Personality and the Barnum Effect
Based on Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, my personality type is Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging (INFJ). The test consists of a series of questions with two choices from which one selects an answer. My relative scores and interpretations according to MBTI are given below (HumanMetrics, 2012): I have a moderate preference of introversion over extraversion (56%). I slightly prefer intuition over sensing (12%). I have a moderate preference of feeling over thinking (25%). I have a slight preference of judging over perceiving (22%). These results offer a near valid description of my personality but only to the extent that they ...
