Myers-Briggs Personality Test - Personality Types - Extraversion, Sensing, Thinking, Judgment

Sep 17, 2026

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Myers-Briggs theory explains personality through four core preferences that combine to form 16 personality types. The document outlines how preferences work in pairs: Extraversion versus Introversion, Sensing versus Intuition, Thinking versus Feeling, and Judgment versus Perception. It also provides guidance for taking a 20-prompt questionnaire, including instructions on choosing A or B, recording scores on a score sheet, and answering honestly with objectivity.

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Myers-Briggs Personality Types

Four Preferences and Their Meaning

Directions for the Myers-Briggs Questionnaire

Questionnaire Prompts (1-20)

Myers-Briggs Personality Test Myers-Briggs Personality Types Myers-Briggs theory is an adaptation of the theory of psychological types produced by Carl Gustav Jung. It is based on 16 personality types, which Jung viewed as stereotypes (Jung 1921). They act as useful reference points to understand your unique personality (Jung 1957). At the heart of Myers-Briggs theory are four preferences. Do you prefer to deal with: • People and things (Extraversion or "E"), or ideas and information (Introversion or "I"). • Facts and reality (Sensing or "S"), or possibilities and potential (Intuition or "N"). • Logic and truth (Thinking or "T"), or values and relationships (Feeling or "F"). • A lifestyle that is well-structured (Judgment or "J"), or one that goes with the flow (Perception or "P"). In Myers-Briggs theory, for each pair you prefer one style more than the other. Jung also allowed a middle group where you like an equal balance of the two. You combine the letters associated with your preferences to get your Myers-Briggs personality type. For example, having preferences for E, S, T andJ gives a personality type of ESTJ. Although you have preferences, you still use all eight styles - in the same way that most people are right-handed, but they still use both hands. Extraversion and Introversion-The first pair of styles is concerned with the direction of your energy. If you prefer to direct your energy to deal with people, things, situations, or "the outer world", then your preference is for Extraversion. If you prefer to direct your energy to deal with ideas, information, explanations or beliefs, or "the inner world", then your preference is for Introversion. Sensing and Intuition-The second pair concerns the type of information/things that you process. If you prefer to deal with facts, what you know, to have clarity, or to describe what you see, then your preference is for Sensing. If you prefer to deal with ideas, look into the unknown, to generate new possibilities or to anticipate what isn't obvious, then your preference is for Intuition. The letter N is used for intuition because I has already been allocated to Introversion. Thinking and Feeling-The third pair reflects your style of decision-making. If you prefer to decide on the basis of objective logic, using an analytic and detached approach, then your preference is for Thinking. If you prefer to decide using values- i.e. on the basis of what or who you believe is important-then your preference is for Feeling. Judgment and Perception-The final pair describes the type of lifestyle you adopt. If you prefer your life to be planned and well-structured then your preference is for Judging. This is not to be confused with 'Judgmental', which is quite different. If you prefer to go with the flow, to maintain flexibility and respond to things as they arise, then your preference is for Perception. Myers-Briggs Personality Test A person’s performance and behaviour are affected by the individual personalities that make up that team. To try to get a better understanding of your personality and how it fits with other members of your team you will complete the following Myers-Briggs personality questionnaire: Please be aware: • Self-evaluating is not fool proof. • Even when test-takers answer honestly, there are reasons why the score is different from their true type. • Taking this questionnaire is one step to determine your personality type. • Consider the results with objectivity and caution. Directions • For each of the following 20 prompts choose A or B. • Record your answers on the score sheet next to each question. • The score sheet runs horizontally along the row before going down. • Choose the answer that you think most accurately describes you. • Even if you agree with both answers, check one you agree with more. • Answer as you really are, not as you want to be. • Make choices for most of your life situations. • Having strong inter

FAQs

What are the four preference pairs in Myers-Briggs theory?

The document defines four pairs: Extraversion vs Introversion, Sensing vs Intuition, Thinking vs Feeling, and Judgment vs Perception. Each person prefers one side more than the other, forming a type.

How do I choose A or B in the Myers-Briggs questionnaire?

For each of the 20 prompts, select either A or B based on what most accurately describes you. Choose the option that fits you best, even if both seem possible.

What guidance is given to interpret the results carefully?

Self-evaluation is not foolproof, and honest answers can still yield scores different from a true type. The document advises considering results with objectivity and caution.

Sep 17, 2026

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