Exploring the Myers-Briggs Type indicator
Abstract
This study examined the efficacy of an abbreviated method of a personality assessment. Whereas traditional methods of type assessment rely on multi-item questionnaires, this new method utilizes vignettes written by the scholars from the Center for Applications of Psychological Type. Other measures included in the study were the Anxiety Sensitivity Index, Rotter's Locus of Control, and the Relationship Satisfaction Assessment used to measure the predictive validity of this singe-item measure, however, these results were not discussed in the thesis. Using a pattern analysis in the OOM software, the Qualtrics MBTI and the Humanmetrics MBTI were compared to one another to see if their observations matched in a unit-to-unit pattern. The results revealed that the observations between the Qualtrics and Humanmetrics MBTIs did not match up in a unit-to-unit fashion and do not support previous studies that state singe-item measure are as effective as multi item measures.