Learning Styles
A Student Guide to MyersBriggs
The MyersBriggs Type Indicator describes how people interact with the world. Isabel Briggs Myer adapted it from a theory developed by Carl G. Jung, a Swiss physicianpsychologist. Jung identified patterns in people's behavior and classified aspects of their behavior.
The MyersBriggs Type Indicator classifies people as demonstrating either:
| Extroversion (likes to interact with others) | or | Introversion (likes to work alone) |
| Sensing (likes detail) | or | INtuition (likes the big picture) |
| Thinking Judgment (likes data) | or | Feeling Judgment (likes feelings) |
| Judgment (likes plans and being right) | or | Perception (likes flexibility and change) |
As a result, 16 different people types, or combinations of characteristics, exist. They are:
| ENTJ Leader, decisive, salesmanship Richard Nixon |
ESTJ Factminded, orderly, supervisor Lyndon B. Johnson |
INTJ Systems builder, perfectionist John F. Kennedy |
ISTJ Inspector, punctual, factual George Washington |
| ENFJ Imaginative, global learner Abraham Lincoln |
ESFJ Practical, entertainer, delegates Bill Clinton |
INFJ Peopleoriented, activist Jimmy Carter |
ISFJ Serves others, meticulous, loyal Charles Dickens |
| ENTP Inventive, problemsolver Theodore Roosevelt |
ESTP Realistic adapter in material world James Buchanan |
INTP Analytical, logical, detached Dwight D. Eisenhower |
ISTP Troubleshooter, performer Ernest Hemingway |
| ENFP Enthusiastic, brainstormer Ronald Reagan |
ESFP Realistic adapter in human relationships Bob Hope |
INFP Imaginative, openminded William Shakespeare |
ISFP Impulsive, learns by doing, observant Warren G. Harding |
Your school counselor may be able to help you determine your type. Knowing your type can help you decide what career might interest you and how to study effectively by matching your study skills to your personality characteristics. Remember, no type is better than the others. Whatever your type, you are a special person with special abilities.
Developed by Jessie Moore
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