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[–] [email protected] 192 points 3 weeks ago (23 children)

Reminder that the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is made up and the types don't matter

The perceived accuracy of test results relies on the Barnum effect, flattery, and confirmation bias, leading participants to personally identify with descriptions that are somewhat desirable, vague, and widely applicable.[10] As a psychometric indicator, the test exhibits significant deficiencies, including poor validity, poor reliability, measuring supposedly dichotomous categories that are not independent, and not being comprehensive.[11][12][13][14]

[–] [email protected] 42 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

The dichotomous measuring is what bugs me the most. Whether it is big 5 or this test, I basically always score between 47-53% in most categories (except neuroticism, I always ace this one). So I basically never get the same result twice, because there's like one question where I put "somewhat agree" instead of "fully agree" this time and boom I am an introvert and not an extrovert.

But it's already this "agree, disagree, neutral" questions that are so pointless and dichotomous. "Do you enjoy big parties" - well, now or ever? Is alcohol involved, is it late, do I know the people, do I take my kid, is it far away, what is the mood, is it loud, what do I do the next day, is it fun? Are we talking practical or hypothetical? As a teen and young adult I loved big parties and thrived, I love to hang out in big groups of friends, now I am in a new city where I barely know people and I have a toddler, so by the love of God, at 8 pm I am so tired a party is the last thing I want to do. I was invited to one, actually, with a lot of childless, single artists in their early 30s, the party didn't even start until 9 pm, like, yeah my mind wants to go, but I have nothing in common with these people and I am so tired after a kindergarten christmas market, can't be arsed. SO DO I LIKE PARTIES OR NOT

[–] WhatAmLemmy 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This was my exact reasoning when I first heard about the test, and I've considered it dogshit for idiots ever since.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's just astrology, but with a sciencey flair.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

but with a sciencey flair.

Tbh the test at 16personalities has almost no sciency flair at all, as far as I see, its main appeal and likely reason for popularity is the cute illustrations.

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