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Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
INDICATOR
(MBTI)
THE MBTI IS
A self report instrument
Non judgmental
An indicator of preferences
Well researched
Rich in theory
Professionally interpreted
Used internationally
A way to sort, not to measure
HISTORY OF MBTI
Based on Swiss psychologist Carl G Jung’s
type theory (1920s)
Behaviour is individual and predictable
Developed by Katherine Briggs (mother)
and Isabel Myers (daughter) 1940s
The most widely used personality indicator
in the world
Approximately 1 to 3 million people are
administered by MBTI each year
THE MBTI DOES NOT MEASURE
IQ
Psychiatric disturbances
Emotions
Trauma
Stress
Learning
Normalcy
Maturity
Illness
Affluence
ASSUMPTIONS OF TYPE THEORY
Preferences are inborn
We use both poles at different times, but not
with equal confidence
All of the types are equally valuable
PREFERENCE SCALES
Extraversion -------------- Introversion
Sensing -------------- iNtuition
Thinking -------------- Feeling
Judging -------------- Perception
Extravert :-action oriented
Introvert :-contemplative
Sensing :-pragmatic
Intuition :-visionary
Thinking :-logical
Feeling :-compassionate
Judging :-planful
Perceiving :-adaptable
E-I DICHOTOMY
EXTRAVERSION INTROVERSION
THINKING FEELING
Decision based on the Decisions based on
logic of the situation impact on people
Uses cause and effect Guided by personal
reasoning values
Strive for an objective Strive for harmony and
positive interaction
standard of truth
May appear tender
Can be tough-minded hearted
Fair- want everyone Fair-want everyone
treated equally treated as an individual
J-P DICHOTOMY
JUDGING PERCEIVING