What Does the Empirical Evidence Show About the Myers-Briggs Type

question 236

Multiple Choice

What does the empirical evidence show about the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator's ability to predict a person's behavior on the job or in relationships?

• A) The evidence supports its use to predict job performance, but not behaviors in relationships.
• B) The evidence does not support it.
• C) The evidence does not support its use to predict job performance, but it does make useful predictions about behavior in relationships.
• D) The test has been clearly established as strong and reliable for both job performance and relationship predictions.

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Comparative Advantage

The ability of an individual, company, or country to produce a good or service at a lower opportunity cost than competitors. This concept is one of the fundamental principles of economics that helps explain the gains from trade.

Absolute Advantage

The capacity for a person, business, or nation to create a product or offer a service with a per-unit expense that's beneath the cost any other party can achieve for that same product or service.

Opportunity Cost

Discarding possible profits from other actions upon committing to one course.

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