MBTI
What does MBTI stand for?
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
What does the “O” in OCEAN stand for?
Openness to Experience
Who developed the HEXACO model?
A) Eysenck
B) Lee & Ashton
C) Briggs & Myers
B) Lee & Ashton
If you were to build a better personality test using neuroscience, what kind of data would you include?
A) Brain imaging
B) Mood tracking
C) Both A & B
D)Short answer responses
C) Both A & B - Brain Imaging and Mood Tracking
Who created the MBTI?
A) Carl Jung
B) Isabel Briggs Myers & Katharine Cook Briggs
C) Sigmund Freud
B
Who helped develop the modern Big Five model?
A) B.F. Skinner
B) McCrae & Costa
C) Jung & Freud
B) McCrae & Costa
People high in Honesty–Humility are more likely to be…
A) Manipulative
B) Modest and sincere
C) Competitive and cold
B) Modest and sincere
Someone who loves new ideas and creativity probably scores high on what Big Five trait?
A) Openness to Experience
B) Conscientiousness
C) Extraversion
D) Neuroticism
Openness to Experience
How many personality types does the MBTI divide people into?
16 types
High scores in Neuroticism indicate what?
A) Calm and stable emotions
B) High emotional reactivity and anxiety
B) High emotional reactivity and anxiety
What’s one limitation of HEXACO?
A) Not enough research
B) Doesn’t measure emotions
C) Too complex for clinical use
A) Not enough research, needs more evidence for Honesty–Humility’s distinctness
Your friend always shows up on time, does their homework early, and keeps their notes color-coded. What trait is that?
A) Agreeableness
B) Conscientiousness
C) Neuroticism
D) Honesty–Humility
B) Conscientiousness
Which of the following is not an MBTI dimension?
A) Thinking vs Feeling
B) Judging vs Perceiving
C) Agreeableness vs Antagonism
C) Agreeableness vs Antagonism (that’s Big Five, not MBTI)
What’s one limitation of the Big Five?
A) It’s culturally biased
B) It uses made-up terms
C) It has too few traits
A) It’s culturally biased and may not apply across all cultures
In HEXACO, “Emotionality” is most similar to which Big Five trait?
Neuroticism
Which personality trait is linked to reward and motivation in the brain’s dopamine system?
A) Extraversion
B) Neuroticism
C) Openness
D) Emotionality
A) Extraversion
What is one common criticism of MBTI?
A) It oversimplifies personality
B) It’s too focused on biology
C) It was developed using brain scans
A) It oversimplifies personality and isn’t based on scientific evidence
Which Big Five trait measures how organized and dependable someone is?
Conscientiousness
HEXACO adds a sixth trait not found in the Big Five — what is it?
Honesty–Humility
If your friend plans every detail of a trip, they’re probably high in what?
A) Perceiving
B) Judging
C) Openness
D) Agreeableness
B) Judging (MBTI)