Doubting the MBTI: A Critical Analysis

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The chapter delves into the skepticism towards the MBTI Personality Test, questioning its reliability and validity compared to horoscopes. It explores the conflict of interest that arises when the test's creators also conduct the research, leading to potential biases. The episode also examines the flaws of the test, the Barnum effect, and the appeal of the Big 5 personality traits as an alternative.

The MBTI Personality Test (aka "16 Personalities") is a very well-known and widely used test which claims to be able to give you a "freakishly accurate" analysis of your personality type. In this episode I take the test, explain the reasons for my answers, explain some vocabulary and give my thoughts on the test results and the test itself. Includes plenty of expressions for describing personality traits, behaviour, ways of thinking and feeling and the subject of psychological testing.

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