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1
Q

What can we use to measure personality?

A

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

2
Q

Who developed the MBTI?

A
  • katherine briggs

- briggs myers

3
Q

What is the MBTI based on?

A

4 preferences

4
Q

What is the MBTI about?

A

raising awareness and increasing choice

5
Q

This preference refers to where a person focuses his or her attention

A
  • extraversion (E)

- introversion (I)

6
Q

This preference refers to the way a person gathers info

A
  • sensing (S)

- intuition (N)

7
Q

This preference refers to the way a person makes decisions

A
  • thinking (T)

- feeling (F)

8
Q

This preference refers to how a person deals with the world

A
  • judging (J)

- perceiving (P)

9
Q

What is the acronym for the MBTI?

A

E I
S N
T F
J P

10
Q

What do EXTRAVERTED people do?

A

focus on the outer world of people and things

11
Q

What do INTROVERTED people do?

A

focus on the inner world of ideas and impressions

12
Q

What do people who prefer SENSING do?

A

focus on the present and on concrete, sensory info

13
Q

What do people who prefer INTUITION do?

A

focus on the future, patterns, and possibilities

14
Q

What do people who prefer THINKING do?

A

base their decisions on logic and objective analysis of cause and effect

15
Q

What do people who prefer FEELING do?

A

base their decisions on values and subjective evaluation of person-centered concerns

16
Q

What do people who prefer JUDGING like?

A

a planned, organized, and settled approach to life

17
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What do people who prefer PERCEIVING like?

A

an flexible, spontaneous, and open approach to life