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> In the corporate world discussion of MBTI very quickly becomes idiotically prescriptive. Misuse of a tool does not invalidate the tool.
by gnaritas 10y ago
> In the corporate world discussion of MBTI very quickly becomes idiotically prescriptive.
Misuse of a tool does not invalidate the tool.
- sn9 10y agoYes the uselessness of the tool invalidates the tool.
- gnaritas 10y agoAnd yet, misuse of a tool does not invalidate the tool; MBTI can do something the big 5 can't, assign a category which aids in thinking about and understanding another person which as someone else in this discussion points out can be statistically mapped directly to the big 5 making it not at all a useless tool.
- sn9 10y agoThis is also true of astrology and MBTI has as much scientific validity and predictive value. No one's disputing that a useless tool can be misused. They're questioning the use of useless tools at all. They give the illusion of understanding to those not interested in evidence.
- gnaritas 10y ago> This is also true of astrology False. > and MBTI has as much scientific validity and predictive value. As it can be mapped directly to the big 5, this is also false.
- sn9 10y agoPsychologists don't even use it because of how completely useless and scientifically invalid. http://www.vox.com/2014/7/15/5881947/myers-briggs-personality-test-meaningless http://www.vox.com/2014/7/15/5881947/myers-briggs-personalit...