Brief Introduction to MBTI Theory
Swiss psychologist Carl Jung believed that perception and judgment are the two basic functions of the brain. The moment the brain makes a decision can be broken down into two stages: the perception stage (which is divided into tactile perception and intuitive perception) and the judgment stage (which is divided into affective judgment and rational judgment).
To facilitate our understanding, we can intuitively imagine the moment the brain makes a decision as follows: (after the brain acquires information) tactile perception - intuitive perception - affective judgment - rational judgment, and finally making a decision. However, please remember that this process is actually intertwined in an instant (not as simple and linear as imagined).
Although all individuals' brains go through these four processes when making decisions, different people have varying tendencies in certain stages (which can also be understood as different durations of stay): some people tend to linger more in the tactile perception stage, while intuitive perception is passed over quickly; some people, in the judgment stage, tend to linger more in affective judgment, while rational judgment is passed over quickly. Additionally, these two basic functions of the brain are influenced by each person's different sources of energy and lifestyle differences (proposed by American psychologist Katherine Cook Briggs), resulting in vastly different final decisions.
After years of practice and continuous optimization, Jung's personality classification theory has become the theoretical basis for the currently data-supported personality classification model internationally.
Development History of MBTI
1943 Developed the first version of the MBTI® assessment
1962 The Educational Testing Service (ETS) published the latest version of the MBTI® assessment
1971 Isabel Myers and Mary McCaulley collaborated at the University of Florida to establish the Center for Psychological Type and built a central database
1977 CPP released the original commercial version of the MBTI® assessment - Form G
1979 The Association for Psychological Type (APT) was established. That year, the journal 'Research in Psychological Type' was published, and the later 'Psychological Type' (abbreviated as JPT) magazine was dedicated to MBTI® research
1986 Katharine Myers and Margaret Hartzler opened the first MBTI® qualification certification training course approved by CPP in Sydney, Australia
1997 OPP (the UK distributor of the MBTI® assessment) released the European version of MBTI Step I (Step I™) assessment after collecting extensive national data
1998 CPP released the MBTI® Step I (Step I™) questionnaire M (Form M) after collecting a large amount of national data
2001 CPP released the MBTI® Step II (Step II™) questionnaire Q (Form Q)
2001 Skill&Will™ became the officially authorized MBTI® Chinese certification training center in China, introducing the Chinese version of the G scale and K scale, marking the official entry of MBTI® into the Chinese market
2001 The world-recognized scale assessment agency Buros officially published the MBTI® Step I (Step I™) and MBTI® Step II (Step II™) assessment reports
2003 Skill&Will™ officially introduced the Chinese version of the MBTI® Step I (Step I™) questionnaire M (Form M)
2003 - 2007 OPP and CPP jointly researched and released a new version of the MBTI® Step II™, including European English and eight other European languages
2011 Skill&Will™ officially introduced the Chinese version of the MBTI Step II (Step II™) questionnaire Q (Form Q)
2016 Skill&Will™ successfully held 100 MBTI® Chinese certification training courses in mainland China, certifying nearly 2,000 MBTI® certified testers
2017 CPP officially revised the technical white paper for the simplified Chinese version of MBTI Step I (Step I™) and MBTI Step II (Step II™)
2018 The Myers Briggs Company released the international revised version, i.e., the global Step I™ and global Step II™ assessments
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