David J. Pittenger
David J. Pittenger is an author of the 2005 review of the psychometric properties of the myers-briggs test and author of the 2005 Consulting Psychology Journal paper reviewing the psychometric properties of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, which concluded that further support is needed for the claims made for.
Who they are
The work of David J. Pittenger reaches this site through the paper listed below. On this site the name is tied to The Four Psychometric Standards.
Key papers
Pittenger, D. J. (2005). Cautionary comments regarding the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 57(3), 210-221. What it reports: Evaluates the psychometric properties of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and concludes that, although it has intuitive appeal, further support is needed for the claims made for it.
Key ideas
The Four Psychometric Standards: Benjamin Hardy's framing of what a proposed personality theory has to satisfy before anyone should use its results: are the categories reliable, are they valid, are they independent, and are they comprehensive.
Sources
- Pittenger, D. J. (2005). Cautionary comments regarding the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 57(3), 210-221.