Evoke Development

Isabel Myers and her daughter took Jung’s theories about perception and judgment and applied them to individual behavioral patterns. Since everyone perceives things differently, it is reasonable to assume that each person will react differently to different interests, values, motivations, and skills.

Definitions

Perception Involves how individuals become aware of people, things ideas, or events.

Judgement involves how individuals develop conclusions based on what they perceive.

Bipolar Scales

This indicator looks at four different bipolar scales:

• Extraversion (E) – Introversion (I)
• Sensing (S) – Intuition (N)
• Thinking (T) – Feeling (F)
• Judgment (J) – Perception (P)

MBTI Types

Individuals choose their preferences resulting in sixteen different MBTI types. These scales look at:

• Attitudes (EI)
• Processes of perception (SN)
• Processes of judgment (TF)
• Styles of dealing with the outside world (JP)

Primary Preferences

The MBTI provides individuals with a four-letter combination that identifies their primary preference. Then combinations of letters indicate:

• How individuals deal with change (EI/JP)

• Career interests (SN/TF)
• Ways information is used (EI/SN)
• Leading/Following styles (TF/JP)
• Temperaments (SN/TJ) (Myers, 1998).

MBTI Traits

The table below identifies the traits assessed on the MBTI (Myers & McCaulley, 1998, pp. 12-14).

Scale	Trait	Tends to…
Perception	Sensing	Focus on immediate experiences and enjoy each moment, have acute powers of observation and a memory for detail.
	Intuition	Be imaginative, abstract, creative, and future-oriented.
Judgment	Thinking	Link ideas together by making logical connections; be analytical, objective, fair, and critical.
	Feeling	Make decisions by weighing values and merits of self and others; be understanding, warm, and concerned for others.
Attitude	Extraversion	Act on the need to be part of the environment both objects and people; be action-oriented, impulsive, frank, and sociable.
	Introversion	Act independently and prefers his/her own thoughts and ideas; be thoughtful, contemplative, and enjoy both privacy and solitude.
Orientation to Outer World	Perception	Be attuned to incoming information; be spontaneous, curious, adaptable, and open to change.
		IF…		THEN information provides…
		Sensing-perceptive (SP)		More immediate realities
		Intuitive-perceptive (NP)		New possibilities
	Judgment	Be concerned with making decisions, planning, organization, and finalizing things; be organized, purposeful, and decisive.
		IF…	THEN decisions tend to be based on…
		Thinking-judging (TJ)	Logical analysis
		Feeling-judging (FJ)	Human factors

References

 Hammer, A. L. (Ed.). (1993). MBTI Applications: A decade of research on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press.

Myers, I. B. (1998). Introduction to type (6th Ed.). Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press.

Myers, I. B., & McCaulley, M. H. (1985). Manual: A guide to the development and use of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologist Press.