The Unexpected Origins of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
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Ash (INTP) & Rachel (ENFP) explore the very strange origin story of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator — a journey that ventures into erotic Carl Jung fanfiction, an intense mother-daughter dynamic, and the most upsetting hot chocolate recipe you'll ever hear about.
-Briggs, K. C. (1947). The Personality Paintbox. Published privately.
-Cook Briggs, K. E. (n.d.). The Man from Zurich. Unpublished manuscript. Katharine E. Cook Papers.
-Hirsh, S. K., & Kummerow, J. M. (1998). Introduction to Myers-Briggs Type in Organizations (4th ed.). The Myers-Briggs Company.
-Psychology In Seattle. (2021). The History of Myers-Briggs Personality Test. [YouTube video]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?
-Thompson, H., & Richmond, S. (1987). Jungian Type Indicator Manual. CAPT Publishing.
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