What Is the Major Problem with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

question 71

Multiple Choice

What is the major problem with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator as a measure of personality?

• A) It is very difficult to administer.
• B) It forces a person to be categorized as either one type or another.
• C) It does not include enough dimensions to differentiate all the variety of human personality.
• D) It tends to overemphasize intuitive personality traits over analytical personality traits.
• E) It does not clearly classify a person into any single type.

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