Psychology types

Psychological type testing assumes that personalities can be categorised into 4 main dimensions or scales. Carl Jung described two basic modes of perception – introversion and extroversion, and from these perceptual modes, are four basic properties of consciousness – thinking or feeling, sensing or intuitive. Myers-Briggs then extended the dimensions to include judging or perceiving.
Combined these scales form the 16 basic styles of consciousness as formed by Myers-Briggs, and what is used to classify people who undertake personality type tests.
This theory developed by Jung, implies there are “various ways of understanding and functioning in the world, and this theory has assimilated into business management.”

Psychological type tests essentially “set out to determine the life pattern of a person” , and assist in helping that person understand why they make certain decisions or how they act.

The basis for determining a personality type lies in the four dimensio...