May 20

MBTI and Self-Validation and Demand Characteristics

Harrison Snow wrote:

> Hey Guys,
> Just a reminder that we are talking about an
> “indicator” around “preferences”…..
> MBTI is not the voice of Destiny and the mother-
> daughter team Myers and Briggs along with Carl Jung
> never claimed that it should be used with that kind of authority. It
> is always up to the individual to validate his or her own preferences
> keeping in mind this is not about strengths or skills or abilities but
> only about how a person prefers to do things.

That’s the theory…the stock line if you will. The question that might be of interest is whether it’s actually true in how people really give, take, and interpret the results.

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