MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR

By Katharine C. Briggs & Isabel Briggs Myers

DIRECTIONS
THERE ARE NO RIGHT OR RONG! ANSERS TO THE "#ESTIONS ON THIS IN$ENTOR% %O#R
ANSERS I&& HE&' TO SHO HO %O# &IKE TO &OOK AT THINGS AND HO %O# &IKE TO GO ABO#T
DECIDING THINGS. KNOING %O#R ON 'RE(ERENCES AND &EARNING ABO#T OTHER 'EO'&E)S CAN HE&' %O#
#NDERSTAND HETHER %O#R S'ECIA& STRENGHTS ARE* HAT KIND O( ORK %O# MIGHT EN+O% AND BE
S#CCESS(#& DOING* AND HO 'EO'&E ITH DI((ERENT 'RE(ERENCES CAN RE&ATE TO EACH OTHER AND BE
$A&#AB&E TO SOCIET%.
READ EACH "#ESTION CARE(#&&% AND SE&ECT ONE O( THE TO CHOICES GI$EN* HICH A''&IES TO %O#* B%
CIRC&ING TO EITHER A! OR B!.
PART1: WHICH ANSWER COMES CLOSER TO TELLING HOW YOU USUALLY FEEL OR ACT?
,. HEN %O# GO SOMEHERE (OR THE DA%* O#&D %O# RATHER
A. '&AN HAT %O# I&& DO AND HEN* OR
B. +#ST GO-
.. I( %O# ERE A TEACHER* O#&D %O# RATHER TEACH
A. (ACT CO#RSES* OR
B. CO#RSES IN$O&$ING THEOR%-
/. ARE %O# #S#A&&%
A. A GOOD MI0ER!* OR
B. RATHER "#IET AND RESER$ED-
1. DO %O# MORE O(TEN &ET
A. %O#R HEART R#&E %O#R HEAD. OR
B. %O#R HEAD R#&E %O#R HEART-
2. IN DOING SOMETHING THAT MAN% OTHER 'EO'&E DO* DOES IT A''EA& TO %O# MORE TO
A. IN$ENT A A% O( %O#R ON* OR
B. DO IT IN THE ACCE'TED A%-
3. AMONG %O#R (RIENDS ARE %O#
A. (#&& O( NES ABO#T E$ER%BOD%* OR
B. ONE O( THE &AST TO HEAR HAT IS GOING ON-
4. DOES THE IDEA O( MAKING A &IST O( HAT %O# SHO#&D GET DONE O$ER A EEKEND
A. A''EA& TO %O#* OR
B. &EA$E %O# CO&D* OR
C. 'OSITI$E&% DE'RESS %O#-
5. HEN %O# HA$E A S'ECIA&+OB TO DO* DO %O# &IKE TO
A. ORGANI6E IT CARE(#&&% BE(ORE %O# START* OR
B. (IND O#T HAT IS NECESSAR% AS %O# GO A&ONG-
7. DO %O# TEND TO HA$E
A. BROAD (RIENDSHI'S ITH MAN% DI((ERENT 'EO'&E* OR
B. DEE' (RIENDSHI' ITH $ER% (E 'EO'&E-
,8. DO %O# ADMIRE MORE THE 'EO'&E HO ARE
A. CON$ENTIONA& ENO#GH NE$ER TO MAKE THEMSE&$ES CONS'IC#O#S* OR
B. TOO ORIGINA& AND INDI$ID#A& TO CARE HETHER THE% ARE CONS'IC#O#S OR NOT
,,. DO %O# 'RE(ER TO
A. ARRANGE 'ICNICS* 'ARTIES ETC* E&& IN AD$ANCE* OR
B. BE (REE TO DO HATE$ER TO &OOKS &IKE (#N HEN THE TIME COMES-
,.. DO %O# #S#A&&% GET A&ONG BETTER ITH
A. REA&ISTIC 'EO'&E* OR
B. IMAGINATI$E 'EO'&E-
,/. HEN %O# ARE ITH THE GRO#' O( 'EO'&E* O#&D %O# #S#A&&% RATHER
A. +OIN IN THE TA&K O( THE GRO#' OR
B. IMAGINATI$E 'EO'&E-
,1. IS IT A HIGHER COM'&IMENT TO BE CA&&ED
A. A 'ERSON O( REA& (EE&ING* OR
B. A CONSISTENT&% REASONAB&E 'ERSON-
,2. IN READING (OR '&EAS#RE* DO %O#
A. EN+O% ODD OR ORIGINA& A%S O( SA%ING THINGS* OR
B. &IKE RITERS TO SA% E0ACT&% HAT THE% MEAN-
,3. DO %O#
A. TA&K EASI&% TO A&MOST AN%ONE (OR AS &ONG AS %O# HA$E TO* OR
B. (IND A &OT TO SA% ON&% TO CERTAIN 'EO'&E OR #NDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS-
,4. DOES (O&&OING A SCHED#&E
A. A''EA& TO %O#* OR
B. CRAM' %O#-
,5. HEN IT IS SETT&ED E&& IN AD$ANCE THAT %O# I&& DO A CERTAIN THING AT A CERTAIN TIME*DO
%O# (IND IT
A. NICE TO BE AB&E TO '&AN ACCORDING&%* OR
B. A &ITT&E #N'&EASANT TO BE TIED DON-
,7. ARE %O# MORE S#CCESS(#&
A. AT (O&&OING A CARE(#&&% ORKED O#T '&AN* OR
B. AT DEA&ING ITH THE #NE0'ECTED AND SEEING "#ICK&% HAT SHO#&D BE DONE-
.8. O#&D %O# RATHER BE CONSIDERED
A. A 'RACTICA& 'ERSON* OR
B. AN INGENIO#S 'ERSON-
.,. IN A &ARGE GRO#'* DO %O# MORE O(TEN
A. INTROD#CE OTHERS* OR
B. GET INTROD#CED-
... DO %O# #S#A&&%
A. $A&#E SENTIMENT MORE THAN &OGIC* OR
B. $A&#E &OGIC MORE THAN SENTIMENTS-
./. O#&D %O# RATHER HA$E AS A (RIEND
A. SOMEONE HO IS A&A%S COMING #' ITH NE IDEAS* OR
B. SOMEONE HO HAS BOTH (EET ON THE GRO#ND-
.1. CAN THE NE 'EO'&E %O# MEET TE&& HAT %O# ARE INTERESTED IN
A. RIGHT AA%* OR
B. ON&% A(TER THE% REA&&% GET TO KNO %O#-
.2. 9ON THIS "#ESTION ON&%* I( TO ANSERS ARE TR#E* CIRC&E BOTH:
IN %O#R DAI&% ORK* DO %O#
A. #S#A&&% '&AN %O#R ORK SO %O# ON)T NEED TO ORK #NDER 'RESS#RE* OR
B. RATHER EN+O% AN EMERGENC% THAT MAKES %O# ORK AGAINST TIME* OR
C. HATE TO ORK #NDER 'RESS#RE-
.3. DO %O# #S#A&&%
A. SHO %O#R (EE&INGS (REE&%* OR
B. KEE' %O#R (EE&INGS TO %O#RSE&(-
PART 2: WHICH WORD IN EACH PAIR APPEALS TO YOU MORE?
9THINK HAT THE ORD MEAN* NOT HO THE% &OOK OR HO THE% SO#ND:
.4. A. SCHED#&ED /2. A. STATEMENT 1/. A. CA&M
B. #N'&ANNED B. CONCE'T B. &I$E&%
.5. A. (ACTS /3. A. RESER$ED 11. A. +#STICE
B. IDEAS B. TA&AKATI$E B. MERC%
.7. A. "#IET /4. A. ANA&%6E 12. A. (ASCINATING
B. HEART% B. S%M'ATHI6E B. SENSIB&E
/8. A. CON$INCING /5. A. CREATE 13. A. (IRM;MINDED
B. TO#CHING B. MAKE B. ARM HEARTED
/,. A. IMAGINATI$E /7. A. DETERMINED 14. A. (EE&ING
B. MATETR;O(;(ACT B. DE$OTED B. THINKING
/.. A. BENE(ITS 18. A. GENT&E 15. A. &ITERA&
B. B&ESSINGS B. (IRM B. (IG#RATI$E
//. A. 'EACEMAKER 1,. A. S%STEMATIC 17. A. (ORESIGHT
B. +#DGE B. CAS#A& B. COM'ASSION
/1. A. S%STEMATIC 1.. A. CERTAINT% 28. A. HARD
B. S'ONTANEO#S B. THEOR% B. SO(T
M.B.T.I SCORING SHEET
DIRECTIONS
CORRES'ONDING TO %O#R CHOICE (OR EACH "#ESTION. THERE ARE SOME 'OINTS GI$EN &OCATE THE
COMBINATIONO("#ESTIONS &BCHOICE AND CIRC&E THE 'OINTS IN (RONT O( IT.(INA&&% TOTA& #' A&& THE
CIRC&ED N#MBER 'OINTS IN EACH O( THE CATEGORIES.
E I S N T F J P
Q & C P Q & C P Q & C P Q & C P Q & C P Q & C P Q & C P Q & C P
3A 2 3B 2 2A 2 2B 2 4B 2 4A 1 1A 2 1B 2
6A 2 6B 1 5B 1 5A 1 14B 2 14A 1 7A 1 7B 1
9A 2 9B 1 10A 1 10B 2 22B 2 22A 2 7C 1
13A 1 13B 2 12A 1 12B 2 30A 2 30B 1 8A 1 8B 2
16A 2 16B 2 15B 1 15A 0 32A 1 32B 1 11A 2 11B 1
21A 2 21B 2 20A 2 20B 2 33B 2 33A 0 17A 2 17B 2
24A 1 24B 1 23B 2 23A 1 37A 1 37B 2 18A 1 18B 1
26A 1 26B 0 28A 2 28B 1 39A 1 39B 1 19A 1 19B 1
29B 2 29A 2 31B 2 31A 0 40B 2 40A 1 25A 1 25B 1
36B 2 36A 1 35A 2 35B 1 44A 1 44B 2 25C 0
43B 1 43A 1 38B 2 38A 0 46A 2 46B 0 27A 2 27B 2
42A 1 42B 2 47B 2 47A 1 34A 2 34B 2
45B 2 45A 0 49A 2 49B 1 41A 2 41B 2
48A 1 48B 1 50A 2 50B 0
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LEGEND " &C < "#ESTION & CHOICE
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M% 'ERSONA&IT% T%'E IS <= E>I S>N T>( +>'
9RITE THAT &ETTER O( EACH 'AIR IN THE BO0 HA$ING 'OINTS:
IN CASE OF A TIE
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/: BETEEN T & (* MA&E I&& SE&ECT ?T) & (EMA&ES ?()
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