Monday, January 31, 2011

Week Three: MBTI test

Doing the MBTI test was once again very fascinating to do!  I find it very impressive that from answering a few questions so much can be revealed about someone.  By doing this test I have seen that I am a extraversion, sensing, feeling, and perceiving person, which means that I am an outgoing, friendly and  realist person.  I try to find solutions that work best for everybody and quickly, while also knowing that I prefer to talk things over and I love to ask questions.  I live in the moment and take things one issue at a time.  I need to remember these characteristics along with many others next year when working with mentees and the other mentors, so things can go as smoothly as possibly.
In class the exercises we did I thought were very interesting because they showed first-hand how the different types of people react to different situations. The exercise I found to be most interesting was the Concrete-Abstract Activity because I have never really seen how a group of people can look at the same picture and see two very different set of things.  The group I was in saw the actual objects in the picture, the piano, numbers, the wine glass, and many more objects.  The other group saw abstract things like a party, and a busy café and many other places and activities.  Doing this activity showed me that when working on something having all types of people involved is important because each person can bring something different to the work being done. 

2 comments:

  1. I also thought the MBTI test was once again a fun and great thing thing to do. You learn so much about not only yourself but the others around you in your particular group. I am also extravert, sensing, feeling, and percieving person. I guess it could have went either way with sensing and intuition. I think that it's pretty cool to see what kind of personality another person has.

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  2. MBTI was a great indicator of what things I like to do and how I do things. Good post!

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