The aim of this study was to determine whether personality types are predictors of team roles in order to make recommendations for the use of personality types, in conjunction with team roles, in selection and teambuilding. The study was conducted among 50 professionals and managers in Western Cape organisations. The data was collected by means of the Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator (MBTI) and the TearnBuilder Model of Team Roles. Supporting evidence, although not sufficient, indicates that the Extraversion (E) personality type is a positive predictor of the Driving Onward team role and a negative predictor of the Delivering Plans team role. The Introversion (I) personality type is not a predictor of any team role. The Sensing (S) personality type is a negative predictor of the Driving Onward team role and a positive predictor of the Delivering Plans team role. The Intuition (N) personality type is a positive predictor of the Driving Onward team role and a negative predictor of the Delivering Plans team role. The Thinking (T) personality type is a positive predictor of the Controlling Quality team role. The Feeling (F) personality type is not a predictor of any team role. The Judging (J) personality type is a positive predictor of the Planning Ahead team role, and the Perceiving (P) personality type is a negative predictor of the Planning Ahead team role. It can be assumed that the full range of personality types will be a predictor of the full range of team roles, should a larger sample size and geographical sample group be included in the study. / Industrial and Organisational Psychology / M.A. (Industrial Psychology)

O presente trabalho tem por objeto a análise da influência do psiquismo do juiz no modo como preside o processo estilo de colheita de dados e relacionamento com os demais sujeitos (partes e advogados, principalmente) e produz suas decisões. Há, portanto, uma interface entre Direito e Psicologia, tomando-se como paradigma a teoria dos tipos psicológicos de Carl Gustav Jung e seguidores, com os acréscimos que lhe foram feitos por Isabel Briggs Myers e Katharine Cook Briggs. Para fins de contraste, a teoria de Jung é confrontada com a tipologia psicanalítica de Freud. No âmbito jurídico, especial atenção é dada à relação das funções pensamento e sentimento com o senso de justiça, sugerindo se que a teoria tridimensional do Direito, de Miguel Reale, seja a expressão jurídica do uso equilibrado das funções perceptivas e judicativas. Esta a primeira parte do trabalho. Na segunda, são analisados tipologicamente seis magistrados do Tribunal de Justiça do Estado de São Paulo, tomando-se por base sua atuação profissional, conforme por eles expressa em entrevista. A entrevista foi feita a partir de um questionário padrão, de modo a estabelecer paralelos discursivos e daí colher semelhanças e diferenças, analisadas à luz do tipo psicológico aferido. Para aferição do tipo psicológico de cada entrevistado, além da análise do conteúdo de sua fala, foi aplicado um segundo questionário, de natureza específica. A título de conclusão, verificou-se haver grande consistência no postulado de que existe correlação entre o tipo de personalidade do magistrado e o resultado de seu trabalho. Isso abre grandes perspectivas seja de estudo-aprendizado na área, seja de aperfeiçoamento profissional e pessoal destes agentes, cuja atividade é tão vital para o processo de produção de justiça no caso concreto. / This paper is aimed at analyzing the influence of the judges psyche as s/he presides over the process the way s/he collects data and relates with the other parties (to the lawsuit and attorneys, mainly) and makes his/her decisions. There is therefore an interface between Law and Psychology, since we have selected as a paradigm the theory of psychological types of Carl Gustav Jung and his followers, with the additions made by Isabel Briggs Myers and Katharine Cook Briggs. For contrasting purposes, Jung\'s theory is compared with Freud\'s psychoanalytical typology. From a legal perspective, special attention is given to the correlation between thought and feeling functions and the «sense of fairness», and it is suggested that Miguel Reales three-dimensional theory of Law be the legal expression of the balanced use of perceptive and judicative functions. This is the first part of the paper. In the second, six judges of the São Paulo State Court are typologically analyzed, based on their professional activities, as stated by them during an interview. The interview was based on a standard questionnaire so as to draw discursive parallels and be able to collect similarities and differences in the light of the psychological type assessed. To assess the psychological type of each interviewee, in addition to analyzing their speech content, a second questionnaire, of a specific nature, was applied. In conclusion, the assumption that there is a correlation between a judges type of personality and the result of his/her work has proven to be greatly consistent. This could bring great prospects, both in area studies and learning and the personal and professional improvement of these agents, whose activity is so vital to the actual process of administering justice.

The purpose of this study was to examine the self-directed learning readiness in executive fire officers in relation to the independent variables of personality type, educational attainment, and professional designation. This research utilized a quantitative design. This study utilized the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and the Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale (SDLRS) with a sample of 250 professional firefighters. The total sample was divided equally between executive-level fire officers and firefighters at 125 each from professional departments in the Southeastern United States. Results were that the mean SDLRS score for the executive-level fire officers was 233.7 and significantly higher than the means of both the firefighters (221.6) and the adult population norm (214). Overall, results also found that the frequency of representation across the eight dominant functions of the MBTI were significantly different between the executive fire officer group and both the firefighter and the MBTI male norm group. However, only extroverted-sensors had a significant difference between the executive fire officers and the firefighters and only extroverted-thinkers had significant difference between executive fire officers and the reported male norm, respectively. Similarly, the executive fire officer sample was compared to a sample of top public managers and found that there were no differences in the representativeness of the two samples. Overall, there were no substantive differences in representativeness of dominant functions between groups. Results indicated significant relationships between education, personality type, and the dependent variable SDLRS scores. The model that was developed explained 15.4% of the variability in SDLRS scores with significant positive correlations for two categories of educational attainment (undergraduate, graduate) and four categories of dominant functions of personality type (ES, EN, ET, and IN). When examining the same model exclusively for executive fire officers, the model explained 9.5% of the variability in SDLRS scores utilizing significant positive correlations for personality type for three categories of dominant function; IN, EN, and ET, respectively. Overall, the results of this study supported the theoretical construct that a high degree of self-directedness in learning was present at the executive fire officer level.

The purpose of this dissertation is to inquire into the application of the Speech act theory in the field of theology. First, philosophical part introduces distinctive topics of language-philosophy found in Wittgenstein, Austin and Searle. The main focus of this summary lies on Searle`s categorization of speech acts. If we approach Searle`s categorization from the perspective of Wittgenstein`s philosophy, we could understand his categorization in functional and not ontological terms and therefore we find a certain liberty to modify Searle`s categorization with regard to analysed phenomenon. In the beginning of the theological part we analyse the limits of the application of the speech act theory in the case of the confession of faith. Consequently we construct categorization of the speech acts of faith discourse based on its communicative and transformative dimensions. Afterwards we focus on one of the main types of faith discourse, namely the petitionary prayer. During analysis of the petitionary prayer in the Old and New Testament we gradually introduce considerable insights of theologians who applied Austin`s and Searle`s concepts in their work. These are followed up by our own observations. Second section of the theological part of the dissertation is concerned with the application of speech act theory in exegesis of particular texts, namely those passages in Mark`s gospel which speak about Jesus as the Son of God. Speech act theory evidently could not serve to settle exegetical disagreements by always locating the precise illocutionary point of every speech act, however it proves itself as a good tool for conceptual orientation and its application brings valuable insights.

The aim of this study was to determine whether personality types are predictors of team roles in order to make recommendations for the use of personality types, in conjunction with team roles, in selection and teambuilding. The study was conducted among 50 professionals and managers in Western Cape organisations. The data was collected by means of the Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator (MBTI) and the TearnBuilder Model of Team Roles. Supporting evidence, although not sufficient, indicates that the Extraversion (E) personality type is a positive predictor of the Driving Onward team role and a negative predictor of the Delivering Plans team role. The Introversion (I) personality type is not a predictor of any team role. The Sensing (S) personality type is a negative predictor of the Driving Onward team role and a positive predictor of the Delivering Plans team role. The Intuition (N) personality type is a positive predictor of the Driving Onward team role and a negative predictor of the Delivering Plans team role. The Thinking (T) personality type is a positive predictor of the Controlling Quality team role. The Feeling (F) personality type is not a predictor of any team role. The Judging (J) personality type is a positive predictor of the Planning Ahead team role, and the Perceiving (P) personality type is a negative predictor of the Planning Ahead team role. It can be assumed that the full range of personality types will be a predictor of the full range of team roles, should a larger sample size and geographical sample group be included in the study. / Industrial and Organisational Psychology / M.A. (Industrial Psychology)

O presente trabalho tem por objeto a análise da influência do psiquismo do juiz no modo como preside o processo estilo de colheita de dados e relacionamento com os demais sujeitos (partes e advogados, principalmente) e produz suas decisões. Há, portanto, uma interface entre Direito e Psicologia, tomando-se como paradigma a teoria dos tipos psicológicos de Carl Gustav Jung e seguidores, com os acréscimos que lhe foram feitos por Isabel Briggs Myers e Katharine Cook Briggs. Para fins de contraste, a teoria de Jung é confrontada com a tipologia psicanalítica de Freud. No âmbito jurídico, especial atenção é dada à relação das funções pensamento e sentimento com o senso de justiça, sugerindo se que a teoria tridimensional do Direito, de Miguel Reale, seja a expressão jurídica do uso equilibrado das funções perceptivas e judicativas. Esta a primeira parte do trabalho. Na segunda, são analisados tipologicamente seis magistrados do Tribunal de Justiça do Estado de São Paulo, tomando-se por base sua atuação profissional, conforme por eles expressa em entrevista. A entrevista foi feita a partir de um questionário padrão, de modo a estabelecer paralelos discursivos e daí colher semelhanças e diferenças, analisadas à luz do tipo psicológico aferido. Para aferição do tipo psicológico de cada entrevistado, além da análise do conteúdo de sua fala, foi aplicado um segundo questionário, de natureza específica. A título de conclusão, verificou-se haver grande consistência no postulado de que existe correlação entre o tipo de personalidade do magistrado e o resultado de seu trabalho. Isso abre grandes perspectivas seja de estudo-aprendizado na área, seja de aperfeiçoamento profissional e pessoal destes agentes, cuja atividade é tão vital para o processo de produção de justiça no caso concreto. / This paper is aimed at analyzing the influence of the judges psyche as s/he presides over the process the way s/he collects data and relates with the other parties (to the lawsuit and attorneys, mainly) and makes his/her decisions. There is therefore an interface between Law and Psychology, since we have selected as a paradigm the theory of psychological types of Carl Gustav Jung and his followers, with the additions made by Isabel Briggs Myers and Katharine Cook Briggs. For contrasting purposes, Jung\'s theory is compared with Freud\'s psychoanalytical typology. From a legal perspective, special attention is given to the correlation between thought and feeling functions and the «sense of fairness», and it is suggested that Miguel Reales three-dimensional theory of Law be the legal expression of the balanced use of perceptive and judicative functions. This is the first part of the paper. In the second, six judges of the São Paulo State Court are typologically analyzed, based on their professional activities, as stated by them during an interview. The interview was based on a standard questionnaire so as to draw discursive parallels and be able to collect similarities and differences in the light of the psychological type assessed. To assess the psychological type of each interviewee, in addition to analyzing their speech content, a second questionnaire, of a specific nature, was applied. In conclusion, the assumption that there is a correlation between a judges type of personality and the result of his/her work has proven to be greatly consistent. This could bring great prospects, both in area studies and learning and the personal and professional improvement of these agents, whose activity is so vital to the actual process of administering justice.

The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of the potential effect of sudden loss on the personality structures of bereaved individuals. For this purpose, I focused on the individual personality structures of five nuclear family members during the first year following the sudden loss of their daughter/sister. I followed a concurrent nested mixed model research approach and relied upon both the post-positivist and interpretivist paradigms, allowing me to integrate the complementary strengths of quantitative and qualitative data collection by means of triangulation. I utilised a within group interrupted time series design, comparing the family’s MBTI® profiles prior to and following the sudden loss they had experienced. In addition, I incorporated the results of 16PF profiles of the participants administered post-sudden loss. I further substantiated my findings in terms of recurring themes on individual metaphors concerning the sudden loss experience, constructed by the participants. The findings of the study indicated that distinct changes in personality structures occurred in terms of the personality structures of the participants. Pertaining to the four polarities of the MBTI®, I found that the participants displayed a greater preference for the Introversion attitude, as well as both the Sensing and Feeling functions, after they had experienced sudden loss. All participants displayed an inclination towards personal growth by moving closer to the Judging/Perceiving axis post-sudden loss. In addition, two general tendencies were evident amongst the participants, namely a greater dependence on the inferior functions; and secondly the tendency to rely on type exaggeration when dealing with sudden loss. / Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2008. / Educational Psychology / unrestricted

Объектом исследования является интеллект как психологическая характеристика личности. Предметом исследования особенности интеллекта представителей различных типов MBTI. Магистерская диссертация состоит из введения, двух глав, заключения, списка литературы (91 источников) и приложений, включающих в себя бланки применявшихся методик, данные по ранним исследованиям. Объем магистерской диссертации 128 страниц, на которых размещены 7 рисунков и 23 таблицы. Во введении раскрывается актуальность проблемы исследования, разработанность проблематики, ставятся цель и задачи исследования, определяются объект и предмет исследования, формулируется основная и конкретизирующие гипотезы, указываются методы и эмпирическая база. Первая глава включает в себя обзор иностранной и отечественной литературы по теме исследования: описание основных понятий и их характеристики. Подробно рассматриваются следующие психологические конструкты: интеллект, тип личности, академическая успеваемость. Выводы по первой главе представляют собой итоги по изучению теоретического материала. Вторая глава посвящена эмпирической части исследования. В ней представлено описание хода исследования и интерпретация полученных результатов. На основе полученных данных продемонстрированы разработанные модели интеллекта и успеваемости. Выводы по главе 2 включают в себя основные результаты эмпирического исследования. В заключении в обобщенном виде изложены результаты теоретической и эмпирической частей работы, а также выводы по выдвинутым гипотезам, обоснована практическая значимость исследования. Результаты исследования были апробированы на XVI Региональной научно-практической конференции «Психология: от теории к практике» и представлены 3 публикации в сборниках материалов всероссийских и международных научно-практических конференций. / The object of the study was intelligence as a psychological characteristic of personality The subject of the study was the intelligence features in different types of personality MBTI The master's thesis consists of an introduction, two chapters, conclusion, a list of literature (91 sources) and applications, including forms of applied techniques, the classifier of associative connections, early research data. The volume of the master's thesis is 128 pages, on which are placed 7 figures and 23 tables. The introduction reveals the relevance of the research problem, the development of the problem, the purpose and objectives of the research, the object and subject of the research, the main hypothesis are formulated, the methods and the empirical base are specified. The first chapter include a review of foreign and domestic literature on the topic of the study: a description of the basic concepts and their characteristics. The following psychological constructs are considered in detail: intellect, personality type, academic performance. The first chapter include a review of foreign and domestic literature on the topic of the study. Conclusions on the first chapter are the results of the study of theoretical material. The two chapter is devoted to the empirical part of the study. On the basis of the obtained data, the developed models of intelligence and performance are demonstrated. The conclusions of chapter 2 include the main results of the empirical study. In conclusion, the results of the theoretical and empirical parts of the work, as well as conclusions on the hypotheses put forward, the practical significance of the study. The results of the study were tested at the XVI Regional Scientific and Practical Conference "Psychology: from theory to practice" and presented 3 publications in collections of materials of all-Russian and international scientific-practical conferences.

Varje år genomförs ungefär 3,5 miljoner personlighetsprofileringar med Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®, MBTI ®. Det gör instrumentet till ett av de mest använda psykologiska testen i världen och det innebär att lika många människor får en etikett på sin personlighetstyp som kan användas på olika sätt. Det finns studier, till exempel av Carlyn, som talar för att MBTI är ett pålitligt instrument, men det finns också studier, till exempel av Pittenger, som hävdar motsatsen. James Michael menar att enbart MBTI ger en alltför inkomplett bild av en ledares beteende. Kanske är det klokt att komplettera MBTI med andra testinstrument för att få en komplettare bild av en individ.En modell som skulle kunna komplettera MBTI är motivationsteorin Self-Determination Theory, SDT, och tillhörande delteori General Causality Orientation, GCO. I denna studie jämförs MBTI med GCO och resultatet indikerar att autonomi orientation i GCO saknar kausala samband med MBTI medan controlled orientation och impersonal orientation har viss överlappning. Slutsatsen blir att de två modellerna mäter olika aspekter av personlighet och att de därför kan komplettera varandra. / Every year about 3.5 million personality profiles are made with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator ®, MBTI ®. This should make the instrument one of the most widely used psychological tests in the world and it means that a lot of people get a description of their personality type that can be used in different ways. Some studies, for example by Carlyn, suggest that the MBTI is a reliable instrument, but there are also studies, for example by Pittenger, that claim otherwise. James Michael says that MBTI alone give an incomplete assessment of a leader's behavior. Perhaps it is wise to complete the MBTI with other test instruments to get a more complete profile of an individual.A model that could complement MBTI is Self-Determination Theory, SDT, and the related sub theory General Causality Orientation, GCO. This study compares MBTI with GCO and the results indicate that autonomy orientation in GCO has no causality with MBTI whereas controlled orientation and impersonal orientation has some overlapping. The conclusion is that the two models measure different aspects of personality and therefore they can complement each other.

This research study determined the relationship between personality, as measured by the Myers and Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and sense of coherence and learned resourcefulness. The study was conducted among one hundred technical workers within the context of organizational transformation and the ability to cope with resulting stress. Data was collected by means of the Myers and Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), the Orientation to Life Questionnaire (OLQ) and the Self-control Schedule (SCS). The research found that sense of coherence can be predicted at a 5% significance level, while learned resourcefulness cannot be predicted. Extraverts, sensers, thinkers and judgers seem to cope better with stress-provoking demands. The respective personality types probably make use of different coping mechanisms under the same circumstances. Personality type seems to predict sense of coherence, but factors other than personality type could have an Influence. / Industrial and Organisational Psychology / M.Comm. (industrial Psychology)