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A Description of the Preferences Reported by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

By Earle C. Page

THE MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR WAS DEVELOPED BY:

Katharine C. BriggsKatharine C. Briggsand

Isabel Briggs MyersIsabel Briggs Myers

IT IS BASED ON...

C. G. Jung’s

“Psychological Types”

THE MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR REPORTS SOME OF YOUR KEY

PreferencesTendenciesCharacteristicsBut not all of them

YOU DECIDE

HOW ACCURATE

THE REPORT IS

FOR YOU

THE FOUR PREFERENCE SCALES ARE...

Extraversion or IntroversionSensing or IntuitionThinking or FeelingJudgment or Perception

EXTRAVERSIONEXTRAVERSION AND INTROVERSIONINTROVERSION

ARE COMPLEMENTARY ATTITUDES TOWARD THE WORLD

An Extravert’s Essential

Stimulation Is From The

Environment - The Outer

World of People And Things.

An Introvert’s Essential

Stimulation Is From Within -

The Inner World Of Thoughts

And Reflections.

EE II

EXTRAVERSIOEXTRAVERSIONN

INTROVERSIINTROVERSIONON

Feels Pulled Outward By

External Claims and Conditions

Feels Pushed Inward By

External Claims and Intrusions

EXTRAVERSIEXTRAVERSIONON


Energized By Other People,

External Experiences

Energized By Inner

Resources, Internal

Experiences



Acts, Then (Maybe) Reflects

Reflects, Then (Maybe) Acts



Is Often Friendly, Talkative,

Easy To Know

Is Often Reserved, Quiet,

Hard To Know

EXTRAVERSION

INTROVERSION

Expresses Thoughts And

Emotions Freely (May Be At Risk of Saying Too

Much)

Keeps Thoughts And Emotions

Private (May Be At Risk Of Saying Too

Little)

EXTRAVERSION

INTROVERSION

NeedsRelationships

NeedsPrivacy

EXTRAVERSION

INTROVERSION

Gives Breadth To Life

Gives Depth To Life

EXTRAVERSION

INTROVERSION

EEs May Seem Shallow To IIs

IIs May Seem Withdrawn To

EEs

EXTRAVERSION

INTROVERSION

Needs Introversion for

Balance

Needs Extraversion for

Balance

SOME KEY WORDSSOME KEY WORDS

• Extraversion• Active• Outward• Sociable• People• Many• Expressive• Breadth

• Introversion• Reflective• Inward• Reserved• Privacy• Few• Quiet• Depth

EE II

EXTRAVERTSEXTRAVERTS USE BOTH E AND I, BUT PREFER EE

INTROVERTSINTROVERTS USE BOTH E AND I, BUT PREFER II

EE IIClear - Moderate - Slight Slight - Moderate - Clear

HOW CLEAR IS YOUR PREFERENCEHOW CLEAR IS YOUR PREFERENCE

SENSINGSENSING AND INTUITIONINTUITIONARE WAYS OF

TAKING IN INFORMATION

The Sensing Function Takes

In Information By Way of the Five Senses - Sight, Sound, Touch,

Taste, And Smell.

The Intuiting Function

Processes Information By Way Of A “Sixth

Sense” Or Insight.

SS NN

SENSING INTUITION

Sees Sees Specific Parts And Specific Parts And

PiecesPieces

Sees Patterns Sees Patterns And And

RelationshipsRelationships

SENSING INTUITION

Lives In The Present, Lives In The Present, Enjoying What’s Enjoying What’s

ThereThere

Lives Toward The Lives Toward The Future, Anticipating Future, Anticipating

What Might BeWhat Might Be

SENSING INTUITION

Prefers Handling Prefers Handling Practical MattersPractical Matters

Prefers Imagining Prefers Imagining PossibilitiesPossibilities

SENSING INTUITION

Likes Things That Likes Things That Are Definite, Are Definite, MeasurableMeasurable

Likes Opportunities Likes Opportunities For Being InventiveFor Being Inventive

SENSING INTUITION

Starts At The Starts At The Beginning, Takes A Beginning, Takes A

Step At A TimeStep At A TimeJumps In Anywhere, Jumps In Anywhere, Leaps Over StepsLeaps Over Steps

SENSING INTUITION

Works Hands-On Works Hands-On With The Parts To With The Parts To Understand The Understand The Overall DesignOverall Design

Studies The Overall Studies The Overall Design To Design To

Understand How Understand How The Parts Fit The Parts Fit

TogetherTogether

SENSING INTUITION

Enjoys Using And Enjoys Using And Refining The Known Refining The Known

And FamiliarAnd Familiar

Enjoys Enjoys Experimenting With Experimenting With

The New And The New And DifferentDifferent

SENSING INTUITION

SSs May Seem s May Seem Materialistic and Materialistic and Literal-Minded To Literal-Minded To

NNss

NNs May Seem s May Seem Fickle, Impractical Fickle, Impractical Dreamers To Dreamers To SSss

SENSING INTUITION

Needs Intuition Needs Intuition For BalanceFor Balance

Needs Sensing Needs Sensing For BalanceFor Balance


• Sensing• Details• Present• Practical • Facts• Sequential• Directions• Repetition• Enjoyment• Perspiration• Conserve• Literal

• Intuition• Patterns• Future• Imaginative• Innovations• Random• Hunches• Variety• Anticipation• Inspiration• Change• Figurative

SS NN

SENSING TYPESSENSING TYPES USE BOTH S AND N, BUT PREFER SSINTUITIVE TYPESINTUITIVE TYPES USE BOTH S AND N, BUT PREFER NN

SS NNClear - Moderate - Slight Slight - Moderate - Clear


THINKINGTHINKING AND FEELINGFEELINGARE WAYS OF

MAKING DECISIONS

TT FFThinkingThinking Is The Mental

Process That Decides On The Basis Of

Logical Analysis.

FeelingFeeling Is The Mental Process that Decides On

The Basis Of Evaluating

Relative Worth.

THINKINGTHINKING FEELINGFEELING

Decides With The Head

Decides With The Heart


Goes By Logic

Goes By Personal Convictions


Concerned With Principles Such As Truth,

Justice

Concerned with Values Such As Relationships,

Harmony


Sees Things As An On-Looker

From Outside a Situation

Sees Things As A Participant From

Within A Situation


Takes a Long Range View

Takes An Immediate

And Personal View


Spontaneously Critiques

Spontaneously Appreciates


Good At Analyzing Plans

Good At Understanding

People


Ts May Seem Cold And

Condescending To Fs

Fs May Seem Fuzzy-Minded

And Emotional To Ts


Needs Feeling For

Balance

Needs Thinking For

Balance


• Thinking• Head• Objective• Justice• Cool• Impersonal• Critique• Analyze• Precise• Principles

• Feeling• Heart• Subjective• Harmony• Caring• Personal• Appreciate• Empathize• Persuasive• Values

TT FF

THINKINGTHINKING TYPESTYPES USE BOTH T AND F, BUT PREFER TT

FEELING TYPESFEELING TYPES USE BOTH T AND F, BUT PREFER FF

TT FFClear - Moderate - Slight Slight - Moderate - Clear


JUDGMENTJUDGMENT AND PERCEPTIONPERCEPTION

ARE COMPLEMENTARY LIFESTYLES

JJ PPA Judging A Judging

Lifestyle is Lifestyle is Decisive, Decisive, Planned, Planned,

And And Orderly.Orderly.

A A Perceiving Perceiving Lifestyle Is Lifestyle Is Flexible, Flexible,

Adaptable, Adaptable, And And

SpontaneouSpontaneous.s.

JUDGMENTJUDGMENT PERCEPTIONPERCEPTION

Prefers An Organized Lifestyle

Prefers AFlexible Lifestyle


Likes Definite Order And Structure

Likes Going With The Flow


Likes To Have Life Under

Control

Prefers To Experience Life As It Happens


Enjoys Being Decisive

Enjoys Being Curious,

Discovering Surprises


Likes Clear Limits And Categories

Likes Freedom To Explore

Without Limits


Handles Deadlines, Plans

In Advance

Meets Deadlines By Last Minute

Rush


Ps May Seem Disorganized,

Messy, Irresponsible To

Js

Js May Seem Demanding,

Rigid, Uptight To Ps


Feels Comfortable Establishing

Closure

Feels Comfortable Maintaining Openness


Needs Perception For Balance

Needs Judgment

For Balance


• Judgment• Organized• Structure• Control• Decisive• Deliberate• Closure• Plan• Deadlines• Productive

• Perception• Flexible• Flow• Experience• Curious• Spontaneous• Openness• Wait• Discoveries• Receptive

JJ PP

JUDGINGJUDGING TYPES USE BOTH J AND P, BUT PREFER JJ

PERCEIVINGPERCEIVING TYPES USE BOTH J AND P, BUT PREFER PP

JJ PPClear - Moderate - Slight Slight - Moderate - Clear


EE IIClear - Moderate - Slight Slight - Moderate - Clear

HOW CLEAR IS YOUR PREFERENCE?HOW CLEAR IS YOUR PREFERENCE?

SS NNClear - Moderate - Slight Slight - Moderate - Clear

TT FFClear - Moderate - Slight Slight - Moderate - Clear

JJ PPClear - Moderate - Slight Slight - Moderate - Clear

When Combined, Your Four

Preferences EXTRAVERSION or INTROVERSION

SENSING or INTUITION THINKING or FEELING

JUDGMENT or PERCEPTION

Indicate your PREFERENCE TYPEIndicate your PREFERENCE TYPEEorI

SorN

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