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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

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3. Myers-Briggs is considered not particularly scientific

Thu Dec 29, 2011, 08:00 AM

Dec 2011

and sadly it is used/pushed by many major corporations to help justify certain behaviors patterns, ways of treating employees.

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Personality tests, are they BS? [View all] Aberwic Dec 2011 OP

Myers-Briggs is considered not particularly scientific TZ Dec 2011 #3

I have one particular friend SheilaT Jan 2012 #4

This INFJ has no problem with Jungian personality typology. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #2

I dunno...that one I read in Cosmo was pretty good. laconicsax Jan 2012 #5

+1 HuckleB Jan 2012 #8

They are only BS if they aren't flattering. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #6

It's bizarre. HuckleB Jan 2012 #9

I think the the Myers Briggs test is quite useful, for what it is OKIsItJustMe Jan 2012 #11

On the contrary... Riktor Jan 2012 #12

Mostly BS Riktor Jan 2012 #13