MBTI Is Basically Astrology
Duncan Clarke・2 minutes read
Catherine Cook Briggs developed the MBTI personality system based on Carl Jung's ideas, criticized for its lack of scientific reliability compared to the Big Five model by McCrae and Costa. Personality is seen as a complex and evolving concept, with some philosophers questioning the very nature of the self.
Insights
- Catherine Cook Briggs, inspired by her son-in-law's personality, developed the MBTI system in collaboration with her daughter Isabelle Briggs Myers, which categorizes individuals into 16 types based on four primary functions.
- Despite its widespread use, the MBTI system has faced criticism for its lack of scientific rigor, with the Big Five model, known for its predictive reliability, being favored by most academic psychologists.
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Recent questions
Who developed the MBTI system?
Catherine Cook Briggs and Isabelle Briggs Myers
What are the primary functions in the MBTI system?
Sensation, intuition, feeling, and thinking
What is the Big Five model?
A personality model more reliable than MBTI
Where did Catherine Cook Briggs live?
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
What is the criticism of the MBTI system?
Criticized as pseudoscience lacking predictive power