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

question 98

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 is very difficult to accurately interpret.

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Definitions:

Functional Amnesia

A psychological disorder characterized by the sudden inability to recall important personal information, typically following severe stress or trauma, which cannot be explained by ordinary forgetfulness.

Anterograde Amnesia

The inability to form new memories following the event that caused the amnesia, even though the ability to recall past events may remain intact.

Organic Amnesia

A form of amnesia caused by brain injury or disease, affecting memory retrieval and storage.

Decay

The gradual reduction or loss of information from memory over time due to lack of use or recall.