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Carlson, John G. – Journal of Counseling and Development, 1989
Updates 1985 review of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) noting recent criterion-based assessments of the MBTI remain largely unsystematic theoretically but generally positive. Claims more methodologically sophisticated approaches have been developed. Concludes that it seems premature to reject the MBTI owing either to its dichotomous approach to…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Counseling Theories, Evaluation Methods, Research Methodology

Thompson, Bruce; Melancon, Janet G. – 1995
This study was conducted to evaluate whether a brief self-description checklist may provide a viable method of quickly obtaining initial personality type information. The Personal Preferences Self-Description Questionnaire (PPSDQ) and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) were administered to 420 college students, and PPSDQ item-response and MBTI…
Descriptors: Check Lists, College Students, Evaluation Methods, Goodness of Fit