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Future Proof is free at time.com/newsletters.  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Mar 18, 2016 8:55 PM UTC  This picture taken on March 11, 2016 shows a cat at the cat cafe Envi-Cafe, in Brno, One of the few cat cafes in Brno was established at the end of 2015\. / AFP / Radek Mica (Photo credit should read RADEK MICA/AFP/Getty Images) This picture taken on March 11, 2016 shows a cat at the cat cafe Envi-Cafe, in Brno, One of the few cat cafes in Brno was established at the end of 2015\. / AFP / Radek Mica (Photo credit should read RADEK MICA/AFP/Getty Images) Radek Mica—AFP/Getty Images  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Mar 18, 2016 8:55 PM UTC Cat lovers can probably sense that their feline friends have distinct personalities. Now there’s a test to help determine how to label different personality types. And early results show cats are much like us, according to a _Washington Post_ [report](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2016/03/18/your-cat-is-a-lot-deeper-than-you-think/?tid=sm%5Ffb). The owners of 2,800 cats in Australia and New Zealand took the personality test on behalf of their pets. Researchers used the results to identify five common personality traits: skittishness, outgoingness, dominance, spontaneity and friendliness. 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