Compare and Contrast
Running Head: COMPARE AND CONTRAST
Compare and Contrast Self Administered Test
Mary Coleman
May 12, 2008
PSYU 565
Jeffrey A. Stone, PhD.
Chapman University
Compare and Contrast Self Administered Test The assignment for this week is to compare and contrast the results from three self administered tests we took in class. The tests I will compare and contrast are the 16 Personality Factors (16PF), the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), and the Taylor-Johnson Temperament Analysis (T-JTA). The 16PF is a comprehensive measure of normal-range personality that is used to gather an in-depth, integrated picture of the whole person. It was introduced over 40 years ago and has widely been used for a variety of applications including treatment planning and couples’ counseling, and to provide support for vocational guidance, hiring and promotion recommendations. The MBTI assessment is a widely used personality questionnaire designed to identify certain psychological differences in adolescents and adults 14 years and older. The MBTI test is given in vocational, educational, and psychotherapy settings to evaluate personality types. The test was first introduced in 1942 by mother and daughter Katharine C. Myers Briggs and Isabel Briggs. There are now several different versions of the test available. Form M, which contains 93 items, is the most commonly used. The Myers-Briggs inventory is based on Carl Jung 's theory of types, outlined in his 1921 work Psychological Types. Jung 's theory holds that human beings are either introverts or extraverts, and their behavior follows from these inborn psychological types. He also believed that people take in and process information different ways, based on their personality traits. The Taylor-Johnson Temperament Analysis (T-JTA) measures personality traits that affect an individual’s personal and interpersonal adjustment. It is an excellent tool for counseling individuals and its “criss-cross”
Compare and Contrast Self Administered Test
Mary Coleman
May 12, 2008
PSYU 565
Jeffrey A. Stone, PhD.
Chapman University
Compare and Contrast Self Administered Test The assignment for this week is to compare and contrast the results from three self administered tests we took in class. The tests I will compare and contrast are the 16 Personality Factors (16PF), the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), and the Taylor-Johnson Temperament Analysis (T-JTA). The 16PF is a comprehensive measure of normal-range personality that is used to gather an in-depth, integrated picture of the whole person. It was introduced over 40 years ago and has widely been used for a variety of applications including treatment planning and couples’ counseling, and to provide support for vocational guidance, hiring and promotion recommendations. The MBTI assessment is a widely used personality questionnaire designed to identify certain psychological differences in adolescents and adults 14 years and older. The MBTI test is given in vocational, educational, and psychotherapy settings to evaluate personality types. The test was first introduced in 1942 by mother and daughter Katharine C. Myers Briggs and Isabel Briggs. There are now several different versions of the test available. Form M, which contains 93 items, is the most commonly used. The Myers-Briggs inventory is based on Carl Jung 's theory of types, outlined in his 1921 work Psychological Types. Jung 's theory holds that human beings are either introverts or extraverts, and their behavior follows from these inborn psychological types. He also believed that people take in and process information different ways, based on their personality traits. The Taylor-Johnson Temperament Analysis (T-JTA) measures personality traits that affect an individual’s personal and interpersonal adjustment. It is an excellent tool for counseling individuals and its “criss-cross”