The dimensions of Myers-Briggs type indicator
| Where a person focuses his or her attention | Extraversion (E) | (I) Introversion |
| Tend to focus on the outer world of people and things | Tend to focus on the inner world of ideas and impressions | |
| The way a person gathers information | Sensing (S) | (N) Intuition |
| Tend to focus on the present and on concrete information gained from their senses | Tend to focus on the future, with a view towards patterns and possibilities | |
| The way a person makes decisions | Thinking (T) | (F) Feeling |
| Tend to base their decisions primarily on logic and on objective analysis of cause and effect | Tend to base their decisions primarily on values and on subjective evaluation of person-centred concerns | |
| How a person deals with the outer world | Judging (J) | (P) Perceiving |
| Tend to like a planned and organised approach to life and prefer to have things settled | Tend to like a flexible and spontaneous approach to life and prefer to keep their options open |