Kevin, You've managed to encapsulate my criticisms of the MBTI exactly. What many people forget is that these are not all or nothing - its not binary in which you are or are not type X. Rather we score on these things along a distribution. By trying to fit people within a type (which BTW is so antique thinking in psychology that it was refuted in the 1930's and 40's by Raymond Catell), you limit their responses and behaviors. For instance how different is a person who scores just under the cutoff for E from one who scores just over? According to the MBTI they are very different, yet you talk with them and they are more similar that those who are on the extremes.
larry On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 22:46:35 -0600, Kevin Graeme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Little things that used to cause fights are gone. She'll say, "I know > > you're an ENTP so you'd like to go the party, by my ISTJ is really > > kicking in and I think we should stay home. To help fulfill your ENTP > > needs, however, how about if we ask Jane and John over?" > > Thanks for making my point. Short circuit the thinking, Just refer to > what the psych test tells us to think of each other. Wheeee. > > Oh, and to doubly refute the preconceived thought patterns: partner > not wife. :-) > > -Kevin > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:134814 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
