Myers Briggs Personality Test

Myers Briggs personality test is one of the most well known tests in the world. The test was developed by Isabel Briggs Myers, and her mother, Katharine Briggs during World War II, and follow Carl Jung's theories.

The Myers Briggs personality test sorts for preferences and does not measure trait, ability, or character. The MBTI tool is different from many other psychological instruments and also different from other personality tests.

The main idea is that people find certain ways of thinking and acting easier than others.

The MBTI sorts into four opposite pairs, or dichotomies, with a resulting sixteen possible combinations.

Pairs:

Extraversion (E) or Introversion (I).
Sensing (S) or Intuition (N).
Thinking (T) or Feeling (F).
Judging (J) or Perceiving (P)

The preferences are normally indicated by the initial letters of each of their four preferences, for instance:

• ISTJ - Introverted, Sensing, Thinking, Judging
• ENFP - Extraverted, intuition, Feeling, Perceiving

None of these combinations is 'better' or 'worse', however everyone has an overall combination which is most comfortable for them.

The current North American English version of MBTI Step I includes 93 questions. The choices are a mixture of word pairs and short statements. Choices are not literal opposites but chosen to reflect opposite preferences on the same dichotomy.

The final report normally includes the characteristics frequently associated with each type. You should also receive a list of strengths and potential obstacles associated with your personality type.

You can take the Myers Briggs personality test at career counseling offices or on line at:
The Center for Applications of Psychological Type™ (CAPT).

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