Post on 06-Jan-2018
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Karen CopelandPSY 631
Francis Marion University
MBTI Creation
Based on Carl Jung’s Theory of Personality Types
Focus ofEnergy
Taking inInformation
DecisionMaking
Approach to Life
Extroversion Introversion Thinking Feeling
Sensing Intuition Judging Perceiving
E - IS - N
T - F J - P
16 Composite Types
ISTJResponsible
ISFJLoyal
INFJContemplative
INTJIndependent
ISTPPragmatic
ISFPArtistic
INFPIdealistic
INTPConceptual
ESTPSpontaneous
ESFPGenerous
ENFPOptimistic
ENTPInventive
ESTJHard Charging
ESFJHarmonizing
ENFJPersuasive
ENTJCommanding
Focus of Energy
Extroversion• Energized by other people
• Acts then maybe reflects
• Expresses emotions
• Needs relationships
Introversion• Energized by inner resources
• Reflects, then maybe acts
• Bottles up emotions
• Needs privacy
Taking in Information
Sensing• Looks at specific parts & pieces
• Lives in the present
• Prefers handling practical matters
• Likes set procedures & established routines
iNtuition• Looks at patterns &
relationships
• Lives toward the future
• Prefers imagining possibilities
• Likes change & variety
Decision Making
Thinking• Decides with the head
• Goes by logic
• Spontaneously finds flaws
• Good at analyzing plans
Feeling• Decides with the heart
• Goes by personal convictions
• Spontaneously appreciates
• Good at understanding people
Approach to Life
Judging• Prefers an organized lifestyle
• Uses definite order & structure
• Likes to have life under control
• Enjoys being decisive
Perceiving• Prefers a flexible lifestyle
• Likes going with the flow
• Prefers to use experience as it happens
• Enjoys being curious & discovering surprises
MBTI Reliability
• On retest, people come out with three to four type preferences the same 75% to 90% of the time.
• If a person changes type on retest, it is usually in a dichotomy where the preference clarity was low.
• The T-F pair tends to have the lowest reliability of the four scales.
MBTI Validity
• Many studies over the years have proven the validity of the MBTI instrument in three categories:
• (1) the validity of the four separate preference scales
• (2) the validity of the four preference pairs as dichotomies
• (3) the validity of whole types or particular combinations of preferences