I was cool with the test until they asked me about my Mother.
INFP here.
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I am right on the edge of introvert/extrovert ... so much so that different versions of the test have me on different sides of the line.
FUBO here.
Is that anything like the Briggs-Stratton test?
“Meaningless” is a meaningless term.
When I was in college, our entire Computer Science class took the Meyers-Briggs. Over 50 students. Every last one of them scored INTJ. I was the closest to an exception, getting nearly 50-50 on I vs E and P vs J.
Comp Sci people are bound to be INTJ; it fits the demands of the discipline. Does this mean you should say, “So, you’re INTJ.. you should be a Comp Sci major”? No. I guess that makes it “meaningless” to the author. But it DOES mean that there is some validity to the testing. And the presence of that validity means that there must be some use.
Its not a personality test used by clinicians because it is a test of personality preferences with no clinical value. The most common clinical tests of personally functioning are the MMPI-2 and the MCMI-3.
I looked for citations of multiple studies failing to show any efficacy of MB but didn’t see any in the article.
I was cool with the test until they asked me about my Mother.
INTJ here.
I remember when my employer had a bunch of us take the test. The results showed the majority to be subservient. In other words, it was a nice gimmick for the employer to use to tell employees they didn’t have the personality to think on their own or challenge their boss.
I worked at a hi tech company (1990) where the HR VP decided she would slot everyone in a database with their Meyers Briggs type for who knows what use....without permission...I told her ADMIN to get me off that list...and shortly thereafter left....I HATE being TYPED....btw...I THINK I was INTP...on the day I took the test...
I bounce between ISTJ and INTJ depending on the exact wording of the questions.
So, at a former job, a million years ago, I needed to take one of these tests (not a Myers-Briggs, but one like it) for a three-day, off-site work retreat.
I didn't particularly like the job or the people, and I wasn't planning to stick around for very long, so I read over what the test measured. One of the measures was "Dominance", so when I took the test, I made sure that my answers would score high in that category ... figuring that it would give me carte blanche to be a complete a$$ to everyone for three days. :-)
Instead, senior management looked at the results and said "Hmmmm. I see that you score high in "Dominance". How would you like to be a manager? It comes with a nice promotion and this large pile of money." ....So, I said "Allrighty, guess I'm 'dominant'"....and I managed their field team for a couple of years until I moved on to greener pastures.
True story. Also shows the value (or total lack thereof) of tests like this.
ENFP
Extroverted Nutty Flake
I completely agree. I was placed in a particular organization spot that was detrimental to my skills based on a marginal difference in scoring that penalized my professional growth for years.
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