MYERS-BRIGGS PERSONALITY TYPE

M B Spell Check™ - Feeling / Thinking

VALUES or LOGIC
How do you JUDGE?

       Judging means how do you make decisions, come to conclusions, or do assessments? There are two types of judging, both of which are rational and sensible. A preference for making decisions primarily using subjective information and personal values is called Feeling (emotions often surface during the process). A preference for making decisions primarily using objective data and logic is called Thinking. It is important to understand that "Feelers" do not make decisions based on emotions; their emotions are simply much more visible during the decision making process compared to "Thinkers".

Some words of caution for this category:

  1. Most people who go into medicine or health care do so to help people. This isn't an "F" nor a "T" trait. How you want to help people is the defining characteristic between "T" and "F".

    As an over generalization, "F" types generally want to be in relationship with others -- mentoring, inspiring, caretaking, advocating, and "T" types usually focus on systems, products and procedures that support people -- inventing, designing, strategizing, monitoring, problem solving.

    It's not surprising to me that "F" types predominate in psychiatry and obstetrics, and "T" types predominate in surgery and pathology. Some of the unequal gender distribution in medical specialties is explained by personality type - in the general population 65% of men are "T" types and 65% of women are "F" types.

  2. "T" types highly value competance, especially "NT" types. If having strong people skills is something you value, and, therefore want or have developed competence with these skills, you may make choices below based on that value rather than on your natural wiring.

          Again, think back to what you got praised or scolded for as a child, and that often leads you to your natural brain wiring. The script will still score your checklist if you skip questions, but unanswered questions will count as if you answered as an THINKER, and your score will not mean anything.

  1.Focus on logical consequences, may forget to factor in people's reactions regarding conflict and harmony, approval and disapproval.
Focus on people's reactions, conflict / harmony, approval / disapproval, may forget to factor in logical consequences.
 
  2. Your decisions may appear cold-hearted to those not privy to your emotions and values.
Your decisions may appear illogical to those who don't know or agree with your values.
 
  3. Feel rewarded when a job is done well.
Feel rewarded when people's needs are met.
 
  4.Crave respect.
Want harmony and support.
 
  5.Automatically search for facts and logic when making decisions.
Automatically consider the impact of decisions on people.
 
  6. Often unaware of people's emotional needs and reactions.
Naturally aware of people's needs and reactions.
 
  7. Able to make decisions against popular opinion and consensus.
Tend to seek consensus or a popular opinion.
 
  8. Easily able to provide an objective analysis or critique.
Easily able to provide impact statements.
 
  9. Comfortable with conflict as a natural, normal part of relationships, generally don't try to avoid it.
Distressed by conflict and disagreement, even though knows it's "normal" to disagree.
 
  10. Definition of "fair" is treating everyone the same.
Definition of "fair" is doing what is "fair" for the individual.
 
  11.Primarily concerned with determining the objective truth in a situation, using facts and measurable observations, data.
Primarily concerned with determining whether decisions and actions are worthwhile, ethical, valuable to self and others.
 
  12. Rarely express strong emotions as part of the decision making process.
Often express strong emotions as part of the decision making process.
 
  13. Logical, analytical, questioning.
Affective, compassionate, accepting.

   YOUR ( F / T ) SCORE is

This number does NOT indicate how much of a Feeler or Thinker you are -- it tells you how CERTAIN you are that you primarily make logical, data based or value based decisions.

If your precentage is between 0 - 50%, the "sorting hat" classifies you as an THINKING type.
If your percentage is 51 - 100%, the "sorting hat" classifies you as an FEELING.

Write down this letter ( F or T ), and the percentage, then continue on to the J / P checklist.

 

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