Career Exploration - MBTI

Who created the Myers Briggs Type Indicator personality assessment?

• Carl Jung

• Isabel Myers and Katherine Briggs

• Swiss psychiatrists

• A group of psychologists

What was the MBTI primarily used for during WWII?

• To assess intelligence

• To help men identify what work environment they would thrive in

• To help women identify what work environment they would thrive in

• To test skills

According to Carl Jung, what are natural preferences based on?

• Culture and environment

• Education and skills

• The way we perceive the world and make decisions

• Intelligence tests

What is the MBTI assessment based on?

• The idea that environment creates our natural preferences

• The idea that we naturally prefer to do things one way over another

• The idea that skills determine personality

• The idea that there is a right or wrong way to answer the assessment

What did Myers and Briggs think about the influence of nature and nurture on human personality development?

• They believed nurture plays no part in personality development

• They believed nature is the only factor in personality development

• They believed both nature and nurture are influential

• They believed nurture is the only factor in personality development

According to the exercise, what did signing your name with your non-dominant hand demonstrate?

• That environment is the only factor influencing your behavior

• That you have a natural preference for right-handedness or left-handedness

• That you cannot use both hands

• That personality preferences cannot be changed after birth

What does the text suggest about using both hands?

• Most people cannot use both hands

• Using both hands is unnatural for most people

• Most people are able to use both hands

• Using both hands indicates a lack of personality preference

What does the text imply about personality according to the MBTI?

• It is solely determined by environmental factors

• It is set at the moment of birth and cannot be changed

• It is not related to our natural preferences

• It can be changed easily at any time

According to the MBTI, what do extroverts prefer?

• Inner world of thoughts and reflection

• Outer world of interactions with people

• Written forms of communication

• Thinking first before feeling comfortable to act

What is a characteristic of introverts as per the MBTI domains?

• They have a wide variety of acquaintances and interests

• They prefer to "talk it out"

• Their relationships and interests run deep (more depth, less breadth)

• Face-to-face interaction is preferred