Personality Definition the unique combination of the psychological traits we use to describe a person Personality Traits -Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)-four dimensions social interaction:Extrovert or Introvert preference for gathering data:Sensing or Intuitive preference for decision making:Feeling or Thinking style ofmaking decisions:Perceptive or Judgmental 16 personality types by combining dimensions lack of evidence to support the MBTI's validity ©Prentice Hall,2002 14-13 Personality Definition – the unique combination of the psychological traits we use to describe a person Personality Traits – Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) - four dimensions • social interaction: Extrovert or Introvert • preference for gathering data: Sensing or Intuitive • preference for decision making: Feeling or Thinking • style of making decisions: Perceptive or Judgmental • 16 personality types by combining dimensions • lack of evidence to support the MBTI’s validity © Prentice Hall, 2002 14-13