Myers-Briggs - the thinking man’s horoscope?

Tallulah · 19-10-10, 10:39

Jeg hadde ikke hørt om Myers-Briggs før jeg begynte å henge på ulike nettfora, hvor mange tydeligvis bruker denne testene aktivt, definerer seg selv og andre inn i de ulike kategoriene, og har full oversikt over hva det står for. Mitt inntrykk er at de som er opptatt av akkurat denne testen, er i hovedsak skeptikere som ikke tror på horoskoper og slikt, men det virker som denne testen er noen man "tror" på.

Derfor var det interessant å lytte til min utvalgte podcast fra Skeptoid på vei til jobb i dag, som forklarte litt av bakgrunnen til testen, og dens (mangel på) troverdighet.

Selve testen ble utviklet av to damer under andre verdenskrig, ingen av dem med utdannelse eller erfaring fra psykologi, og var ment som et verktøy for kvinner som skulle ut i arbeidslivet under krigen.

Brian Dunning sier følgende:

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Perhaps the most common misconception about the MBTI is that it shows your aptitude, helping you determine what kinds of things you'd be good at. This is not the case. Myers-Briggs is only about determining your preference, not your ability. There might be things that you're good at that you don't enjoy, and there might be things you enjoy that you're not good at. The MBTI helps your find your comfort zone, the types of activities you'll like and be most content with; not necessarily those at which you'll be especially competent.

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It's most often used outside of the psychological profession, and is employed in career counseling, sports coaching, marriage counseling, dating, professional development, and almost every other field where people hope to be fit with a role that would work best for them.

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So the MBTI's practical use is overwhelmingly unscientific, and it's often criticized for this. Criticism ranges from the pragmatic fact that neither Jung nor Myers and Briggs ever employed scientific studies to develop or test these concepts, relying instead on their own observations, anecdotes, and intuitions; all the way to charges that your MBTI score is hardly more meaningful than your zodiac sign.
One obvious trait that the MBTI has in common with horoscopes is its tendency to describe each personality type using only positive words.

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Due to these legitimate criticisms of the MBTI and its unscientific underpinnings, the test is rarely used in clinical psychology. I did a literature search on PubMed and discovered that, interestingly, many of the published studies of its practical utility come from nursing journals. Many of the other publications pertain to relationship counseling and religious counseling. Normally, this is a red flag. When you see a topic that purports to be psychological being used in practically every professional discipline except psychology, you have very good reason to be skeptical of its actual value.

Så, tror dere, eller ser dere på det som en morsom selskapslek, eller som Dunning sier: A conversation starter?

19-10-10, 10:39	#1
Tallulah Glamorøs Medlem siden: Sep 2006 Innlegg: 60.494 Blogginnlegg: 641	Myers-Briggs - the thinking man’s horoscope? Jeg hadde ikke hørt om Myers-Briggs før jeg begynte å henge på ulike nettfora, hvor mange tydeligvis bruker denne testene aktivt, definerer seg selv og andre inn i de ulike kategoriene, og har full oversikt over hva det står for. Mitt inntrykk er at de som er opptatt av akkurat denne testen, er i hovedsak skeptikere som ikke tror på horoskoper og slikt, men det virker som denne testen er noen man "tror" på. Derfor var det interessant å lytte til min utvalgte podcast fra Skeptoid på vei til jobb i dag, som forklarte litt av bakgrunnen til testen, og dens (mangel på) troverdighet. Selve testen ble utviklet av to damer under andre verdenskrig, ingen av dem med utdannelse eller erfaring fra psykologi, og var ment som et verktøy for kvinner som skulle ut i arbeidslivet under krigen. Brian Dunning sier følgende: Sitat: Perhaps the most common misconception about the MBTI is that it shows your aptitude, helping you determine what kinds of things you'd be good at. This is not the case. Myers-Briggs is only about determining your preference, not your ability. There might be things that you're good at that you don't enjoy, and there might be things you enjoy that you're not good at. The MBTI helps your find your comfort zone, the types of activities you'll like and be most content with; not necessarily those at which you'll be especially competent. Sitat: It's most often used outside of the psychological profession, and is employed in career counseling, sports coaching, marriage counseling, dating, professional development, and almost every other field where people hope to be fit with a role that would work best for them. Sitat: So the MBTI's practical use is overwhelmingly unscientific, and it's often criticized for this. Criticism ranges from the pragmatic fact that neither Jung nor Myers and Briggs ever employed scientific studies to develop or test these concepts, relying instead on their own observations, anecdotes, and intuitions; all the way to charges that your MBTI score is hardly more meaningful than your zodiac sign. One obvious trait that the MBTI has in common with horoscopes is its tendency to describe each personality type using only positive words. Sitat: Due to these legitimate criticisms of the MBTI and its unscientific underpinnings, the test is rarely used in clinical psychology. I did a literature search on PubMed and discovered that, interestingly, many of the published studies of its practical utility come from nursing journals. Many of the other publications pertain to relationship counseling and religious counseling. Normally, this is a red flag. When you see a topic that purports to be psychological being used in practically every professional discipline except psychology, you have very good reason to be skeptical of its actual value. Så, tror dere, eller ser dere på det som en morsom selskapslek, eller som Dunning sier: A conversation starter? __________________