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Yes, if you pick 4 attributes (almost any attributes) then they'll correlate to something. Myers-Briggs tends to emphasise classification, which implies bimoda
by wisty 14y ago
Yes, if you pick 4 attributes (almost any attributes) then they'll correlate to something.
Myers-Briggs tends to emphasise classification, which implies bimodal distributions. In reality, the traits it measures are more normally distributed.
Also, every attribute but introversion seems pretty meaningless. If it were a scientific model, the traits would be open to debate. But people treat it like an astrology chart that's been handed down through the ages. It's not the initial attempt at creating a framework which I'm critical of, but the way it's so uncritically accepted.
- spin 14y agoI agree that it shouldn't be uncritically accepted. We need to measure, statistically, just how accurate it is, and for what. Sorry to nitpick, but: > every attribute but introversion seems pretty meaningless Every attribute is defined. In fact, every question on the test assigns one point to one attribute. Therefore, implicitly, every question is an example of one attribute and a rejection of the supposed opposite attribute. But you're right -- too often it's treated like astrology. Too often, people are more concerned with assigning categories than with understanding people and what makes them tick.
- spin 14y agoFWIW -- the Wikipedia article on MBTI gives several links to several studies that argue that the MBTI isn't very useful...