MBTI Temperament Style David Keirsey 1978 Four Temperament

MBTI® & Temperament Style • David Keirsey (1978) • Four Temperament Types • Please Understand Me II • http: //keirsey. com/personality/nt. html Keirsey and Bates (1984)

i. Ntuitive Thinker (NT) The Rationals • • High achievers • Perceptive • Independent • “What would happen • if…? ” • Intellectually curious Knowledgeable • Conceptualizers Visionary • Competitive. Style: Quest: Competency • Achilles Heel: Incompetence About 12% Keirsey of theand. U. S. Batespopulation (1984) Non-conformist Wordsmith Principles Enjoy complexity Authority independent Architects of change Argumentative Self-doubt

i. Ntuitive Feeler (NF) The Idealists • • • Hypersensitive to conflict • Search for self • Autonomy • Needs encouragement and recognition • Utmost Integrity • Gives strokes freely • “Becoming” Interpersonal skills Supportive of others Sympathetic Relationships Possibilities for people Interaction Cooperation Vivid imagination Mysterious Keirsey and Bates (1984)

Sensing Perceiver (SP) The Artisans • • • • • Free spirit Process-oriented Fun-loving Good in crisis situations Flexible Seeks change and variety Needs freedom and space “Let me do something!” “When all else fails, read the directions. ” • Focus on immediacy Keirsey and Bates (1984) Realistic Uninhibited Likes hands-on experience Spontaneous Enjoys the moment Style: Action-oriented Adaptable Impulsive Most joyful 2% of teachers Least represented in colleg

Sensing Judger (SJ) The Guardians • • • • Dutiful Loyal to system Super-dependable Resist change Preserve traditions Precise “Don’t fix what isn’t broken” • 56% of teachers Keirsey and Bates (1984) Procedures Decisive Stability “Should”/ “Should not” Socially responsible Structured Orderly Authority dependent