What

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Whats Your MBTI?

• Learning About Your
• Personality Type

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Its all about YOUR preferences
Lets test the theory
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Going to a big party

• Hanging out with a
• friend or two

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MAT 121-College Algebra

• SBS 250-Psychology

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Wants everyone to follow rules

• Wants everyone to be happy

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Likes making plans

• Likes being spontaneous

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Find YOUR type
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Personality Type Is Just One Factor In Your
Career Decision Making Process
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• Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator
• Used internationally, derived from well
  researched theory
• Based on 4 dimensions of human behavior
• 16 personality types
• No type is better than another
• Builds professional personal relationships
• Assess fit between person occupation

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Its all about YOUR preferences
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Extroversion vs. Introversion How do you
focus your attention?
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• Extroverts
• Tend to talk without thinking first
• Have lots of close friends
• Find interruptions a welcome break

• Introverts
• Need time alone
• Tend to be good listeners
• Sometimes perceived as shy or aloof

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Sensing vs. iNtuitive How do you process
information?
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• Sensing
• Like to work in the moment
• Slow to accept change
• Prefer literal ideas verses theory or fantasy

• iNtuitives
• Looks at the big picture
• Has a hard time dealing with or communication
  details
• Look for connections or patterns in concepts

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Thinking vs. Feeling How do you make
decisions?
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Thinking vs. Feeling How do you make
decisions?
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• Feeling
• Make decisions based on other people
• Have a hard time saying no when asked for help
• Sometimes called a Bleeding Heart

• Thinking
• Like subjects that are logical and scientific
• Remembers dates figures more easily than names
  or faces
• Sometimes can seem cold

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Judging vs. Perceiving How you function in
the world?
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Judging vs. Perceiving How do you
function?
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• Judging
• Like everything to be in its place
• Have a schedule stick to it
• Like to finish a single task before starting a
  new one

• Perceiving
• Are easily distracted
• Like to explore the unknown
• Tend to be procrastinators who love the rush of
  meeting deadlines.

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Where Do You Fall On The Continuum? E
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Questions ???

• Turn in MBTI Assessment
• For next classBring in the syllabus for each of
  your classes

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• Celebrity Types
• ENFJ- Samuel L. Jackson Tony Blair (3-5)
• INFJ- Alice Cooper Eleanor Roosevelt (2-3)
• ENFP- John Kerry Keanu Reeves (6-7)
• INFP- Adam Sandler Kevin Costner (3-4)
• ENTJ- Quentin Tarantino John Lennon (3-5)
• INTJ- Cuba Gooding Jr. Mark Wahlberg (2-3)
• ENTP- David Schwimmer Steve Jobs (4-6)
• INTP- John Travolta J.K. Rowling (3-4)

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• Celebrity Types
• ESTJ- Colin Powell, Brendon Fraser (12-15)
• ISTJ- Julia Roberts, Condoleeza Rice (7-10)
• ESFJ- Eddie Murphy, Julia Louis-Dreyfus(11-14)
• ISFJ- Kiefer Sutherland, Megan Mullally (7-10)
• ESFP- Paul McCartney, Pam Grier (8-10)
• ESTP- George W. Bush, Jessica Alba (6-8)
• ISTP- Michael Jordan, Goldie Hawn (4-7)
• ISFP- Ozzy Osbourne, Matt LeBlanc (5-7)

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Traditionalists (S/J)-40
Strengths Practical, Organized, thorough and
systematic Take pride in doing things correctly,
sees what needs attention and gets job done
efficiently Committed and great with
follow-through Potential Weaknesses Dont enjoy
learning theoretical information Future is vague,
would rather concentrate on the here and now See
things in black and white-might be quick to jump
to conclusions May need proof a solution will
work before considering it as an option
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Experiencers (S/P)-30
Strengths Recognize practical problems and
approach them with flexibility and
resourcefulness. Not afraid to take risks or
improvise as needed-enjoy making changes as
needed Prefer to deal with facts and real
problems-looks at big picture Potential
Weaknesses Not predictable to others Sometimes
fail to think things through before acting Tend
to lose enthusiasm when crisis/action is over May
tend to lose interest and not complete a task
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Idealists (N/F)-15
Strengths Good at connecting with other
people-motivating others Good at resolving
conflicts using creative solutions Communicate
well Potential Weaknesses Can make decisions
based on what he or she personally feels is right
or wrong Can become too involved in other
peoples problems or take things personally May
not be good at disciplining or criticizing others

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Conceptualizers (N/T)-15
Strengths Have vision and can be great
innovators Excel at strategizing and planning to
complete their goals Enjoy being challenged and
usually accept criticism without taking it
personally Potential Weaknesses Ideas can too
complex/involved for others to relate to May be
skeptical of authority and challenge rules May
not bother with a task or project if they do not
feel they will excel at it or if they dont think
it will challenge them.