFJ); The Champions (ENFP); The Counselors (INFJ); The Healers (INFP).
• The Phlegmatic Guardians SJ: The Supervisors (ESTJ); The Providers (ESFJ); The Inspectors (ISTJ); The Protectors (ISFJ).

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