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  Rapid Design through Virtual and Physical Prototyping

Carnegie Mellon University
Spring 2000

A Short-Form MBTI®

Instructions: Please write your name in the space provided. Then check the boxes as you feel they apply to your preferences in life. If you are unsure of how to respond, go with your gut, or come back to it later. But relax, there are no "wrong" answers. For example, if you would prefer that a given statement apply to you, but in reality it does not, be honest and check the box that actually describes you. There is nothing negative associated with any response, even though you may perceive it so. Likewise, you will not be judged a better person for answering in a particular way. It takes all types to make a world. These responses will be kept confidential and returned to you.

For a pop psych discussion of personality types, go to http://keirsey.com/

Myers Briggs Type Indicator®

Name__Shalyn Davis_____________________________________

		Generally Applies	Rarely Applies
1.	Do you tend to talk first, think later, and don't know what you'll say until you hear yourself say it; its not uncommon for you to berate yourself with something like "Will I ever learn to keep my mouth shut?"	x
2.	Do you rehearse things before saying them and prefer that others would do the same; you often respond with "I'll have to think about that" or "Let me tell you later."?		x
3.	Do you prefer specific answers to specific questions; when you ask someone the time, you prefer "three fifty-two" and get irritated if the answer is "a little before four" or "almost time to go."?		x
4.	Do you tend to think about several things at once; you are often accused by friends and colleagues of being absentminded?	x
5.	Are you able to stay cool, calm, and objective in situations when everyone elseis upset?	x
6.	Do you consider a "good decision" one that takes others' feelings into account?	x
7.	Are you always waiting for others, who never seem to be on time?		x
8.	Are you easily distracted; you can get 'lost' between the front door and the car?	x
9.	Do you know a lot of people, and count many of them among your "close friends"; you like to include as many people as possible in your activities?	x
10.	Do you enjoy the peace and quiet of having time to yourself; you find your private time too easily invaded and tend to adapt by developing a high power of concentration that can shut out TV, noisy kids, or nearby conversations?	x
11.	Do you like to concentrate on what you're doing at the moment and generally don't wonder about what's next; moreover, you would rather do something than think about it?	x
12.	Do you find the future and its possibilities more intriguing than frightening? Are you are usually more excited about where you're going than where you are?	x
13.	Would you rather settle a dispute based on what is fair and truthful rather than what will make people happy?	x
14.	Do you feel that "love" cannot be defined; you take great offense at those who try to do so?		x
15.	Do you have a place for everything, and aren't satisfied until everything is in its place?	x
16.	Do you love to explore the unknown, even if it's something as simple as a new route home from work?	x
17.	You don't mind reading or having a conversation while the TV or radio is on in the background; in fact, you may well be oblivious to this "distraction."?	x
18.	Are you perceived as "a great listener" but feel that others take advantage of you?	x
19.	Do you find most satisfying those jobs that yield some tangible result; as much as you may hate doing housekeeping, you would rather clean your office than think about where your career is headed?	x
20.	Do you believe that "boring details" is a redundancy?	x
21.	Do you enjoy proving a point for the sake of clarity; it's not beyond you to argue both sides in a discussion simply to expand your intellectual horizons?	x
22.	Will you overextend yourself meeting other people's needs; you'll do almost anything to accommodate others, even at the expense of your own comfort?	x
23.	Do you "know" that if everyone would simply do what they're supposed to do (and when they're supposed to do it), the world would be a better place?	x
24.	Do you not plan a task but wait and see what it demands; people accuse you of being disorganized, although you know better?	x
25.	Are you approachable and easily engaged by friends and strangers alike, though perhaps somewhat dominating in a conversation?		x
26.	Have you been called "shy" from time to time; whether or not you may agree, you may come across to others as somewhat reserved and reflective?	x
27.	Do you believe that "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"; you don't understand why some people have to try to improve everything?	x
28.	Do you believe that time is relative; no matter what the hour, you aren't late unless the meeting/meal/party has started without you?	x
29.	Are you more firm-minded than gentle-hearted; if you disagree with people, you would rather tell them than say nothing and let them think they're right?		x
30.	Do you put yourself in other people's moccasins; you are likely to be the one in a meeting who asks, "How will this affect the people involved?"	x
31.	Do you wake up in the morning and know fairly well what your day is going to be like; you have a schedule and follow it and can become unraveled if things don't go as planned?		x
32.	Do you depend on last-minute spurts of energy to meet deadlines; you usually make the deadline, although you may drive everyone else crazy in the process?	x
33.	Do you find telephone calls to be welcome interruptions; you don't hesitate to pick up the phone whenever you have something to tell someone?		x
34.	Do you like to share special occasions with just one other person or perhaps a few close friends?	x
35.	Would you rather work with facts and figures than ideas and theories; you like to hear things sequentially instead of randomly?	x
36.	Do you like figuring out how things work just for the sheer pleasure of doing so?	x
37.	Do you pride yourself on your objectivity despite the fact that some people accuse you of being cold and uncaring (you know this couldn't be farther from the truth)?		x
38.	Do you enjoy providing needed services to people although you find that some people take advantage of you?	x
39.	You don't like surprises, and make this well known to everyone?		x
40.	You don't believe that "neatness counts," even though you would prefer to have things in order; what's important is creativity, spontaneity, and responsiveness?		x
41.	Do you like going to parties and prefer to talk with many people instead of just a few; your conversations aren't necessarily limited to those you already know, and you aren't beyond revealing relatively personal things to veritable strangers?	x
42.	Do you wish that you could get your ideas out more forcefully; you resent those who blurt out things you were just about to say?		x
43.	Do you think that fantasy is a dirty word; you wonder about people who seem to spend too much time indulging their imagination?		x
44.	Are you prone to puns and word games (you may even do these things standing up)?		x
45.	You don't mind making difficult decisions and can't understand why so many people get upset about things that aren't relevant to the issue at hand?	x
46.	Do you find yourself wondering, "Doesn't anyone care about what I want?" although you may have difficulty actually saying this to anyone?	x
47.	Do you keep lists and use them; if you do something that's not on your list, you may even add it to the list just so you can cross it off?	x
48.	Do you turn most work into play; if it can't be made into fun, it probably isn't worth doing?	x
49.	Do you prefer generating ideas with a group than by yourself; you become drained if you spend too much time in reflective thinking without being able to bounce your thoughts off others?	x
50.	Do you like stating your thoughts or feelings without interruption; you allow others to do the same in the hope that they will reciprocate when it come time for you to speak?	x
51.	Do you read magazines from front to back; you don't understand why some people prefer to dive into them anywhere they please?		x
52.	Do you find yourself seeking the connections and interrelatedness behind most things rather than accepting them at face value; you're always asking "What does that mean?"		x
53.	Do you think it's more important to be right than liked; you don't believe it is necessary to like people in order to be able to work with them and do a good job?		x
54.	You won't hesitate to take back something you've said that you perceive has offended someone; as a result, you're accused of being wishy-washy?	x
55.	Do you thrive on order; you have a special system for keeping things in the refrigerator and dish drainer, hangers in your closets, and pictures on your walls?	x
56.	Do you change the subject often in conversations; the new topic can be anything that enters your mind or walks into the room?	x
57.	Do you find listening more difficult than talking; you don't like to give up the limelight and often get bored when you can't participate actively in a conversation?		x
58.	Do you need to "recharge" alone after you've spent time socializing with a group; the more intense the encounter, the greater the chance you'll feel drained afterward?		x
59.	Do you get frustrated when people don't give you clear instructions, or when someone says "Here's the overall plan-we'll take care of the details later"; or worse, when you've heard clear instructions and others treat them as vague guidelines?
60.	Do you tend to give general answers to most questions; you don't understand why so many people can't follow your directions, and you get irritated when people push you for specifics?		x
61.	Are you impressed with and lend more credence to things that are logical and scientific; until you receive more information to justify Typewatching's benefits, you are skeptical about what it can do?	x
62.	Do you prefer harmony over clarity; you are embarrassed by conflict in groups or family gatherings and will either try to avoid it ("Let's change the subject") or smother it with love ("Let's kiss and make up")?	x
63.	Are you accused of being angry when you're not; you're only stating your opinion?		x
64.	You don't like to be pinned down about most things; you'd rather keep your options open?	x
65.	Do you "look" with your mouth instead of your eyes-"I lost my glasses. Has anyone seen my glasses? Who knows where my glasses are?" -and when you lose your train of thought, verbally "find" your way back-"Now, what was I saying? I think it had something to do with last night's dinner. Oh, yes, it was about what Harriet said."?	x
66.	Were you told by your parents to "go outside and play with your friends" when you were a child; your parents probably worried about you because you liked to be by yourself?		x
67.	Are you very literal in your use of words; you also take things literally and often find yourself asking, and being asked, "Are you serious or is that a joke?"		x
68.	Would you rather fantasize about spending your next paycheck than sit and balance your checkbook?		x
69.	Do you remember numbers and figures more readily than faces and names?		x
70.	Are you often accused of taking things too personally?	x
71.	Do you like to work things through to completion and get them out of the way, even if you know you're going to have to do it over again later to get it right?	x
72.	Do you tend to make things less than definite from time to time, depending on the situation?	x
73.	Do you need affirmation from friends and associates about who you are, what you do, how you look, and just about everything else; you may think you're doing a good job, but until you hear someone tell you, you don't truly believe it?	x
74.	Do you believe that "talk is cheap"; you get suspicious if people are too complimentary, or irritated if they say something that's already been said by someone else. The phrase "reinventing the wheel" may occur to you as you hear others chattering away?		x
75.	Do you find it easier to see the individual trees than the forest; at work, you are happy to focus in on your own job, and aren't as concerned about how it fits into the larger scheme of things?	x
76.	Do you subscribe to the notion that "seeing is believing"; if someone tells you "the train is here," you know it really isn't "here" until you can get on board?		x

After you have marked the letter for each question, count the number of answers with E, I, S, N, T, F, J, and P. Take the difference for each pair of letters (E-I), (S-N), (T-F), and (J-P). Enter the difference in the chart below. For example, if you had 4 more E's than I's, you would mark the 4 closer to the E and enter an E in the first box of the TYPE box.

Shalyn Davis

sldavis@andrew.cmu.edu

sfinger@ri.cmu.edu