Gee, I've been telling my students that if a measure isn't reliable it can't be valid. Perhaps I need to review those concepts. Rick
On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 11:04 AM, Michael Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > De-bunking would, it seems to me, mean that one has shown that the > target of the de-bunking is not the "truth". > But the MBTI is in the realm of personality analysis. > I think personality is at best an extremely fuzzy concept. > If this is true, how then can one debunk the MBTI? > > Presumably, the only thing one can show is that it isn't a reliable > measure. > I don't think one can make a very strong case that it isn't valid. > > Not only that, but the MBTI is well received by business I think. That > is, it "works" for their purposes. > Is it fair? Is it true? Is it valid? > These questions all seem to me beside the point. > > In a free-market economy, let the buyer beware. > > --Mike > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13526.d532f8e870faf8a0d8f6433b7952f38d&n=T&l=tips&o=6958 > or send a blank email to > leave-6958-13526.d532f8e870faf8a0d8f6433b7952f...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > -- Rick Stevens Psychology Department University of Louisiana at Monroe [email protected] SL - Evert Snook --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=6959 or send a blank email to leave-6959-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
