Instructions for Myers‐Briggs Personality Test

InstructionsforMyers-BriggsPersonalityTest

Pleasestartbytakingthetest,andthenfollowthesedirections.Thetestwilltake approximately30-45minutes.

1. Takeouttheanswersheet.Readaquestionandwriteyouranswers(usinga checkmarkforAorB)intothegridbox.Payattentiontothewaythenumbersflow (lefttoright,ratherthantoptobottom).

2. Answerthequestionsfromyour"base"nature.Don'tanswerwhatyouwishyou were,orwhatyouthinkyoushouldbeorwhatthe"Christian/right"thingtodois, butwhatisyour"base"preference.Forexample,withthequestionthatasks"You areataparty...doyouinteractwithmany,evenstrangers,orinteractwithafew friends?"

3. Thereisnorightorwronganswer.

4. Thereareacouplequestionsonthetestthatarewordedawkwardly...hereissome clarificationforyou: a. #9:Areyoumoresensiblethatidealisticoridealisticthansensible?(think: sensibleequalspractical) b. #33:Areyoumoreoftencoolheadedorwarmhearted?(think:coolheaded isrational,logical,principallydriven;warmheartedisrelativelydriven, subjective) c. #59:Areyoudrawnmoretofundamentalsorovertones?(Fundamentals: details,thetrees;overtones:theforest,thebiggerpicture)

5. Dothemath.(Addthenumbersinthecolumns;followtherightarrowstoaddthem up.) a. Yourscoreshouldbeclearinletters:E/I,S/N,T/F,T/J b. Therewillalsobeclearnumbers.Forexample,ifyouare11Sand9Norif youare5Eand5I,thatisimportantforustoknow!

6. BringyourcompletedtesttoDiscoverYourPlace.Wewillneedtoseeyour numbersandbeabletocheckforanymathdiscrepancies.

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DecideonanswerAorBandwritetheletteronyournumberedanswersheet.Thereisnorightorwrong, goodorbadanswerssinceabouthalfofthepopulationagreeswithwhateveranswersyouchoose.Tryto identifyyour"basetendency"oryour"naturalinclination".Ifyoudonotunderstandaquestionorthe meaningofaparticularword,pleaselookituporaskthetestfacilitatorforgreaterclarity,asthiscanaffect theoutcomeoftheexamination.

1. Whenthephoneringsdoyou:

___(a)hurrytogetitfirst

___(b)hopesomeoneelsewillanswer

2. Areyoumore:

___(a)observantthanintrospective

___(b)introspectivethanobservant

3. Isitworseto:

___(a)haveyourheadintheclouds

___(b)beinarut

4. Withpeople,areyouusuallymore:

___(a)firmthangentle

___(b)gentlethanfirm

5. Areyoumorecomfortableinmaking:

___(a)criticaljudgments

___(b)valuejudgments

6. Isclutterintheworkplacesomethingyou:

___(a)taketimetostraightenup

___(b)tolerateprettywell

7. Isityourwayto:

___(a)makeupyourmindquickly

___(b)pickandchooseatsomelength

8. Waitinginline,doyouoften:

___(a)chatwithothers

___(b)sticktobusiness

9. Areyoumore:

___(a)sensiblethanidealistic

___(b)idealisticthansensible

10. Areyoumoreinterestedin:

___(a)whatisactual

___(b)whatispossible

11. Inmakingupyourmind,areyoumorelikelytogoby:

___(a)data

___(b)desires

12. Insizingupothers,doyoutendtobe:

___(a)objectiveandimpersonal

___(b)friendlyandpersonal

13. Doyouprefercontractstobe:

___(a)signed,sealedanddelivered

___(b)settledonahandshake

14. Areyoumoresatisfiedhaving:

___(a)afinishedproject

___(b)workinprogress

15. Ataparty,doyou:

___(a)interactwithmany,evenstrangers ___(b)interactwithafewfriends

16. Doyoutendtobemore:

___(a)factualthanspeculative

___(b)speculativethanfactual

17. Doyoulikewriterswho:

___(a)saywhattheymean

___(b)usemetaphorsandsymbolism

18. Whichappealstoyoumore:

___(a)consistencyofthought

___(b)harmoniousrelationships

19. Ifyoumustdisappointsomeone,areyouusually:

___(a)frankandstraightforward

___(b)warmandconsiderate

20. Onthejob,doyouwantyouractivitiestobe:

___(a)scheduled

___(b)unscheduled

21. Doyoumoreoftenprefer:

___(a)final,unalterablestatements

___(b)tentative,preliminarystatements

22. Doesinteractingwithstrangers:

___(a)energizeyou

___(b)taxyourreserves

23. Facts:

___(a)speakforthemselves

___(b)illustrateprinciples

24. Doyoufindvisionariesandtheorists:

___(a)somewhatannoying

___(b)ratherfascinating

25. Inaheateddiscussion,doyou:

___(a)sticktoyourguns

___(b)lookforcommonground

26. Isitbettertobe:

___(a)just

___(b)merciful

27. Atwork,itismorenaturalforyouto:

___(a)pointoutmistakes

___(b)trytopleaseothers

28. Areyoumorecomfortable:

___(a)afteradecision

___(b)beforeadecision

29. Doyoutendto:

___(a)saywhat'sonyourmind

___(b)keepyourearsopen

30. Commonsenseis:

___(a)usuallyreliable

___(b)frequentlyquestionable

31. Childrenoftendonot:

___(a)makethemselvesusefulenough

___(b)exercisetheirfantasyenough

32. Wheninchargeofothers,doyoutendtobe:

___(a)firmandunbending

___(b)forgivingandlenient

33. Areyoumoreoften:

___(a)acool-headedperson

___(b)awarm-heartedperson

34. Areyoumoreproneto:

___(a)nailingthingsdown

___(b)exploringthepossibilities

35. Inmostsituations,areyoumore:

___(a)deliberatethanspontaneous

___(b)spontaneousthandeliberate

36. Doyouthinkofyourselfas:

___(a)anoutgoingperson

___(b)aprivateperson

37. Areyoumorefrequently:

___(a)apracticalsortofperson

___(b)afancifulsortofperson

38. Doyouspeakmorein:

___(a)particularsthangeneralities

___(b)generalitiesthanparticulars

39. Whichismoreofacompliment:

___(a)"There'salogicalperson"

___(b)"There'sasentimentalperson"

40. Whichrulesyoumore:

___(a)yourthoughts

___(b)yourfeelings

41. Whenfinishingajob,doyouliketo:

___(a)tieupallthelooseends

___(b)moveontosomethingelse

42. Doyouprefertowork:

___(a)todeadlines

___(b)justwhenever

43. Areyouthekindofpersonwho:

___(a)israthertalkative

___(b)doesn'tmissmuch

44. Areyouinclinedtotakewhatissaid:

___(a)moreliterally

___(b)morefiguratively

45. Doyoumoreoftensee:

___(a)whatisrightinfrontofyou

___(b)whatcanonlybeimagined

46. Isitworsetobe:

___(a)asofty

___(b)hard-nosed

47. Intryingcircumstancesareyousometimes:

___(a)toounsympathetic

___(b)toosympathetic

48. Doyoutendtochoose:

___(a)rathercarefully

___(b)somewhatimpulsively

49. Areyouinclinedtobemore:

___(a)hurriedthanleisurely

___(b)leisurelythanhurried

50. Atwork,doyoutendto:

___(a)besociablewithyourcolleagues

___(b)keepmoretoyourself

51. Areyoumorelikelytotrust:

___(a)yourexperiences

___(b)yourconceptions

52. Areyoumoreinclinedtofeel:

___(a)downtoearth

___(b)somewhatremoved

53. Doyouthinkofyourselfasa:

___(a)tough-mindedperson

___(b)tender-heartedperson

54. Doyouvalueinyourselfmorethatyouare:

___(a)reasonable

___(b)devoted

55. Doyouusuallywantthings:

___(a)settledanddecided

___(b)justpenciledin

56. Wouldyousayyouaremore:

___(a)seriousanddetermined

___(b)easygoing

57. Doyouconsideryourself:

___(a)agoodconversationalist

___(b)agoodlistener

58. Doyouprizeinyourself:

___(a)astrongholdonreality

___(b)avividimagination

59. Areyoudrawnmoreto:

___(a)fundamentals

___(b)overtones

60. Whichseemsthegreaterfault:

___(a)tobetoocompassionate

___(b)tobetoodispassionate

61. Areyouswayedmoreby:

___(a)convincingevidence

___(b)atouchingappeal

62. Doyoufeelbetterabout:

___(a)comingtoclosure

___(b)keepingyouroptionsopen

63. Isitpreferablemostlyto:

___(a)makesurethingsarearranged

___(b)justletthingshappennaturally

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