I've lately gravitated to using a single key diagnostic for reading people: what behavior that you're normally capable of collapses under stress?
You need the two sets of observations under distinct conditions to use this obviously, but it's one of the least noisy tests.
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Agreed, this is a highly situationist model. Often the transition is the same but is wildly variable in appropriateness to the stressor. Going "weak hedgehog" for me is good when workflow chaos is mounting, but not a good response to emotional trauma for example.
