Talk:Isabel Briggs Myers

Merge of Isabel Briggs Myers & Katharine Cook Briggs
There is no sign of notability on the mother (other than confusion with Katherine Mary Briggs) after 16 months. If evidence of sufficient notability to justify a separate article emerges, on can be created to replace the rdr that will be left after the merge. --Jerzy•t 23:53, 27 April 2006 (UTC)


 * Pre-Merge history as Isabel Briggs Myers & Katharine Cook Briggs
 * 23:36, 27 April 2006 Jerzy (active & chronological verbs; paragraphing; fix brkn stub tag)
 * 16:53, 27 April 2006 Jerzy (rm copy vio & its intro, " In explaining what she valued in life, Myers once wrote:". It may be paraphrased instead, but to qualify for fair use, it must be cmted on or analysed.)
 * 12:04, 15 April 2006 195.131.89.20
 * 03:11, 28 March 2006 Rikipedia8 (Adding information)
 * 21:36, 11 December 2005 130.58.237.184
 * 22:37, 5 December 2005 Urhixidur m (5 May)
 * 22:36, 5 December 2005 Urhixidur m (Died 1980, May)
 * 22:32, 5 December 2005 Urhixidur m (Cat)
 * 22:25, 5 December 2005 Urhixidur m (Murder Yet to Come)
 * 22:23, 5 December 2005 Urhixidur m
 * 22:23, 5 December 2005 Urhixidur m (Full name)
 * 22:21, 5 December 2005 Urhixidur m (moved Isabel Myers to Isabel Briggs Myers)
 * 17:35, 11 October 2005 David Newton (insert dates death date is uncertain)
 * 19:57, 3 October 2005 Knerq m (reworded)
 * 02:23, 21 September 2005 Rpyle731 (Stub-sorting. You can help!.)
 * 05:28, 15 August 2005 68.55.223.122
 * 19:12, 24 June 2005 JoseBlanco m
 * 22:14, 9 May 2005 Alterego m (Reverted edit of Geekgrrrrrrl, changed back to last version by KingTT)
 * 19:56, 9 May 2005 Geekgrrrrrrl
 * 00:57, 18 January 2005 KingTT m
 * 06:58, 18 December 2004 Alterego
 * 15:18, 13 December 2004 Senori m
 * 14:55, 13 December 2004 Frankchn
 * Pre-Merge history as Katharine Cook Briggs
 * 02:02, 11 March 2006 Paul A (move a category to Katherine Mary Briggs)
 * 16:04, 26 January 2006 Marudubshinki m
 * 15:58, 26 January 2006 Marudubshinki m (corrections)
 * 00:19, 26 December 2005 Etacar11 (Stub-sorting. You can help!, cat)
 * 22:32, 5 December 2005 Urhixidur m (Cat)
 * 22:27, 5 December 2005 Urhixidur m (died 1968)
 * 22:24, 5 December 2005 Urhixidur m (Full name)
 * 22:21, 5 December 2005 Urhixidur m (moved Katharine Briggs to Katharine Cook Briggs)
 * 21:14, 13 November 2005 129.67.114.248
 * 09:08, 14 October 2005 Ali-oops (rv dates)
 * 09:07, 14 October 2005 Ali-oops (rv dates)
 * 09:06, 14 October 2005 Ali-oops (detail)
 * 17:31, 11 October 2005 David Newton (remove dates accidentally inserted those of her daughter)
 * 17:30, 11 October 2005 David Newton (input birth and death dates death date is uncertain)
 * 10:46, 8 October 2005 Butsuri m (Italicized book title)
 * 10:21, 29 September 2005 163.1.78.144
 * 01:16, 24 September 2005 Xhin m (stub sorted)
 * 23:14, 21 September 2005 Variable m (+stub)
 * 19:12, 24 June 2005 JoseBlanco
 * 19:57, 9 May 2005 Geekgrrrrrrl
 * 16:41, 14 April 2005 JoseBlanco
 * Merged history
 * Italicized revisions were contributed under the KCB title
 * 01:45, 28 April 2006 Jerzy (+ mom's vital stats & dead ext lk, merging the content; correct Cat (see talk))
 * 00:04, 28 April 2006 Jerzy (revert to most recent version before merging move)
 * 23:57, 27 April 2006 Jerzy m (moved Katharine Cook Briggs to Isabel Briggs Myers: To merge her (the mother's) bio into the daughter's (Isabel Briggs Myers))
 * 23:36, 27 April 2006 Jerzy (active & chronological verbs; paragraphing; fix brkn stub tag)
 * 16:53, 27 April 2006 Jerzy (rm copy vio & its intro, " In explaining what she valued in life, Myers once wrote:". It may be paraphrased instead, but to qualify for fair use, it must be cmted on or analysed.)
 * 12:04, 15 April 2006 195.131.89.20
 * 03:11, 28 March 2006 Rikipedia8 (Adding information)
 * 02:02, 11 March 2006 Paul A (move a category to Katherine Mary Briggs)
 * 16:04, 26 January 2006 Marudubshinki m
 * 15:58, 26 January 2006 Marudubshinki m (corrections) 
 * 00:19, 26 December 2005 Etacar11 (Stub-sorting. You can help!, cat) 
 * 21:36, 11 December 2005 130.58.237.184
 * 22:37, 5 December 2005 Urhixidur m (5 May)
 * 22:36, 5 December 2005 Urhixidur m (Died 1980, May)
 * 22:32, 5 December 2005 Urhixidur m (Cat)
 * 22:32, 5 December 2005 Urhixidur m (Cat)
 * 22:27, 5 December 2005 Urhixidur m (died 1968)
 * 22:25, 5 December 2005 Urhixidur m (Murder Yet to Come)
 * 22:24, 5 December 2005 Urhixidur m (Full name) 
 * 22:23, 5 December 2005 Urhixidur m
 * 22:23, 5 December 2005 Urhixidur m (Full name)
 * 22:21, 5 December 2005 Urhixidur m (moved Isabel Myers to Isabel Briggs Myers)
 * 22:21, 5 December 2005 Urhixidur m (moved Katharine Briggs to Katharine Cook Briggs)
 * 21:14, 13 November 2005 129.67.114.248 
 * 09:08, 14 October 2005 Ali-oops (rv dates) 
 * 09:07, 14 October 2005 Ali-oops (rv dates) 
 * 09:06, 14 October 2005 Ali-oops (detail) 
 * 17:35, 11 October 2005 David Newton (insert dates death date is uncertain)
 * 17:31, 11 October 2005 David Newton (remove dates accidentally inserted those of her daughter) 
 * 17:30, 11 October 2005 David Newton (input birth and death dates death date is uncertain) 
 * 10:46, 8 October 2005 Butsuri m (Italicized book title) 
 * 19:57, 3 October 2005 Knerq m (reworded)
 * 10:21, 29 September 2005 163.1.78.144 
 * 01:16, 24 September 2005 Xhin m (stub sorted) 
 * 23:14, 21 September 2005 Variable m (+stub)
 * 02:23, 21 September 2005 Rpyle731 (Stub-sorting. You can help!.)
 * 05:28, 15 August 2005 68.55.223.122
 * 19:12, 24 June 2005 JoseBlanco m
 * 19:12, 24 June 2005 JoseBlanco 
 * 22:14, 9 May 2005 Alterego m (Reverted edit of Geekgrrrrrrl, changed back to last version by KingTT)
 * 19:57, 9 May 2005 Geekgrrrrrrl 
 * 19:56, 9 May 2005 Geekgrrrrrrl
 * 16:41, 14 April 2005 JoseBlanco 
 * 00:57, 18 January 2005 KingTT m
 * 06:58, 18 December 2004 Alterego
 * 15:18, 13 December 2004 Senori m
 * 14:55, 13 December 2004 Frankchn


 * All that seems fair enough to me - I've removed the self-directing link to he mother's name, since it just seems misleading when there's no page there.--Quywompka 13:57, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

Psychologist?
IMO, there is no question that (since it is for stub sorting purposes), she deserves a "psychologist stub" tag.

However, at Category:Psychologists we find
 * A psychologist is a practitioner of psychology. The American Psychological Association has issued a guideline that only those who hold a Ph.D. or Psy.D. degree in psychology or a closely related field should call themselves "psychologists."

(BTW IMO that overlooks the recognized 19th-century founders of the field, but that is before her time.) She seems to have made recognized contributions to the field, but that and a BA in poli sci makes you, well, a non-notable political scientist.

But IMO her bio does pertain to Category:Psychology --Jerzy•t 01:40, 28 April 2006 (UTC)


 * Isabel Myers was most decidedly not a psychologist. In the preface to "Gifts Differing," her son Peter B. Myers writes, "Isabel Myers, on the other hand, while not trained as a psychologist, devoted the entire second half of her life to interpreting and adapting Jung's theory..." (page xii). She was, as the article states, a psychological theorist. I removed the "psychologist" tags. ThreeOfCups (talk) 04:18, 9 June 2009 (UTC)


 * I think that this mother/daughter team is remarkable, and seeing ThreeOfCups' writing above, I really wonder what a psychologist is--even though my partner will licensed soon. --John Bessa (talk) 19:30, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

This page is the same as Katharine Cook Briggs.
They both have the same DOB and died on the same day. 69.255.37.146 03:52, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Where did she live?
--John Bessa (talk) 19:24, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Poorly referenced statement removed
I have removed the sentence tacked on to the lead: "Myers was an INFP". It is referenced to a dubious source advertising a book and does not mention her name at all. Voceditenore (talk) 08:02, 30 March 2012 (UTC) I would propose either removing or explaining the other uses of 4 letter Myers Briggs codes in the article. They are of value for insiders but are obscure for the general public. Laurence Cuffe (talk) 21:37, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

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Early Life
There is currently not a lot of information regarding Isabel's early life and education. To improve this article, I suggest adding more about her background and how she grew up. The article mentions her alma matter, Swarthmore College, but that is the extent to the discussion on her college years. There is no why or how she got into the psychology of personality, so this would also be a great addition to the article. Akubiak (talk) 00:02, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Novels
In the category section at the end of this article, she is put in the category "American women novelists". Should her works of fiction be put in the sub-section of this article sub-titled "Publications"? Vorbee (talk) 16:41, 5 December 2018 (UTC)

Type on the M.B.T.I.
Does any one know which MBTI type Isabel Briggs Myers claimed she was? If so, this would certainly make an interesting addition to the article. Vorbee (talk) 16:43, 5 December 2018 (UTC)

Criticism of the test
In this article the test is portrayed as positive and it is not mentioned that in modern psychology it is seen as pseudoscientific as can be read in the wikipedia article about the test. This should be mentioned. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 185.246.128.82 (talk) 21:13, 26 March 2020 (UTC)