What is Myers-Briggs theory of personality?

The Meyers Briggs personality questionnaire was developed by Katherine Briggs in partnership with her daughter Isabel Myers between 1920 and 1940 and is still widely used to garner insightful information.

The personality survey was devised on the famous Swiss psychologist Carl Jung’s assertion that humans try to understand the world through introversion, or extraversion, intuitively, or by sensing things in accordance with their feelings or thoughts, and by perceptions or judgments.

It consists of 16 personality types, and the test results are abbreviated with four letters that indicate distinct personality traits.

Each personality type uses four functions to make decisions and interpret information: Extroverted or Introverted, Perceiving or Judging, Thinking or Feeling, Intuitive or Sensing. As with any decision-making process, your dominant function will take precedence over your auxiliary function.

Browse the different personality types below