...prepared by Abhishek Shah Roll No. 2 Under Guidance of Dr. Hardik Shah 2 Contents 1. MBTI Basics 1.1. Short Guide to Development and Use of MBTI 1.2. Applications of MBTI for Everyday life: 2. Literature & Findings of MBTI A. Achieving Optimum Communication and Group performance B. Understanding your client C. Creating a new culture D. Emotional Marketing E. Reflective thinking for decision making F. Decision Making G. Forward Thinking H. Split Personality I. Selecting Majors J. Influence on Interviewer reactions K. Leadership traits in Project Management 3. Learning and Implications 3.1. Learning 3.2. Application Based on Past Experience 3.3. Theoretical & Practical Implication Sources and References 3 “Whatever the circumstances of your life, the understanding of type can make your perceptions clearer, your judgments sounder, and your life closer to your heart’s desire.” --ISABEL BRIGGS MYERS [1] MBTI Basics: The purpose of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator personality inventory is to make the theory of psychological types described by C.G. Jung understandable and useful in people’s lives. The essence of the theory is that much seemingly random variation in the behavior is actually quite orderly and consistent, being due to basic differences in the ways individuals prefer to use their perception and judgment. [1.1.] A Short Guide to the Development and Use of MBTI: Below is a short guide to identify your type; ask yourself Favorite World: Do you prefer...
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...Evaluation of a Psychological Measure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 15-17 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 17-20 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 21-23 Abstract The purpose of this literature review is to determine if the Myers-Briggs Types Indicator possesses the necessary validity and reliability to be considered an appropriate tool for use in industrial/organizational settings. Some research has disputed the accuracy of its psychometric properties, including Furnham (1990) who asserts that the MBTI is too vulnerable to individuals who falsify their answers. Another critic is Pittenger (2005), who believes that the inventory’s lack of continuous scales for personality classification render it unreliable and invalid. Finally, Michael (2003) asserts that not only is the MBTI lacking in psychometric properties, he also states that it does not serve a valuable role in matching suitable job candidates with positions. He suggests that the situation rather than one’s personality...
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...The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI) is a psychometric test used to measure psychological preferences in how a person makes decisions and perceives their surrounding environment. A mother-daughter pair, Katherine Briggs and Isabel Myers developed the test based on the typological theories of Carl Gustav Jung. After more than fifty-years of research and development, the MBTI has become the most widely used and respected personality tool. Eighty-nine companies out of the US Fortune 100 make use of it for recruitment and selection, or to help employees gain a better understanding of themselves and their colleagues (Psychometric Success, 2013). The primary theory behind the MBTI is that each person's personality fits into only one of sixteen types. These categories are based on four features of personality, each consisting of two opposite preferences called dichotomies. The MBTI combines an individual’s preferences from each dichotomous pair, denoted by a letter, to yield one of the personality types. Each type is equally valuable and according to the theory, everyone has an innate preference that determines how he or she will behave in all situations (Myers-Briggs, 2013). The four dimensions are: Extroversion (E) vs Introversion (I). This dimension reflects the perceptual orientation of the individual. Extroverts are said to react to immediate and objective conditions in the environment. Introverts, however, look inward to their internal and subjective reactions...
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...Personality Tests: Tools in Psychology LeighAnn Hancock Kaplan University PS330: Personality Development Professor Stephen Huber December 5, 2012 Personality Tests: Tools in Psychology Personality Tests: Tools in Psychology I. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test, developed to make C.G. Jung’s personality type theory understandable and applicable to person’s everyday life. The MBTI is a psychometric instrument designed to sort people into groups of personality types. Jungian theory posits that there are different functions and attitudes of consciousness. Perception is the means by which one becomes aware of people, things, events, and concepts; judgment is the means of coming to conclusions about how to handle the information thus gathered (C.J. Jung’s Theory of Types, 2012). Applications have been made across a broad spectrum of human experience, including in areas such as counseling and psychotherapy; education, learning styles, and cognitive styles; career counseling; management and leadership in business organizations and the military services; and health-related issues. A. The MBTI has a unique and interesting history. Unlike most personality inventories, it was initially designed to facilitate research interests, and only later adapted for general use. 1. “The MBTI is a self-report questionnaire that assesses type preferences on Extraversion-Introversion (E-I), Sensation-Intuition (S-N), Thinking-Feeling (T-F), and also on Judgment-Perception...
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...are ethical: the basic purpose in developing the MBTI is to give people understanding of themselves and others to enhance development and collaboration. This is an ethical goal. Also, the theory and philosophy encourages appreciation of different styles and diversity. For instance, MBTI theory clearly states there is no right or wrong type, and there is no better or worse combinations of types in work or relationships. In other words, each type comes with strengths and development opportunities, and it is the awareness, management and leverage of these which help individuals. Negative effects of typing: Being “typed” could be limiting because it can plant a seed and potentially restrict...
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...Running head: WEEK 5 Week 5 Ron Martinez University of Phoenix Week 5 Southwest Airlines is a company that has endured many changes through its more than 38 years in the airline industry through an understanding of what leadership and management is. What began as a small Texas airline has grown to become one of the largest airlines in America. Today, Southwest Airlines flies over 100 million passengers a year to 66 different cities all across the country, and they do it more than 3,200 times a day. The Department of Transportation began tracking Customer Satisfaction statistics in 1987, and since then, Southwest Airlines has led the entire airline industry with the lowest ratio of complaints per passenger boarded. So what is it that makes Southwest Airlines so different from the other airlines, it is a correlation of doing many things right. These things include but are not limited to, leadership, management, and dealing with occupational stress. Let us take a closer look into the success of this company and how it overcame some seemingly impossible obstacles. When industries and [pic]its customers complained on how they are treated, there is something wrong fundamentally. Many Airlines have chosen an alternative to respond to this crisis by cutting down in services and workforces. It is not a lot to anticipate enterprises or airlines to provide a profitable return to investors, job’s for their employees and reliable services that is high in quality...
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...Running head: ASSESSMENT TOOLS 1 Assessment Tools Paper Liberty University EDUC 307 June 1, 2016 Abstract The beauty in teaching is watching the brains of your scholars grow with knowledge. As educators we frequently use various tools to assess the gains that our scholars make. In order to successfully instruct intentional lessons, it is important to collect data about scholar interests, ability/intellectual levels, achievement levels, and personality types. Through the use of assessment tools like the Common Core Measures of Academic Progress (Common Core MAP), The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR), The Student Interest Survey for Career Clusters, The Brigance Early Childhood Screens III, The Millon Adolescent Personality Inventory, and The Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Personality Indicator. Interests 1. The Student Interest Survey for Career Clusters assesses scholars interest through the use of a survey where scholars are expected to circle up to seven activities in each of sixteen boxes that describe what they like to do. This is an extensive survey that asks the same three questions in each of the sixteen boxes, however the list of answer choices provided varies each time. This survey takes around fifteen minutes to complete via paper and pencil. This survey is available in both English and Spanish and can be viewed and printed online. The...
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...I have several key takeaways about myself, others, and the Army from our lessons on ethics, self-awareness, and resilience. From a self-awareness and resilience standpoint, my Meyers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) score is the same now as when I first took the test in 2000, despite a multitude of experiences in different settings. So my outlook and temperate are very stable. Based on my experience with MBTI and other diagnostic tools, I have long embraced them as reasonably accurate depictions of how human beings process and communicate information. I have also embraced them as reasonably accurate predictors of likely how humans will react given the circumstances. The Army attracts people with diverse ways of thinking into it ranks and attempts to inculcate them with a set of shared values meant to guide ethical decision making. This paper will further explore the nuances of self-awareness, resilience, and ethical decision making. Myers Briggs has 16 type indicators. I am an INTJ (Introverted-Intuitive-Thinking-Judging). Given multiple deployments, multiple assignments, a plethora of interactions with various personalities in a multitude of settings, it has not changed in 17 years. Therefore, I am convinced my type indicator is hardwired....
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...technological changes have added a level of complexity that has changed the nature of business interrelationships. Managerial self-awareness and personal reflection play an important role in the leadership development process (McCarthy & Garavan, 1999). The 360-degree feedback process, multisource assessments, and personality inventories are useful in the context of leadership development (Church & Bracken, 1997; McCarthy & Garavan, 1999). Selfassessment and personal reflection are valuable tools in achieving personal and professional 2 growth and success. The challenge, however, is that self-assessment is oftentimes a difficult task due to the subjectivity of personal perceptions of strengths and weaknesses. The purpose of this essay is to report out on the assessment of the leadership styles of individual team members and identify the most important areas for improvement. The essay commences with a discussion on the criteria used for the selection of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) as a self-awareness leadership instrument. The essay continues with an analysis of individual team member results from the Myers-Briggs and concludes with a set of recommendations by acknowledging that leadership styles vary among individuals and the personality of the individual plays an important role in developing his or her leadership style. Criteria for Instrument Selection Personality characteristics influence the effectiveness of individual...
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...Assessment Used MBTI The Myer Briggs Type Indicator Instrument also known as MBTI, created by Isabel Briggs Myers and Katherine Briggs, is a self report assessment that observes and indicates differing psychological preferences and traits in relation to how people view the world. Furthermore, the manner in which people view the world is an indication of how they will maneuver through their decision making processes. The Myer Briggs Type Indicator can be administered online or by paper. When taking the self introspective assessment online, the results can be interpreted by a certified practitioner. Similarly, the paper test can only be administered by a certified administrator. Although referred to as an assessment, the Myer Briggs Type Indicator...
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...THE EFFECTS OF PERSONALITY TYPE ON ENGINEERING STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND ATTITUDES* R.M. Felder Department of Chemical Engineering North Carolina State University G.N. Felder Department of Physics Stanford University E.J. Dietz Department of Statistics North Carolina State University Abstract The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI) was administered to a group of 116 students taking the introductory chemical engineering course at North Carolina State University. That course and four subsequent chemical engineering courses were taught in a manner that emphasized active and cooperative learning and inductive presentation of course material. Type differences in various academic performance measures and attitudes were noted as the students progressed through the curriculum. The observations were generally consistent with the predictions of type theory, and the experimental instructional approach appeared to improve the performance of MBTI types (extraverts, sensors, and feelers) found in previous studies to be disadvantaged in the engineering curriculum. The conclusion is that the MBTI is a useful tool for helping engineering instructors and advisors to understand their students and to design instruction that can benefit students of all types. I. INTRODUCTION People have different learning styles that are reflected in different academic strengths, weaknesses, skills, and interests. Given the almost unlimited variety of job descriptions within engineering, it is safe to say that students...
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...Career Assessment One of the most popular personality tests in the world is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), a psychological-assessment system based on the work of psychologist Carl Jung. The MBTI asks a person to answer a series of ‘forced-choice’ questions, where one choice identifies you as belonging to one of four paired traits. The basic test takes twenty minutes, and at the end you are presented with a precise, multi-dimensional summary of your personality. The MBTI test classifies people into types based on four opposing dimensions, Extraversion-Introversion (E-I), Sensing-Intuition (S-N), Thinking-Feeling (T-F) and Judging-Perceiving (J-P). Based on the answers to the questions on the inventory, people are identified as having one of 16 personality types. The goal of the MBTI is to allow someone the ability to further explore and understand their own personalities including their likes, dislikes, strengths, weaknesses, possible career predilections, and compatibility with other people. Taking the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator can provide a lot of insight into your personality, which is probably why the instrument has become so enormously popular. Each opposing aspect of the MBTI test helps to explore personality a little more. The Extraversion-Introversion (E-I) helps show a preference for focusing attention on, and drawing energy from, the outside world of people and things rather than the inner world of ideas and impressions. Sensing-Intuition (S-N)...
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...Myers-Briggs Assessment I will discuss the concepts of my personality type and cognitive style results from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment; a personality test. I will give an analysis of my results; discuss favorable employment based on the profile originated for me, compare and contrast the results based on how I see myself, and my dominant cognitive patterns. According to my MBTI assessment I’m an INFJ personality. I’m 33% introvert, 50% intuitive, 25% intuitive feeling and 22% judging. The results seem pretty accurate with my personality. The profile states that INFJs hold deep convictions about the weightier matters of life, which I do. According to the profile INFJs are often found in the wake of an emergency, rescuing those who are in acute distress, and are champions of the oppressed and downtrodden which I always find myself doing. I seem to be an arm’s length to anyone in need. People tend to come to me in their time of distress for money (I try to help everyone and go without), someone to talk to (I listen well), or give my opinions or advice (I give the best biblical advice I can). The profile states that INFJs may fantasize about getting revenge on those who victimize the defenseless (http://www.humanmetrics.com). I used to have this mind set. As an adult and Christian, this attitude is no longer an option. Romans 12:19 states, Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says...
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...Cognitive Processes (Author’s name) (Institutional Affiliation) Introduction Not all forms of learning can be captured by classical and operant condition. Learning takes place more efficiently through observation, imitation, taking and following instructing. Cognitive learning goes beyond imitation. It involves acquiring information through mental processes. In cognitive learning, one acquires information through listening, watching, touching and experiencing the stimuli before the message is committed to memory. This makes learning effective. Thesis statement. Most people are unaware of the importance of cognitive processes in their lives. Cognitive processes are important because they influence human behavior. When one is aware of his or her preferred approach, he or she is able to discern how his preference influences his personality. The aim of this paper is to look at three types of cognitive processes, their purposes and the methodology used in them. When a child is born the process of learning starts to take place. It has to learn how to crawl, stand, and walk and later on run. At puberty children learn various topics depending on the individual interests. However, before a man can apply what he has learnt he has to undergo a cognitive process. Carl Jung a Swiss psychiatrist came up with eight cognitive processes Introverted Intuiting, Introverted sensing, Extroverted Sensing, Extroverted Intuiting, Extroverted Thinking, Introverted Thinking, Extroverted Feeling...
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...Write a 3+ page, double-spaced essay regarding: Compare and contrast the Big Five Theory of Personality with Myers Briggs MBTI Why is it important to understand personality types What other personality assessments may be important (example: DISC)? Should companies base their hiring practices on personality assessments? Why or why not? Write in APA format. Include an introduction, body and conclusion. Cite consistently throughout your work in APA format. Paraphrase rather than directly quote citations. Write in third person. Include a title and reference page. For an example of a paper in APA format, please see: Personality Profiling Name Institution Course Date Personality Profiling The two personality profiling techniques or approaches, the Big Five and the Myers Briggs MBTI have several similarities and differences. The Big Five taxonomy was created with a major role to cover as many personality aspects as was possible. As the name suggests, big five has five different character traits desired in a successful individual. It is less focused on the mental values and beliefs. Instead, it is concerned about the physical behavior of an individual. Briggs MBTI on the other hand is a theory that was coined to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of the personality types. It measures the personality of an individual based on the attitudes that they portray towards their surroundings. The theories can be used...
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