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Personality And Temperament

Personality Assessment

MBTI Preference Scales

WHERE YOU GET YOUR ENERGY

How you take in information

How you make decisions

How you get through your day

WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR ENERGY?

E: ExtroversionFocused outwardSociable & expressiveCommunicate by talkingBreadth of interestsTalks to thinkLearns by discussingDecides quicklyEnjoys group workPuts self in foregroundShares thoughts freelyActive

I: IntroversionFocused inwardPrivate & containedCommunicate by writingDepth of interestThinks to talkLearns by mental practiceConsiders & thinks deeplyWorks alone or one on onePuts self in backgroundGuards thoughts till readyReflective

How do you take in information?

S: SensingFacts and detailsPredictabilityTried and trueDown to earth: realisticWhat isFactual & concretePresent orientedStep-by-step informationTrusts experiencesPractical

N: IntuitionConcepts & ideasChangeNew & untriedPossibilities & “big picture”What could beAbstract & theoreticalFuture orientedCan leap in anywhereTrusts inspirationInnovative

How do you make decisions

T: ThinkingSeek logical claritySearch for flaws in an argument“Tough Minded”Have interest in dataObjectiveQuestion firstHeadStrive for fairnessDetached decisions weighing pros & cons

F: FeelingSeek emotional claritySearch for points of agreement in argument“Tender Hearted”Have interest in peoplePersonalAccept firstHeartStrive for compassionPersonally involved decisions weighing values

How do you get through your day?

J: JudgingScheduledOrganizedMake decisions/moves onSystematicDeliberateControlGoals & results orientedLimits surprisesAvoids last minute deadlinesTrust the plan

P: PerceivingSpontaneousOpen-endedCasualFlexible & adaptableGoes with the flowCuriousLets see what turns upEnjoys surprisesEnergized by last minute deadlinesTrust the process

Sensor/ThinkerJob Tasks by Core Functions

Analyzing information in a detached, objective wayCollecting & keeping track of dataManaging projectsDoing budgets & overseeing themInstructingFinding more efficient ways of doing thingsControlling informationApplying principles consistentlyDoing cost-benefit analysisImprovingFocusing on what needs to be done nowGetting things right

Sensor/FeelerJob Task by Core Function

Provide practical services for othersHelping people with informationPlanning social eventsBeing patient with othersCare-takingGetting answers for people nowFinding resources for peopleFollowing written proceduresMaking others feel comfortable and at easeServingFocusing on what people need]Making others happy

Intuitive/Thinker Job Task by Core Function

Developing systems that contribute to the understanding of knowledge

Strategic planningDeveloping systems & modelsApplying theoretical principlesTeachingSolving theoretical problems without set guidelinesMastering knowledgeStarting from scratch to make things betterDoing researchUnderstandingFocusing on theoretical systemsDesigning systems

Intuitive/Feeler

Job Task by Core Function

Encouraging others to grow and developCreating programs that enrich othersMotivating and inspiring othersFocusing on personal meaning & self-expressionMotivating others to use information to their own benefitSolving new and complex problems that will benefit the

future of humanityChanging the way people do thingsHelping others resolve conflictMentoringDesigning projectsPerformingEmpowering others

E: Extraversion I: Introversion

When extroverting, I am…

Oriented to the outer world

Focusing on people and things

ActiveUsing trial and error

with confidenceScanning the

environment for stimulation

When introverting, I am…

Oriented to the inner world

Focusing on ideas, inner impressions

ReflectiveConsidering deeply

before actingFinding stimulation

inwardly

Words To Help Understanding Of Type Concepts

S: Sensing Perception N: Intuitive Perception

When using my sensing, I am… Perceiving with the five

senses Attending to practical and

factual detail In touch with the physical

realities Attending to the present

moment Confining attention to what is

said Seeing “little things” in

everyday life Attending to step-by-step

experience Letting “the eyes tell the

mind”

When using my intuition, I am… Perceiving with memory and

associations Seeing patterns and meanings Seeing possibilities Projecting possibilities for the

future Imaging, “reading between the

lines” Looking for the big picture Having hunches; “ideas out of

nowhere” Letting “the mind tell the eyes”

Words To Help Understanding Of Type Concepts

T: Thinking Judgment F: Feeling Judgment

When reasoning with thinking, I am…

Using logical analysisUsing objective and

impersonal criteriaDrawing cause and

effect relationshipsBeing firm-mindedPrizing logical orderBeing skeptical

When reasoning with feeling, I am…

Applying personal priorities

Weighing human values and motives, my own and others

AppreciatingValuing warmth in

relationshipsPrizing harmony; trusting

Words To Help Understanding Of Type Concepts

J : Judgment P: Perception

When I take a judging attitude, I am…

Using thinking or feeling judgment outwardly

Deciding and planningOrganizing and

schedulingControlling and

regulatingGoal orientedWanting closure, even

when data are incomplete

When I take a perceiving attitude, I am…

Using sensing or intuitive perception outwardly

Taking in informationAdapting and changingCurious and interestedOpen-MindedResisting closure to

obtain more data

Words To Help Understanding Of Type Concepts