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An overview of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) test, its 16 personality types, and their corresponding strengths and weaknesses. It covers the four categories of Introversion vs. Extroversion, Sensing vs. Intuition, Thinking vs. Feeling, and Judging vs. Perceiving.
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The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) test indicates psychological preferences
The Sixteen Types U.S. Population Breakdown The table organizing the sixteen types was created by Isabel Myers (an INFP). ISTJ 11.6%
Sensing and intuition are the information- gathering (perceiving) functions
Sees possibilities Sees the big picture Imagines, intuits Works out new ideas Works with the complicated Solves novel problems Attends to detail Is practical Has memory for detail, fact Works with tedious detail Is patient Is careful, systematic
Is inattentive to detail Is inattentive to reality Is impatient with the tedious Leaves things out in leaps of logic Loses sight of the here-and- now Jumps to conclusions Does not see possibilities Loses the overall in details Mistrusts intuition Does not work out the new Is frustrated with the complicated Prefers not to imagine future
Thinking and Feeling are the decision-making (judging) functions
Considers others’ feelings Understands needs, values Is interested in conciliation Persuades, arouses Is logical, analytical, objective Is organized Has critical ability Is just Stands firm
Is not guided by logic Is not objective Is less organized Is uncritical, overly accepting Bases justice on feelings Does not notice people’s feelings Misunderstands others’ values Is uninterested in conciliation or persuasion Does not show feelings Shows less mercy