History & Development
This personality indicator was developed in the 1940s by Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter ________
Isabel Briggs Myers
This MBTI dichotomy describes where individuals direct and receive their energy—toward the external world of people and action or the internal world of thoughts
Extraversion vs. Introversion
One of three famous people who contradicts the myth that Introverted Types should avoid high profile occupations
J.K. Rowling, Meryl Streep & Steve Martin
A critical interpersonal skill for leaders that can be improved by using the MBTI
Communication
The MBTI is designed to diagnose mental disorders
False - the MBTI measures personality preferences and is not a diagnostic tool for mental illnesses
The MBTI is based on the psychological type theory of this Swiss psychiatrist
Carl Jung
This MBTI preference focuses on concrete facts, details and present reality, relying on the five senses
Sensing
The MBTI Type is not considered an effective tool for recruiting and selection because...
it does not measure skill or ability.
Famous author of "Five Dysfunctions of a Team" who recommends using MBTI to increase self-awareness on teams
Patrick Lencioni
If I have a preference for Perceiving I can't organize anything
False
The MBTI sorts individuals into 16 personality types using four preference pairs called Dichotomies. Name any two.
Extraversion/Introversion
Sensing/Intuition
Thinking/Feeling
Judging/Perceiving
This preference describes people who prioritize logical analysis and objective reasoning when making decisions
Thinking
The MBTI assessment has evolved it's relevance and is now validated in this many languages
27
A difficult aspect of human interaction that the MBTI provide a framework for understanding
Conflict
MBTI Type doesn't evolve
False
The MBTI is a tool that is widely used and stands for this
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
This MBTI lifestyle preference indicates a structured and decisive approach to the outer world
Judging
This is why Judging and Thinking preferences don't mean I'm judgmental and unfeeling
Weird choices in dichotomy names
A process that can benefit from understanding the types of questions people with a preference for Sensing, Intuition, Thinking and Feeling would ask
Decision making
Some Types are smarter than others
FALSE!!!
Katharine Cook Briggs' objective for studying personality preferences and creating the MBTI assessment
Make constructive use of our differences
In MBTI, this is the opposite of Sensing that focuses on patterns, possibilities and abstract concepts
Intuition
What MBTI Type does not report because it describes preferences but cannot reveal effectiveness
Level of skill in any area
Areas Patrick Lencioni identifies as a benefit for using the MBTI tool in leadership
Increasing self-awareness and gaining empathy for others.
The MBTI is proven to be reliable (consistent results) and valid (measures what it say it will)
True