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TRUE STORIES
Folk Tales
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PERSONALITY FLAWS, FREE ONLINE ASSESSMENTS & POLITICS
CPP sets the record straight about the world’s most popular personality assessment
CPP, Inc., the exclusive publisher of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator ® (MBTI® ) instrument, takes on more folk tales in part 2 of its series debunking misconceptions about the
world's most popular personality assessment. (If you missed part 1, here it is: http://bit.ly/1chx5q).
It describes preferences, all of which are
considered normal and healthy. While it
can identify potential blind spots, such as
stress triggers, it doesn’t identify flaws. It
cannot reveal your mental state, level of
self-awareness, or your effectiveness.
FACT
myth
The MBTI assessment is value-neutral. It is not designed to be
used as a screening tool.
The MBTI assessment might expose my personality flaws.
FACT
myth
Some personality types tend to be
liberal and some conservative.
Type can indicate preferences for
idealism vs. pragmatism but not
political ideas.
For example, the INFP description of “idealistic
and passionate about causes important to them,”
could as equally describe one concerned with
animal rights as someone dedicated to
constitutional rights.
FACTmyth
Type descriptions pigeonhole
people.
Type never describes abilities or limitations, only
preferences.
Type preferences reflect out innate or “shoes-off”
self. We all can, and should, develop beyond our
natural preferences. We use all of the eight
preferences but are most comfortable using the
four reflected in our MBTI type code.
FACTmyth
The MBTI assessment is a personality
test.
It’s not a test – there are no right or
wrong answers.
Rest assured – you cannot fail the MBTI
assessment. No type is superior to any other.
While Carl Jung’s theories, which underpin
the instrument, are part of common
academic knowledge, the MBTI assessment
is built on 70 years of research and data.
Free assessments aren’t – that’s why they’re
free.
FACT
myth
There are no free versions of the
Myers-Briggs assessment. The real
Myers-Briggs assessment can only
be taken through its publisher, CPP,
a CPP distributor or a certified
practitioner.
Free versions of MBTI assessment
are available online.
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