Problem
'What Can a Personality Test Tell Us About Who We Are?' from the NPR series Hidden Brain. Focus on the potential misuses of the test and criticisms of these types of tests in general.
Discuss each of the following about the NPR series.
• Why do corporations and others seem to put so much stock in the use of the MBTI (and similar tests)? That is, in what ways might businesses benefits from using these tests?
• Comment on the stories included of individuals (like Cynthia) for whom employment decisions based on personality tests were made.
• Discuss the most useful or interesting thing you learned from the podcast -- or -- any distinct reaction you had to a specific part of the podcast.