Recently, MBTI has replaced zodiac signs to some extent and become the new generation’s dating guide. This is not a mysterious code, but a personality test that has recently become popular all over the Internet - MBTI. So how did the MBTI test become popular? Is the MBTI test scientific? Let me introduce it below.

How did the MBTI test become popular?

The scientific explanation is that because the pressure in our lives is gradually increasing, we are more and more fond of labeling one thing. For example, if we want to understand something, we will be more inclined to summarize a label from a characteristic, or summarize a characteristic from a label.

Because the fast-paced life makes us too lazy to think about how to distinguish the personalities of various characters, the MBTI just meets this need to quickly distinguish the characters in front of us and help us make more accurate decisions. The personality judgment saves a lot of energy, can quickly classify the people around you, and makes the brain more relaxed.

MBTI is a career assessment, which has a certain reference value in the choice of professional career, and can also reflect a certain personality preference and sensitivity of a type. However, it would be a bit too specific to use MBTI to define and explain a person's personality. For example, if they are both ISFPs, the ISFP number 7 is cheerful and lively, and the ISFP number 9 is quiet and peaceful, which is very different.

Many people say that INFPs and ISFPs, whose fi is the first, are emotional, but many ixFPs are very emotionally stable. MBTI can only reflect certain preferences of one type, but it is not accurate for everyone.

Is the MBTI test scientific?

The MBTI itself has no meaning. You can imagine that this is a "religion". If you believe in it, it can help you solve many problems. "God" does not exist, but believing in the existence of God can protect your psychology. You used to feel out of place and feel different. After having MBTI, you will accept yourself to a great extent and find group identity.

In fact, researchers in the field of psychology call the MBTI personality test "irresponsible fantasy science" because the evidence from factual research cannot support the scientific nature of this assessment tool. A psychological test that even its most basic measurement properties are unscientific.

Therefore, it is not advisable to blindly trust the label-based way of making friends. We should return to reality and make friends with our heart. Real-life friendship is the most effective way.

In the end, everything must return to reality. Only in life can we see a person’s true face. This is something that the MBTI test cannot bring us. Time will tell you which people are worth dating!