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Skeptoid #221: The Myers-Briggs Personality Test

Skeptoid

Brian Dunning

Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, History, Urban Legends, Science, Skeptic, Social Sciences, Skepticism

4.63K Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2010

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

A critical look at the world's most popular psychological metric, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.

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It's one of those things that everyone just takes for granted.

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The famous Myers-Briggs test, which, if you've heard of it, can predict with amazing accuracy

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what kind of career you'd be most successful in, what position you should play on your

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sports team, with what romantic partner will you be most successful, and more?

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But does the science support all the popular belief in Myers-Briggs?

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That's today on Skeptoid.

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You're listening to Skeptoid.

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I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com.

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The Myers-Briggs Personality Test

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Today, we're going to delve into the murky depths of Jungian psychology and examine one of

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