Cautionary comments regarding the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Pittenger evaluates the psychometric properties of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, a popular measure of normal personality with claimed applications. He responds to an account of how counsellors can use it in corporate settings, and considers criticisms of the instrument that bear on inferences from its four-letter type formula. He concludes that, although it has intuitive appeal, further support is needed for the claims made for it.
Pittenger evaluates the psychometric properties of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, a popular measure of normal personality with claimed applications. He responds to an account of how counsellors can use it in corporate settings, and considers criticisms of the instrument that bear on inferences from its four-letter type formula. He concludes that, although it has intuitive appeal, further support is needed for the claims made for it.
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Pittenger, D. J. (2005). Cautionary comments regarding the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 57(3), 210-221. doi:10.1037/1065-9293.57.3.210.