Personality is a person’s traits. One could say that it is almost like a person’s permanent emotions. Classifying a personality, though it does not seem that difficult, is actually quite arduous. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a tool developed to help the average person determine their personality. Many people find that the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator has many problems in classifying a person’s personality. However, there are just as many, if not more, that find the tool incredibly useful. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a tool that, though it has a few problems, does an astutely accurate job of classifying people’s personalities. The Myers-Briggs personality test is a valuable resource that is available to the public. According
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David J. Pittenger, an assistant professor and Psychology Department Chair at Marietta College when his paper was written, stated, “In spite of the popularity of the MBTI, there are many problems with its use. There is a large body of research that suggests that the claims made about the MBTI cannot be supported.” (1993). He then proceeds to support this claim by discussing that the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is not as reliable and valid as one would think from a first glance. Pittenger’s purpose in his paper was to stress that potential employers do not need to base their ranks of employees, and potential employees, on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator because it may not always be accurate. Despite the fact that some people are displeased with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, many others find it an incredibly valid tool. Robert and Mary Margret Capraro stated in their study, “The administrations of the MBTI examined in the present study indicated that the MBTI, on average, tends to yield scores with acceptable reliability across studies.” (2002). Many more people have made a similar analysis as the Capraros’; they believe that the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a perfectly valid tool to be used by the average person to find out their
David J. Pittenger, an assistant professor and Psychology Department Chair at Marietta College when his paper was written, stated, “In spite of the popularity of the MBTI, there are many problems with its use. There is a large body of research that suggests that the claims made about the MBTI cannot be supported.” (1993). He then proceeds to support this claim by discussing that the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is not as reliable and valid as one would think from a first glance. Pittenger’s purpose in his paper was to stress that potential employers do not need to base their ranks of employees, and potential employees, on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator because it may not always be accurate. Despite the fact that some people are displeased with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, many others find it an incredibly valid tool. Robert and Mary Margret Capraro stated in their study, “The administrations of the MBTI examined in the present study indicated that the MBTI, on average, tends to yield scores with acceptable reliability across studies.” (2002). Many more people have made a similar analysis as the Capraros’; they believe that the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a perfectly valid tool to be used by the average person to find out their