2 Jun 2024

Marc Wilson: Putting personality tests to the test

From Sunday Morning, 10:40 am on 2 June 2024

The popular Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) test sorts test takers into 16 different personality categories depending on their answers.  

Yet, it is another personality test – The Big Five – which has proved more accurate at predicting life outcomes.  

Victoria University of Wellington professor of psychology Marc Wilson discusses with Jim.  

Marc Wilson, Professor of psychology at Victoria University.

Marc Wilson, Professor of psychology at Victoria University. Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King