1. At a party do you:
· Interact with many‚ including strangers
· Interact with a few‚ known to you
2. Are you more:
· Realistic than speculative
· Speculative than realistic
3. Is it worse to:
· Have your “head in the clouds”
· Be “in a rut”
4. Are you more impressed by:
· Principles
· Emotions
5. Are more drawn toward the:
· Convincing
· Touching
6. Do you prefer to work:
· To deadlines
· Just “whenever”
7. Do you tend to choose:
· Rather carefully
· Somewhat impulsively
8. At parties do you:
· Stay late‚ with increasing energy
· Leave early with decreased energy
9. Are you more attracted to:
· Sensible people
· Imaginative people
10.Are you more interested in:
· What is actual
· What is possible
11.In judging others are you more swayed by:
· Laws than circumstances
· Circumstances than laws
12.In approaching others is your inclination to be somewhat:
· Objective
· Personal
13.Are you more:
· Punctual
· Leisurely
14.Does it bother you more having things:
· Incomplete
· Completed
15.In your social groups do you:
· Keep abreast of other’s happenings
· Get behind on the news
16.In doing ordinary things are you more likely to:
· Do it the usual way
· Do it your own way
17.Writers should:
· “Say what they mean and mean what they say”
· Express things more by use of analogy
18.Which appeals to you more:
· Consistency of thought
· Harmonious human relationships
19.Are you more comfortable in making:
· Logical judgments
· Value judgments
20.Do you want things:
· Settled and decided
· Unsettled and undecided
21.Would you say you are more:
· Serious and determined
· Easy-going
22.In phoning do you:
· Rarely question that it will all be said
· Rehearse what you’ll say
23.Facts:
· “Speak for themselves”
· Illustrate principles
24.Are visionaries:
· somewhat annoying
· rather fascinating
25.Are you more often:
· a cool-headed person
· a warm-hearted person
26.Is it worse to be:
· unjust
· merciless
27.Should one usually let events occur:
· by careful selection and choice
· randomly and by chance
28.Do you feel better about:
· having purchased
· having the option to buy
29.In company do you:
· initiate conversation
· wait to be approached
30.Common sense is:
· rarely questionable
· frequently questionable
31.Children often do not:
· make themselves useful enough
· exercise their fantasy enough
32.In making decisions do you feel more comfortable with:
· standards
· feelings
33.Are you more:
· firm than gentle
· gentle than firm
34.Which is more admirable:
· the ability to organize and be methodical
· the ability to adapt and make do
35.Do you put more value on:
· infinite
· open-minded
36.Does new and non-routine interaction with others:
· stimulate and energize you
· tax your reserves
37.Are you more frequently:
· a practical sort of person
· a fanciful sort of person
38.Are you more likely to:
· see how others are useful
· see how others see
39.Which is more satisfying:
· to discuss an issue thoroughly
· to arrive at agreement on an issue
40.Which rules you more:
· your head
· your heart
41.Are you more comfortable with work that is:
· contracted
· done on a casual basis
42.Do you tend to look for:
· the orderly
· whatever turns up
43.Do you prefer:
· many friends with brief contact
· a few friends with more lengthy contact
44.Do you go more by:
· facts
· principles
45.Are you more interested in:
· production and distribution
· design and research
46.Which is more of a compliment:
· “There is a very logical person.”
· “There is a very sentimental person.”
47.Do you value in yourself more that you are:
· unwavering
· devoted
48.Do you more often prefer the:
· final and unalterable statement
· tentative and preliminary statement
49.Are you more comfortable:
· after a decision
· before a decision
50.Do you:
· speak easily and at length with strangers
· find little to say to strangers
51.Are you more likely to trust your:
· experience
· hunch
52.Do you feel:
· more practical than ingenious
· more ingenious than practical
53.Which person is more to be complimented – one of:
· clear reason
· strong feeling
54.Are you inclined more to be:
· fair-minded
· sympathetic
55.Is it preferable mostly to:
· make sure things are arranged
· just let things happen
56.In relationships should most things be:
· re-negotiable
· random and circumstantial
57.When the phone rings do you:
· hasten to get to it first
· hope someone else will answer
58.Do you prize more in yourself:
· a strong sense of reality
· a vivid imagination
59.Are you drawn more to:
· fundamentals
· overtones
60.Which seems the greater error:
· to be too passionate
· to be too objective
61.Do you see yourself as basically:
· hard-headed
· soft-hearted
62.Which situation appeals to you more:
· the structured and scheduled
· the unstructured and unscheduled
63.Are you a person that is more:
· routinized than whimsical
· whimsical than routinized
64.Are you more inclined to be:
· easy to approach
· somewhat reserved
65.In writings do you prefer:
· the more literal
· the more figurative
66.Is it harder for you to:
· identify with others
· utilize others
67.Which do you wish more for yourself:
· clarity of reason
· strength of compassion
68.Which is the greater fault:
· being indiscriminate
· being critical
69.Do you prefer the:
· planned event
· unplanned event
70.Do you tend to be more:
· deliberate than spontaneous
· spontaneous than deliberate
This instrument can be found at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/
Isabel Briggs Myers. (1995). Gifts Differing: Understanding Personality Type. Davies-Black Publishing‚ Mountain View‚ CA.. ISBN: 0-89106-074-X.