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The Meyers Briggs test is well known to provide almost NO valuable predictions of human behavior. It is merely a measurement of preference and its test-retest i

by kevrone 13y ago

The Meyers Briggs test is well known to provide almost NO valuable predictions of human behavior. It is merely a measurement of preference and its test-retest is about 50/50 after just 5 weeks! Pretty useless, yet people continue to bring it up as some kind of data-driven insight into your true self. Bollocks! Sources: http://priceonomics.com/the-economic-dominance-of-entjs/ http://priceonomics.com/the-economic-dominance-of-entjs/ http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2013/05/15/myers-briggs-problems/ http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2013/05/15/myers-briggs-pr... http://www.indiana.edu/~jobtalk/Articles/develop/mbti.pdf http://www.indiana.edu/~jobtalk/Articles/develop/mbti.pdf

ternaryoperator 13y ago
The biggest complaint in the mostly opinion links you posted regards people who are borderline members of one category or another. But in the categories where people are solidly one way or the other, the derivative information about how they prefer to communicate and operate is very helpful in group situations. If a group attends a working session on its internal communication with an MBTI expert (so, everyone's already taken the tests and shared their types), the magic that ensues in terms of improved communications is striking. I've seen it done.
__derek__ 13y ago
Why does it have to be predictive? What's wrong with its being merely a descriptive tool? I agree that it should not be used as a basis for decision-making, but dismissing it as useless seems a little extreme. Granted, I have consistently scored the same over several years, although I think even variable, time-capsuled iterations can be helpful as a way to observe one's personal change over time. Of course, I suppose the problems arise when an employer administers the test just once (especially when that happens with new employees).

by kevrone 13y ago

ternaryoperator 13y ago

The biggest complaint in the mostly opinion links you posted regards people who are borderline members of one category or another. But in the categories where people are solidly one way or the other, the derivative information about how they prefer to communicate and operate is very helpful in group situations. If a group attends a working session on its internal communication with an MBTI expert (so, everyone's already taken the tests and shared their types), the magic that ensues in terms of improved communications is striking. I've seen it done.

__derek__ 13y ago

Why does it have to be predictive? What's wrong with its being merely a descriptive tool? I agree that it should not be used as a basis for decision-making, but dismissing it as useless seems a little extreme. Granted, I have consistently scored the same over several years, although I think even variable, time-capsuled iterations can be helpful as a way to observe one's personal change over time. Of course, I suppose the problems arise when an employer administers the test just once (especially when that happens with new employees).