FAQ
What do the letters M B T I stand for?
Who were Myers and Briggs?
What can the MBTI® assessment tell me about myself that I don't now know?
How accurately will the MBTI® assessment determine my preferences?
Who will know the results of my questionnaire?
Does the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® assessment place people in stereotypical boxes?
How does the online assessment process work?
How do I obtain my results?
What do the letters M B T I stand for?
These letters stand for the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® assessment. This assessment is the most widely used self-reporting indicator in use today. It is based on the theories of Carl Jung, a psychiatrist of some renown and a protégé of Sigmund Freud. Only a certified administrator can administer this assessment. It does not measure intelligence or degree of sanity. It does, however, indicate very clearly an individual's personality preference-a preference which does not change throughout life.
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Who were Myers and Briggs?
Katharine Briggs began developing her ideas about personality similarities and differences during the early 1900s. She soon realized that her concepts were similar to those of Dr. Carl Jung and began to apply his complex theories to an operational format. In conjunction with her daughter Isabelle Myers, the two refined and improved the reliability and validity of this format in an effort to make it useful and applicable in the normal business world. Since it's inception it has grown to be widely used in business, government, military, and normal everyday life endeavors. Both Myers and Briggs have made available to the world a useful and operational tool for applying the type concepts of Carl Jung.
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What can the MBTI® assessment tell me about myself that I don't now know?
The MBTI® assessment is a measure of preferences. These preferences result in various behaviors which are characteristic of the individual. Your preferences and, therefore, your behavior are determined at birth and remain with you throughout life; you consistently use these preferences daily, and some are utilized more than others. The MBTI® assessment places these preferences in a format that categorizes a person in a non-pejorative manner and eliminates the name-calling that can go on in organizations or families. For example, those with a T (or Thinking) preference are frequently view by those with an F (or Feeling) preference as cold and overly critical, to the surprise of the Thinking preference individual. Recognizing that others may view your preferences differently than you view the same behaviors can greatly enhance your productivity in dealing with others. For an analysis of the name-calling" inclination refer to the book by Kroeger entitled "Type Talk". This book can be found in the Paladin Bookstore.
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How accurately will the MBTI® assessment determine my preferences?
You will probably be amazed at how closely the MBTI® assessment describes you. It is estimated that over 75% of those taking the MBTI® find that it accurately determines their preferences. Psychologists use two terms to describe how a questionnaire performs. One term, reliability, measures the ability of the assessment to reproduce similar results on subsequent applications; 70% reproducibility is considered excellent. The MBTI® assessment has been determined to be about 85% reliable. The other determining factor is validity. Validity refers to the degree with which the assessment measures what it is supposed to measure. This is a rather technical term and is deemed to be relatively high for the MBTI® assessment as evidenced by the 75% consensus outlined above.
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Who will know the results of my questionnaire?
The MBTIe MBTI® questionnaire is a very positive assessment and those taking it find it rather fun and refreshing to share the results. However, your results are not divulged to anyone other than yourself. As an example, those taking MBTI® seminars through their companies are the only ones to see the results. It is up to the individual to decide with whom he/she would like to share the information. We attest that all testing information remains confidential.
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Does the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® assessment place people in stereotypical boxes?
The answer is no. The MBTI® assessment gives each individual guidelines as to how they perceive the world, make decisions based upon that perceived data, and how structured they choose to lead their lives. They do all of this through the lens of their extroverted or introverted attitude. How an individual responds to specific circumstances can vary even for similar personality types. What the MBTI® assessment does is allow us to understand general similarities in our preferences and how these preferences may affect our relations with others and our conception of self.
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How does the online assessment process work?
- Click "Take Assessment".
- Take the assessment questionnaire.
- Person paying for assessment will receive email with link to securely pay online.
- We evaluate the results and prepare your report.
- You receive your results via email!
- Schedule a FREE phone consultation to review your assessment results.
How do I obtain my results?
After we have received payment and evaluated the results of your completed online assessment, you will receive your assessment report along with a written explanation of your individualized results via e-mail.
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