Myers-Briggs Personality Survey

Background of the MBTI^®

Over the
sixty years since its inception in 1943, the MBTI or
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® has evolved and
been perfected through continual test research and development
of ever more accurate questions. Many, many millions of people
have taken the test (actually the Indicator is an inventory or
psychological instrument rather than a test — as a test
suggests right and wrong answers. All answer
choices in the MBTI are equally desired). The MBTI research
data base is huge. This test has become the most widely used
profile in the world.

PersonalityType.com

…a website that has an easy quiz and then gives you a general understanding of your character. It contains information by some of the best know authors and writers on the Myers-Briggs inventory.

Online Myers-Briggs Test –
Humanmetrics.com

The 8 Myers-Briggs Preferences

This document will give general insights into the 4
spectrums that are used in the Myers-Briggs test by
explaining the personality characteristics at the end of
each of the 4 spectrums. See the questions below as
well.

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Characteristics of the 16 Learning Styles

This document was designed with teachers in mind to help
them understand the learning style of each of the 16
different Myers-Briggs personalities.

Myers-Briggs Types and Job Titles

This is a fun way to think about each of the 16
Myers-Briggs personalities by giving them a “Job Title”
consistent with the kind of profession that is the most
natural for their personality.

The Four Myers-Briggs Personality Scales

This document again explains the four spectrums or
scales of personality types used in the Myers-Briggs
inventory. See the section below for additional
information.

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This section explains the 4 Spectrums or Scales used in the Myers-Briggs inventory

Spectrum 1. Which is your most natural energy orientation?

Every person has two faces. One is directed towards the OUTER world of activities, excitements, people, and things. The other is directed inward to the INNER world of thoughts, interests, ideas, and imagination.

While these are two different but complementary sides of our nature, most people have an innate preference towards energy from either the OUTER or the INNER world. Thus one of their faces, either the Extraverted (E) or Introverted (I), takes the lead in their personality development and plays a more dominant role in their behavior.

Extraverted Characteristics

Act first, think/reflect later
Feel deprived when cutoff from interaction with the outside world
Usually open to and motivated by outside world of people and things
Enjoy wide variety and change in people relationships

Introverted Characteristics

Think/reflect first, then Act
Regularly require an amount of “private time” to recharge batteries
Motivated internally, mind is sometimes so active it is “closed” to outside world
Prefer one-to-one communication and relationships

Spectrum 2. Which way of Perceiving or understanding is most “automatic” or natural?

The Sensing (S) side of our brain
notices the sights, sounds, smells and all the sensory
details of the PRESENT. It categorizes,
organizes, records and stores the specifics from the
here and now. It is REALITY based,
dealing with “what is.” It also provides the specific
details of memory & recollections from PAST events.

The Intuitive (N) side of our brain
seeks to understand, interpret and form OVERALL patterns of all the information
that is collected and records these patterns and
relationships. It speculates on POSSIBILITIES, including looking into
and forecasting the FUTURE. It is
imaginative and conceptual.

While both kinds of perceiving are necessary and used
by all people, each of us instinctively tends to favor
one over the other.

Sensing Characteristics

Mentally live in the Now, attending to present
opportunities
Using common sense and creating practical
solutions is automatic-instinctual
Memory recall is rich in detail of facts and past
events
Best improvise from past experience
Like clear and concrete information; dislike
guessing when facts are “fuzzy”

Intuitive Characteristics

Mentally live in the Future, attending to future
possibilities
Using imagination and creating/inventing new
possibilities is automatic-instinctual
Memory recall emphasizes patterns, contexts, and
connections
Best improvise from theoretical understanding
Comfortable with ambiguous, fuzzy data and with
guessing its meaning.

Spectrum 3. Which way of forming Judgments and making choices is most natural?

The Thinking (T) side of our brain
analyzes information in a DETACHED,
objective fashion. It operates from factual principles,
deduces and forms conclusions systematically. It is our
logical nature.

The Feeling (F) side of our brain
forms conclusions in an ATTACHED and
somewhat global manner, based on likes/dislikes, impact
on others, and human and aesthetic values. It is our
subjective nature.

While everyone uses both means of forming
conclusions, each person has a natural bias towards one
over the other so that when they give us conflicting
directions — one side is the natural trump card or
tiebreaker.

Thinking Characteristics

Instinctively search for facts and logic in a
decision situation.
Naturally notices tasks and work to be
accomplished.
Easily able to provide an objective and critical
analysis.
Accept conflict as a natural, normal part of
relationships with people.

Feeling Characteristics

Instinctively employ personal feelings and impact
on people in decision situations
Naturally sensitive to people needs and reactions.
Naturally seek consensus and popular
opinions.
Unsettled by conflict; have almost a toxic
reaction to disharmony.

Spectrum 4. What is your “action orientation”
towards the outside world?

All people use both judging (thinking and feeling) and perceiving (sensing and
intuition) processes to store information, organize our
thoughts, make decisions, take actions and manage our
lives. Yet one of these processes
(Judging or Perceiving) tends to take the lead in our relationship with
the outside world… while the other
governs our inner world.

A Judging (J) style approaches the
outside world WITH A PLAN and is
oriented towards organizing one’s surroundings, being
prepared, making decisions and reaching closure and
completion.

A Perceiving (P) style takes the outside world AS IT
COMES and is adopting and adapting, flexible,
open-ended and receptive to new opportunities and
changing game plans.

Judging Characteristics

Plan many of the details in advance before moving
into action.
Focus on task-related action; complete meaningful
segments before moving on.
Work best and avoid stress when keep ahead of
deadlines.
Naturally use targets, dates and standard routines
to manage life.

Perceiving
Characteristics

Comfortable moving into action without a plan;
plan on-the-go.
Like to multitask, have variety, mix work and
play.
Naturally tolerant of time pressure; work best
close to the deadlines.
Instinctively avoid commitments which interfere
with flexibility, freedom and
variety