Why the Myers-Briggs test is meaningless

Re:Why the Myers-Briggs test is meaningless by watwut on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @09:00AM (#35340263)

I did it three times and ended up with three different types. My "personality" as measured by the test is more of product of environment, who is around me and how I adjust to it rather then something inherent to me.

Also, the questions (at least on last test) thinking/feeling scale seemed to measure values rather then actual personality.

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Re:Why the Myers-Briggs test is meaningless by klodolph on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @09:10AM (#35340440)

If your “personality” is a product of environment then it’s not really personality, is it? The notion of “personality” that personality tests are supposed to get at is not dependent on environment, or at least, that is the way that personality is defined in this context.

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Re:Why the Myers-Briggs test is meaningless by watwut on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @09:13AM (#35340486)

Yep. That is my point. It is not measuring something that would be inherent to me.

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Re:Why the Myers-Briggs test is meaningless by meh8881 on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @09:17AM (#35340554)

Personality varying with context is a well accepted concept. Most of these kinds of tests acknowledge it.

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