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Professional Handout Review by Jack Falt

Lawrence, Gordon, Your Results from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®, Gainesville, FL: Centre for Applications of Psychological Type, 2000, 2 pp, Practitioner’s Guide, 2 pp

This one sheet, two-sided handout is designed to be used with Form M although it can be used with the older Form G. Essentially, it is a way to give the results of the MBTI® instrument in a way that is consistent with the 1998 Manual. It gives a statement of the meaning of each of the 8 preferences, and then has boxes to indicate the actual letter response to each of the four dimensions of behaviour. Below each box there is a space for the Personal Clarity Category, i.e. slight, moderate, clear, or very clear. This has been done to emphasise that the results only measure preference rather than the strength of a preference.

There are also paragraphs on “What the results mean” and “Validate your reported type.” These give a simple, clear explanation of what the scores mean and the necessity of doing more work to be sure to get a “Best Fit.”

On the back of the handout in table format are brief descriptions of the 16 types taken from Gordon’s People Types and Tiger Stripes.

The two-page Practitioner’s Guide explains how to use the handouts and gives the rational for showing scores in this way. It also has tables for both Form M and Form G giving the values to use for the Preference Clarity Categories.

This handout is a useful one that is simple for your clients to understand.

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