TRUE STORIES

Folk Tales

+

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.