Criterion-related validity – does the MBTI predict specific outcomes related to interpersonal relations or job performance?.
Construct validity – does the MBTI relate to other scales measuring similar concepts?.There are two types of validity that should be considered: The validity of a test estimates how well the test measures what it purports to measure. Validity indicates that a test measures what it says it measures and reliability indicates that a test delivers consistent results. Psychologists judge the worth of any personality test by two basic criteria: validity and reliability. Eighty-nine companies out of the US Fortune 100 make use of it, for recruitment and selection or to help employees understand themselves or their co-workers. Two and a half million Americans a year take the Myers-Briggs. One of the most popular personality tests in the world is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), a psychological-assessment system based on the work of psychologist Carl Jung. *** *** *** *** From Psychometric-Success *** *** *** *** Why the Myers-Briggs test is totally meaningless *** *** *** *** Measuring the MBTI… And Coming Up Short – by David J. *** *** *** *** Second thoughts about the MBTI – by Ron Zemke in Training at:
Olsen, University of Melbourne and Peter Gahan, University of Melbourne So how did something that apparently lacks scientific credibility become such a popular and accepted tool?įor the rest of the article – please go here.īy Jesse E. For some organisations, use of the MBTI seemingly crosses the line into full-blown ideology. Many people who have encountered the MBTI in the workplace really don’t have a lot of positive things to say about it.ģ. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is used by countless organisations and industries, although one of the few areas that doesn’t use it is psychology, which says a lot.Ģ. I was unprepared for the intensity of the replies I got. I tweeted this fact, thinking it would be of passing interest to a few people. The speaker mentioned the Myers-Briggs test, explaining that, while well known (I personally know it from a Dilbert cartoon) the Myers-Briggs test isn’t recognised as being scientifically valid so is largely ignored by the field of psychology.
I was recently reviewing some psychological lectures for my real job.
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