the terms "turbulent" and "assertive" are kind of misleading, at least in their usage. or at least not necessarily obvious. but i appreciate the intention behind it. to answer your first question...
assertive preference is characterized by:
- Assertive individuals are emotionally stable, calm, relaxed, refuse to worry too much.
turbulent preference is characterized by:
- Turbulent individuals are self-conscious, care about their image, success-driven, perfectionists
i don't know that i can help you identify actual hard science on margin of error--at least not without doing some research.
what i can tell you is that i have been personally involved with the MBTI both as a student, and as a facilitator for many, many years and have found it to be eerily accurate. not only for myself, but for others.
generally, when i find that people are "off" on their results, it's more likely an issue of not taking the test properly. i've noticed that certain people tend to take the test speaking from who they WISH they were, or what they value, rather than what they actually are. or they misunderstand the questions. i've gone as far as to actually take the test with someone to make sure they understand the intent and provide a "sanity check" for their answers.
i can't recall a single instance where i knew someone to take the test (properly) and get "off" results. we're talking more than a hundred data points. does that mean that EVERY SINGLE THING that is suggested is absolutely true about them? well, no.
but preferences are just that. and certain conditions can also influence how well/or whether we utilize our preferences too.
i grew up in a very abusive home. during that time, such as high school, i was a different person, because that stress and environment inspired behavior and choices that were out of my ordinary, natural preferences. and that's not uncommon.
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