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Description of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Explanation. |
Definition Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Description.
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a personality model which classifies people according to their Learning Styles preferences on scales derived from psychologist Carl Jung's theory of psychological types (1920s). It was developed by Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers during World War II.
Managers / Employees / Students / People may be:
The MBTI type preferences can be combined to form 16 different personalities / learning style types. For example, one manager may be an ISTJ (Intravert, Sensor, Thinker, Perceiver) and another may be an ENFJ (Extravert, iNtuitor, Feeler, Judger).
In academic circles the opinion of MBTI is low and it the model is often dismissed as commercial or pseudo-psychology. The MBTI can be seen as an example of Trait Leadership Theory.
Compare with: Whole Brain Model | Cognitive Bias | Active Listening | Emotional Intelligence | Spiral Dynamics | Six Thinking Hats | Groupthink | Johari Window | Action Learning |
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