PS271 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Isabel Briggs Myers, Psychological Types, Team Building
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Should be asking who am i: what are my values, skills, interests and personality and how does this translate into a meaningful career path. Based on carl ju(cid:374)g"s theory of psychological types (1921) to classify and understand human preferences and behaviours. Theory explains the normal differences that exist among ppl and gives language for understanding differences. Jung believed human behaviors: had some predictability, could be described in terms of preferences. De(cid:448)eloped (cid:271)y katheri(cid:374)e briggs a(cid:374)d daughter isa(cid:271)el myers to help ide(cid:374)tify jo(cid:271) (cid:862)fit(cid:863) for (cid:374)e(cid:449) (cid:449)orkers i(cid:374) ter(cid:373)s of (cid:272)o(cid:373)fort duri(cid:374)g. Psychometric questionnaire designed to measure psychological preferences identified by jung. Explains some of the (cid:374)atural si(cid:373)ilarities a(cid:374)d differe(cid:374)(cid:272)es (cid:449)ithi(cid:374) (cid:374)or(cid:373)al* populatio(cid:374) ((cid:858)the grip": when someone is operating in their inferior function and not dominant (not their best) But not all at once or with equal confidence. Type is a(cid:271)out (cid:858)(cid:374)atural(cid:859) prefere(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:374)ot a(cid:271)out (cid:449)hat is right/(cid:449)ro(cid:374)g or better/worse.
