Step I

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Step I is the core version of the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator that assigns individuals to one of 16 personality types based on four fundamental preference dichotomies.

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Step I canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf personality inventory
psychological assessment
alsoKnownAs MBTI Step I
assesses preferred ways of making decisions
preferred ways of perceiving information
assignsTo 16 personality types
assumes preferences are inborn or innate
basedOn Carl Jung's theory of psychological types
linked to: Psychological Types
contrastsWith trait-based personality models
coreVersionOf Myers–Briggs Type Indicator
developedBy Isabel Briggs Myers
Katharine Cook Briggs
doesNotMeasure ability
intelligence
mental illness
focusesOn normal personality differences
hasFormat self-report questionnaire
hasOutcome four-letter type code
hasTheoreticalBasis type theory
hasVersion Form G
Form M
language English
measures personality preferences
minimumAgeRecommended 14 years
partOf Myers–Briggs Type Indicator
publishedBy The Myers-Briggs Company
relatedTo MBTI Step II
MBTI Step III
requires trained practitioner for official feedback
targetPopulation adults
usedFor career counseling
organizational development
personal development
team building
usedIn coaching
corporate training
educational settings
usesDichotomy Extraversion–Introversion
Judging–Perceiving
Sensing–Intuition
Thinking–Feeling

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