Design of Inventory

Innovation and Refinement

• • New Targets of Data Collection
    • Data collection keyed to eight Type Modes (the Introverted or Extraverted expression of each of the four Type Functions–Sensing, Intuiting, Thinking and Feeling).
    • Data collection based on a 5-point scale measuring degree of usage.
  • Consistent Measurement of Concepts
    • Measures expression of the eight Type Modes in twenty different situations.
  • Acknowledging and organizing Jungian concepts based on complexity
    • Distinguishes between conceepts composed of a single variable (Type Modes), two variables (Type Functions) and four variables (Perceiving and Judging; Introverting and Extraverting) concepts.
  • Simplified data compilation to produce results
    • Transparency and simplicity in how results are obtained (no complex formulas or “if…then…”  logical statements to connect concepts in lieu of measurement).

  Assumptions Informing Design

  • Genetics and the environment influence personality expression.
  • Culture is an undeniable presence in personality assessment.
  • Personality expression always takes place in a situation or context.
  • The extraverted and introverted expression of a Type Function can be treated as if they were independent of each other.
  • Measurement,  based on magnitude of expression can simplify and make transparent the basis for a psychological type.