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"... Does the Myers-Briggs personality assessment really tell you anything? ..." Yes, MB is about "self validation" and can be dangerous when used to pigeon ho
by bootload 17y ago
"... Does the Myers-Briggs personality assessment really tell you anything? ..."
Yes, MB is about "self validation" and can be dangerous when used to pigeon hole individuals into occupations by third parties who rely on the results ~ http://www.skepdic.com/myersb.html http://www.skepdic.com/myersb.html
- DenisM 17y agoHuman brain is an unstoppable pattern-matching machine and it will invent patterns when there were none if that's what it takes to satisfy the urge. That's why astrology, personality types etc are so popular - it satisfies both narcissism and pattern-craving at the same time.
- hop 17y ago>75% CS majors test intp. Thatsa lot of stars aligning.
- a-priori 17y agoAnd don't forget about a poll that appeared here a while back. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=946249 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=946249 As I said there, "Apparently, 76% of Hacker News is an NT type of one type or another."
- DenisM 17y agoYes I forgot the urge to conform to a group.
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- tokenadult 17y agoYes. It is very likely that once you have gone through what appears to be a laborious procedure to generate a description, you will accept whatever description comes out of that procedure. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forer_effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forer_effect http://www.skepdic.com/forer.html http://www.skepdic.com/forer.html
- yannis 17y agoAt times you are extroverted, affable, sociable, while at other times you are introverted, wary, reserved. Some of your aspirations tend to be pretty unrealistic. Security is one of your major goals in life Can apply to almost anyone reading it:)