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Subject:Re: Apology to the list re tempermant survey From:Linda Castellani <castle -at- CRL -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 9 Dec 1996 14:34:11 -0800
My impression of that response was that it was a criticism of the
Keirsey Temperament Sorter, not the MBTI. I thought the respondent meant
that the MBTI was what s/he referred to when s/he said "the principles
upon which it is based (which are sound)..."
On Mon, 9 Dec 1996, Michelle Nichols/VENTANA wrote:
> I am surprised by the response that Don included in his post. The MBTI is one
> of the most used measures of personality typing for corporations,
> psychologists, and many other areas. Is there any data or articles to support
> this position that it is all rubbish? I think understanding the different
> facets of a personality can be very helpful in making decisions in your life
> and in interacting with other people.
> Michelle Corbin Nichols
> Development Editor
> Ventana Communications Group
