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English 9: Identity: Home

How do thinkers and feelers process information and make decisions? 

 

THINKER 

 

  • Make decisions based on facts and objective criteria.
  • Use logical analysis to solve problems.
  • Have very clear rules about what is right and what is wrong
  • Value the truth, justice and fairness above all
  • Motivated by achievement and the accomplishment of specific tasks
  • Like work that requires order, critical analysis, or finding inconsistencies in a system
  • Step back from emotional problems —truth over tact, logic over feelings

 

FEELER

 

  • Make decisions based on personal value system and social considerations.
  • Use own moral compass and the feelings of others to determine right from wrong.
  • Value connections and relationships.
  • Motivated by the desire to understand and help people.
  • Choose work based on what or who is important to them, and they like to support others.
  • Step back from the facts of a situation—tact over truth, feelings over logic.

 

Adapted from "Thinking or Feeling."  The Myers & Briggs Foundation, https://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/thinking-or-feeling.htm.  Accessed 2 Nov. 2020.