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ArishMell · 70-79, M
None.
It is quakery. You might just as well consult a fortune-teller.
This so-called "personality type" test never had any real meaning, value, or credibility but was often latched onto by people like employers trying to appear more progressive and enlightened that they were.
It was invented by a mother and daughter, neither of whom were doctors or research psychologists, but why they did so I have no idea. Money perhaps?
I think it was at a time when psychology was still something new and carried considerable noverlty value.
It is quakery. You might just as well consult a fortune-teller.
This so-called "personality type" test never had any real meaning, value, or credibility but was often latched onto by people like employers trying to appear more progressive and enlightened that they were.
It was invented by a mother and daughter, neither of whom were doctors or research psychologists, but why they did so I have no idea. Money perhaps?
I think it was at a time when psychology was still something new and carried considerable noverlty value.
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@AliceinWonderland Oh, I don't mind [people finding it fun! People find astrology fun, as well. (I'm a Leo but any resemblance to any Serengeti Plains predator living or dead is purely coincidental!)
Grateful4you · M
@ArishMell I mostly agree, maybe take a quick look on my take on "Positive Psychology" on this thread.
@ArishMell i don't believe in astrology either.
Grateful4you · M
@AliceinWonderland "Fun" being the operant word.; I think we take ourselves and others far too seriously. Happiness is healing.
Grateful4you · M
@AliceinWonderland I don't either. What sign are you anyway if I may ask.?
@Grateful4you virgo :)
Abstraction · 61-69, M
@ArishMell Actually they based it partly on Jung's psychology. Personality theories are constructs of a complexity and as such always limited. But I've also seen this used very powerfully in organisations more than other similar theories. Many people found significant insights into their own processing and were able to better work with others as a result of understanding different modes of operation. So maybe a little better than fortune-telling.
Have you seen any strongly evidence-based alternatives you prefer? It's been a long time since I've dug into this area.
Have you seen any strongly evidence-based alternatives you prefer? It's been a long time since I've dug into this area.
Grateful4you · M
@AliceinWonderland No kidding? You mean the obsessively tidy and organized Virgo that color codes files. Suffers acute anxiety if someone puts on the toilet paper roll backwards? Won't commit to a relationship until you get to know them (several years or so) THAT kind of Virgo? I love it!
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@Abstraction They may well have claimed they "based it" on books by Jung, Freud et. al., but that's like Hollywaood's claim of some film or another having been "based on" a novel or real people from other countries.
Whilst I accept this Myers-Brigg "test" might be entertaining provided it is not taken seriously, I am pleased never to have had one. I have had sessions of clinical psychological counselling over the years but have never encountered so-called "personality tests" either there or at work.
You ask which alternatives I would prefer. Simple. Ones in which managers and interviewers with no qualifications in psychology, do not try to play the psychologist.
Whilst I accept this Myers-Brigg "test" might be entertaining provided it is not taken seriously, I am pleased never to have had one. I have had sessions of clinical psychological counselling over the years but have never encountered so-called "personality tests" either there or at work.
You ask which alternatives I would prefer. Simple. Ones in which managers and interviewers with no qualifications in psychology, do not try to play the psychologist.