Category Archives: MBTI – Learning Styles

May 07

NLP, Commercialization, Credibility, MBTI

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Robert initially writes this as a concern about the field of NLP:

If you are the type of person who looks at the “proof” about  Scientology  only on scientology sites, then great. The problem here is that the NLP  machine is a “business enterprise”, and as such any research from NLP  sources has to be examined within that light.

In response someone posted the issue of whether commercialization is an issue, and whether a drug like penicillin should be less regarded because it’s manufactured as a commercial product (which is a terrible comparison, by the way for a number of reasons.

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May 04

Nasal Learners, Anal Learners, Phallic Learners, More On Learning Styles

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I’m not sure what to make of what follows, except to say it’s perhaps a good example of trying to use outdated models in today’s world. (That’s if this is serious) Here’s a brief quote from an article
entitled:

Learning Styles
Freud’s Seminal Contribution to Learning Styles

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May 04

Modality of Testing/Evaluating Can Invalidate Results Or Mislead

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In a discussion of web versus paper and pencil type evaluations, tests etc, often used by trainers or even by HR in selection, someone contended that the modality did not affect results. Dead wrong, and dangerously so particularly if the evaluation is challenged in court. Robert explains

The deal with personality tests, etc., and perhaps other tests is that when you change the administration mode of the test you MUST go back and revalidate the test and it’s results. Common tests like the MMPI, IQ tests and so on are called STANDARDIZED TESTS because they administration protocol IS standard and as unvarying as possible. They are only considered as having demonstrated validity (such that it is) under ONLY those conditions). Ability and acheivement tests also.

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May 03

The Harm – MBTI?

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Trainers often tend to ignore situations where MBTI results are actually used to harm people, classify them, exclude, etc, because the tool is not meant to be used that way. But it happens, and all one has to do is do some searching on the net and usenet. Here’s a few examples

I think it’s informative for people who haven’t seen how people actually think about and use MBTI and type resuts to have a chance to see. So, here’s a quote:

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