--- title: Cat's Personality: Test Helps Determine Feline Traits description: Now, there's a test to help determine how to label different cat personality types canonical: https://time.com/4264948/cat-personality-test/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-18T20:55:59.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T16:02:46.556Z article:section: Science og:title: Cat's Personality: Test Helps Determine Feline Traits og:description: What type do you have? og:url: https://time.com/4264948/cat-personality-test/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb255e603f9e2e7a3/69888bacf887dc91a7e951d1/cat-personality-photo.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4963 og:image:height: 2792 og:image:alt: cat personality test og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Cat's Personality: Test Helps Determine Feline Traits twitter:description: What type do you have? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb255e603f9e2e7a3/69888bacf887dc91a7e951d1/cat-personality-photo.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Now There's a Personality Test for Your Cat > Sponsored content. 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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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