Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) | Is it a Valid Personality Test? |
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This video answers the questions:
What is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator? What is my 4 digit code (personality preference according to Myers Briggs)? Is the Myers-Briggs a reliable and valid instrument? The Myers-Briggs converts Jungian psychological types - the work of Carl Jung - into a four-letter code. There are 16 possible personality types or preferences. The MBTI doesn't really measure traits, character, or ability. The four dimensions of the MBTI are: 1. Introverted - Extroverted represented by I and E 2. Sensing - Intuitive represented by S and N 3. Thinking - Feeling represented by T and F 4. Judging - Perceiving represent by J and P https://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/home.htm?bhcp=1 https://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/the-16-mbti-types.htm https://www.myersbriggs.org/more-about-personality-type/misconceptions-about-the-MBTI-assessment/ http://www.cppblogcentral.com/cpp-connect/the-myers-briggs-assessment-is-no-fad-its-a-research-based-instrument-that-delivers-results/ https://www.themyersbriggs.com/MBTIvalidity McCrae, R. R., & Costa, P. T. (1989). Reinterpreting the MyersBriggs Type Indicator from the perspective of the five-factor model of personality. Journal of Personality, 57, 17-40. http://indiana.edu/~jobtalk/Articles/develop/mbti.pdf |