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MBTI® & Temperament Style

• David Keirsey (1978)

• Four Temperament Types

• Please Understand Me

• Please Understand Me II

• http://keirsey.com/personality/nt.html

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iNtuitive Thinker (NT)The Rationals

• High achievers• Perceptive• Independent• “What would happen

if…?”• Intellectually curious• Knowledgeable• Conceptualizers• Competitive

• Non-conformist• Wordsmith• Principles• Enjoy complexity• Authority

independent• Architects of

change• Argumentative• Self-doubt

Style: VisionaryQuest: CompetencyAchilles Heel: IncompetenceAbout 12% of the U.S. population

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iNtuitive Feeler (NF)The Idealists

• Interpersonal skills• Supportive of others• Sympathetic• Relationships• Possibilities for people• Interaction• Cooperation• Vivid imagination• Mysterious

• Hypersensitive to conflict

• Search for self

• Autonomy

• Needs encouragement and recognition

• Utmost Integrity

• Gives strokes freely

• “Becoming”

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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

• Realistic• Uninhibited• Likes hands-on experience• Spontaneous• Enjoys the moment• Action-oriented• Adaptable• Impulsive• Most joyful• 2% of teachers• Least represented in college

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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

• Procedures• Decisive• Stability• “Should”/ “Should not”• Socially responsible• Structured• Orderly• Authority dependent