The Myers Brigs typology consists of 4 pairs of polar ...



Myers Briggs Type from the One Wheel 32 Word Survey

The Myers-Briggs typology consists of 4 pairs of polar preferences. Extroversion (E) vs. Introversion (I) has to do with what energizes a person and how they recharge their energy in relation to other people and social situations. A higher E score refers to a person who is energized by being around other people and will often have many friends and acquaintances. A higher I score refers to a person who is drained by being around a lot of people, prefers the company of a handful of very close friends to crowds, and must spend time alone in order to recharge themselves. Intuition (N) vs. Sensing (S) refers to the type of information one relies on most. High N scorers are often unable to explain how they came to know what it is they know, they will get a “whole picture” all at once, and are often accused of having their “head in the clouds.” A high S scorer relies on tangibles, on what their five senses tell them, and have their “feet on the ground.” Thinking (T) vs. Feeling (F) refers to the values used when one makes decisions or judgments. A high T tries to be objective, fair and unbiased in their decisions. A high F will consider the feelings of others and consequences to relationships as the prime factor in making a decision. Judgment (J) vs. Perception (P) relates to a preference for structure. A high J scorer is usually punctual, and prefers structure and order. A high P is often clueless about time, dislikes being “penned in” by rules, and is forever exploring and continuing to gather information because any conclusion is likely to be premature.

Out of 87 respondents to the online survey, 31 gave information about their Myers-Briggs type. 27 of those took the additional online Myers-Brigs test consisting of 72 True/False questions and recorded their types and scores. 4 of the 31 gave their Myers-Brigs type from memory from a previous test they had taken. The following table shows how many of each typing component was represented in this sample.

E 16 N 25 T 15 J 20

I 15 S 6 F 16 P 11

31 31 31 31

Using the answers to questions 6 through 21 of the online survey (8 questions which ask to pick one word out of four which “most describes you,” and 8 which “least describes you”) scores were determined for the 8 “directional elements” being used in this study. Additional scores were computed combining the four primary direction scores (North, South, East and West) with the secondary direction scores (NE, SW, SE and NW) resulting in the four computed scores NEc, SWc, SEc, and NWc. These last scores will later be proposed as determining the person’s Affective Type. After examining correlations between the data and the Myers-Briggs types, and looking at correspondences between what the Myers-Briggs components represent in theory and what each of the 8 directional elements represent in theory, a method for deriving Myers-Briggs type from the scores was derived. The results are summarized in the table below for each component prediction:

Predicted Total Correctly # Expected

Myers-Briggs Predicted Predicted Correct (50%) Χi2

E 20 15 10 2.5

I 11 10 5.5 2.03

N 23 23 11.5 13.23

S 8 6 4 0.4

T 10 8 5 0.9

F 21 14 10.5 1.23

J 18 16 9 4.9

P 14 10 7 0.9

Χ2 was calculated using the number predicted correctly as “observed” and the number that blind guessing would have produced correct (50% of total predicted) as “expected” using the formula (O-E)^2 / E. The sum of the Χi2 = 26.08. At 7 degrees of freedom (8 rows, 2 columns), the critical value for Χ2 is 24.32 at p = NWc then E else I

N vs. S:

The way “intuition” is popularly used it appears on face value that it might be equivalent to our West (holistic, non-rational thought), and Sensing equivalent to East (rational, linear thought). However there are other components involved. Also, recall that high Sensing people are “down to earth,” a possible relationship with our directional element North (stable, solid). The best results came through testing the two secondary North elements NW and NE for Sensing (S) and West vs. East for Intuitive (N) vs. Sensing (S) as follows:

IF SE < NW then N

ELSEIF West >= East then N

ELSEIF SW >= NE then N

ELSE S

T vs. F:

Again, it could appear by the popular usage of the words thinking and feeling that this might be equivalent to our West and East. And again, it is not so simple as that. The Myers-Briggs Thinking (T) is more distant and less relationship oriented than Feeling (F). Our NE (receptive, inviting, facilitating) is relationship oriented. The more projective directional elements (SE and SW) would be the more oriented to impartiality or objectivity as values in a judgment. Comparing SE and SW to NE for Thinking, and West to East for Feeling we arrive at the following formula:

IF SE > NE then T

ELSEIF West>= East then F

ELSEIF SW >= NE then T

ELSE F

J vs. P:

Judging (J) people are highly structured (a North quality) and Perceptive (P) people are often seen as impulsive (our West is related to “instincts” or emotion and can lead to a similar perception). Also, SE (chaotic, unsystematic) would seem to be more impulsive and NW (schedule-driven, ordered) is more likely to be seen as a structured J. The formula which gave the best predictions was:

IF West < North then J

ELSEIF SE >= NW then P

ELSE J

The following table is of the actual data and the computed predicted values:

Actual Computed from 8 Actual Computed from 8

Data Directional Scores Data Directional Scores

ENFJ ENFP ENFJ ESFJ

ESFJ ESFJ INTJ ENTJ

ESTP ESFJ ESFP ESFP

INTP ENFP ENFJ ISFJ

ENTP ENTP INTJ ENTJ

INFJ INFJ ENFP ENTP

ISFJ ISFJ ENTJ ENTJ

ISTJ ESFJ ENTJ ENTJ

INTJ INFJ INTP INFP

INFP INFP ENFJ ENFP

ISTJ ISFJ ENFP ENFP

ENTJ ENTJ ENFJ ENFJ

INFJ INFJ INFP INFJ

ENTJ ENTP INFP INFP

INTJ ENTP INTJ INFJ

ENFP ENTP

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