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{UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCORES}
.one
{Your "type" represents a combination of four preferences based on the choices you selected on the MBTI.}
.two
{Scores of 41 or more indicate a very clear preference; 21-39, a clear preference; 11-19, a moderate preference; 1-9, slight preference.}
.three
{Scores only reflect the strength of your preference; they do not measure your skills, abilities, or development.}
.four
{"Type" is a hypothesis; only you can validate it for yourself.}
.five
{Read your type description to see whether it fits you.  If not, you might want to read another one - either by changing the preference letter on the dichotomy with the lowest scores, or by changing the preference on the dichotomy where you guessed the opposite one.}
.six
{The ¢ symbol indicates an inconsistency between your overall score and your score on the word pairs.  The overall preference is given by the letter in the box.  The word pair score (which indicates the opposite preference) is given in parentheses.  The word pairs tend to be less distracting, less subject to specific situations, and more spontaneous.}
.low
{If low scores occur:}
.low1
{You may always be working some issues on that dichotomy and the scores are likely to be close.  If environmental conditions, family expectations, or cultural pressures exist, "type preference" issues may always be present on that dichotomy.}
.low2
{You may be experiencing some form of change, stress, or growth relative to career, personal direction or other life issues.}
.low3
{Your preference is not valued in the "mainstream" of your life, job or school.  Because of socializing pressures, Introverts, T women or F men sometimes "pull" their preference score nearer the middle the first time they take the MBTI.  When you are different from the "mainstream," you have at least three options:  shape up - become like them or join them; ship out - leave that environment; or, if you can maintain your difference against the mainstream, your contribution may be even more significant because of your uniqueness in that environment.}
.low4
{You may be deceiving yourself about that preference and would rather be more like the opposite preference, thus pulling your score toward the middle.}
.low5
{You may be deliberately trying to protect yourself, because you do not "trust" the system and are afraid this information could be used against you (CYA as it is called in some systems).}
.low6
{You may be trying to game or beat the MBTI.  Though you may or may not have succeeded, your preference is pulled towards the middle.  T's generally and NT's specifically fall into this category.}
