"When people differ, a knowledge of type lessens friction and eases strain. In addition it reveals the value of differences. No one has to be good at everything."
Isabel Briggs Myers
Ethics for Administering
- Tell respondents that taking the Indicator is always voluntary
and offer the opportunity not to participate.
- Insist that Indicator results never be used to label,
evaluate, or limit the respondent in any way.
- Ensure that type results are confidential and not given
to anyone besides the respondent without permission.
- Inform respondents of the purpose of taking the instrument
and how results will be used.
- Tell respondents the Indicator is not a test, since
there are no right or wrong answers.
- If the instrument is given for research purposes, sharing
the results with respondents is not required but highly recommended.
- Do not take specific questions from the Indicator to
get a "quick reading" on a particular preference pair.
- Administer and score the Indicator in accordance with the guidelines in the most current edition of the MBTI® Manual.
