Meyers-Briggs Personality Test

[Zoroaster]

I'm curious to see what the results for different people will be.

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp

I personality got "INFP".

[Sewer Socialist]

I'm really not a fan of the test; it creates binaries and dichotomies out of more complicated situations. Like, if according to the test you're 51% INFP and 49% INFJ, that 49% isn't there.

And the questions themselves are an all-or-nothing affair. Yes or no, with no room in between. I am a complex person, damn it!

[Futility Personified]

I did this a while back and got INFP, although there are a few bones to pick.

First, although the 'personality type' thing is probably, after extensive research, vaguely empiracly viable, let's be real, this is not. The ability for context to transition someone from type to type is huge, not withstanding that the questions are not 100% generalisable.

I, with immense regret, joined the INFP page on facebook and found a spectrum of idiocy that only exists when vulnerable people take an isolated scrap of knowledge from its precious context and parade it as truth. The idea of personality types has merit, but for people to self-identify (or exhibit demand characteristics, I was so bad at psychology) en masse, surely shows that something is fundamentally wrong with that way of measuring human behaviour.

I noted on that page quite frequently, that although there was a broad sense of empathy, or sympathy, that it was not immune to inane horseshit politics. Sure, even the nicest people can be bought out by bourgeois propaganda, but to my mind, a certain type of person should be immune to nationalist, supremacist sentiments. We are all malleable, but some people on that page were quite incompatible with the 'virtues' that would be espoused by such a personality type. So, to conclude, it is flawed as fuck. A decent idea that needs much more fleshing out before it can be considered worthwhile.

[consuming negativity]

i've gotten INFJ (http://www.humanmetrics.com/personality/infj) every time i've taken it for years now and it probably describes me better than i could describe myself in a way that is not overtly freudian and disjumbled and depressing

as for validity of what is being measured, it's no doubt at least partially influenced by the forer effect (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forer_effect#Forer.27s_demonstration), which is the same cognitive bias that leads people to think that horoscopes and the rest are valid. but, unlike with horoscopes, i can't nearly as easily place myself into incongruent myers-briggs typologies. for example, the opposite of mine, (estp) is absolutely not me. for whatever reason, a lot of psychologists endorse the myers-briggs and i think the profession tends to hold it somewhere above snake water but somewhere below penicillin. ;)

also this should totally be a poll

[RedAnarchist]

I'm INTP myself and in previous threads the forum has tended to be similar to the rest of the Internet, with people online mainly being INxx, IxxP or IxxJ. It's a bit pseudo-scientific so shouldn't be taken terribly seriously.

[The Garbage Disposal Unit]

I am not a complex person. I am a gross caricature of ENFP.

[Rosa Partizan]

I got that one

ESFP
Extravert(78%) Sensing(12%) Feeling(75%) Perceiving(11%)


You have strong preference of Extraversion over Introversion (78%)
You have slight preference of Sensing over Intuition (12%)
You have distinct preference of Feeling over Thinking (75%)
You have slight preference of Perceiving over Judging (11%)

[Lily Briscoe]

I remember being ENFP with like 1% 'E' when I took this as a teenager (we had to do it for a class in high school, no idea why). I'm pretty certain I would be 'INFP' if I took it now (I don't think I'm naturally 'extroverted' at all, but I can force myself to be in certain situations), but I can't be bothered. The whole basis of the test seems pretty dumb to be honest.

[The Feral Underclass]

I have no idea what any of this means:

ENFJ
Extravert(22%) iNtuitive(50%) Feeling(12%) Judging(33%)
You have slight preference of Extraversion over Introversion (22%)
You have moderate preference of Intuition over Sensing (50%)
You have slight preference of Feeling over Thinking (12%)
You have moderate preference of Judging over Perceiving (33%)

[PC LOAD LETTER]

I don't really think the test is all that significant or reliable, but I always get INTP when I take it. It seems like mostly a test-for-fun to me. But what do I know, I'm not a psych.d

[Redistribute the Rep]

I also have gotten intp multiple times

[PC LOAD LETTER]

I also have gotten intp multiple times
your tendency is amazing

[cyu]

I have no idea what any of this means:

ENFJ
Extravert(22%) iNtuitive(50%) Feeling(12%) Judging(33%)
You have slight preference of Extraversion over Introversion (22%)
You have moderate preference of Intuition over Sensing (50%)
You have slight preference of Feeling over Thinking (12%)
You have moderate preference of Judging over Perceiving (33%)


* You usually like to hang out with other people, unless they piss you off.

* You think for yourself. You don't care so much what society tells you - what do they know? F**k 'em.

* You believe emotion is probably more important than logic - what is the point of logic if not to make people happy?

* You are more strict than lenient. If people f**k up, you let them have it. You don't have time for their excuses.

[Lily Briscoe]

I took this again because I was supposed to be at work 7 minutes ago and am procrastinating: Extravert(1%) iNtuitive(25%) Feeling(25%) Perceiving(100%)

Definitely bullshit

[Redistribute the Rep]

* You believe emotion is probably more important than logic - what is the point of logic if not to make people happy?

This is why I don't understand people creating such a dichotomy between emotion and logic; wouldn't it be logical in some situations to express emotions? Like, you could use logic to assess people's emotions, and then use it to make an appropriate emotional response to promote pro social behavior.

Then again, I got a 100% on the 'thinking' over feeling, so I dont know

[motion denied]

last time i did it got the edgy-doctor house alternative so i guess it's not that accurate

[Lily Briscoe]

Yeah, I just read the description for ENFP and most of it sounds absolutely nothing like me ("warm", "friendly", "positive" :lol:). Wtf is 'perceiving' even supposed to mean anyway, since that is apparently the only area where I actually have a personality?

[Redistribute the Rep]

INTPs are marked by a quiet, stoic, unassertive, and aloof exterior that masks strong creativity and enthusiasm for novel possibilities. Their weaknesses include poor organization, insensitivity to social niceties, and a tendency to get lost in abstractions. Keirsey referred to INTPs as Architects, one of the four types belonging to the temperament he called the Rationals. INTPs are one of the rarest personality types, accounting for 1–5% of the U.S. population.[

I think it describes me

[cyu]

Wtf is 'perceiving' even supposed to mean anyway, since that is apparently the only area where I actually have a personality?

I see it kind of like how you would react to a weekend trip. You don't really draw up a plan of every stop you're expected to make, what the schedule should be, where you're supposed to get gas and food. Instead you go with the flow, and change your plans depending on the circumstances and what situation you're in. Instead of deciding everything now, you have a more wait-and-see attitude, "Let's decide when we get there."

You're more laid back. Not everything has to be neat and organized - sometimes you just let things fall where they may. You may be more forgiving of both yourself and others.

http://img1.etsystatic.com/000/0/5852705/il_570xN.321255573.jpg

[Lily Briscoe]

I think it describes me

Yeah, I just checked the wiki entry for ENFP (I had initially read a description on another website), and I feel like they're trying to sell me something:

ENFPs are initiators of change, keenly perceptive of possibilities, and devilishly handsome:rolleyes:

Actually the wiki description is a little more accurate (not because of the stroking my ego bit), but it still feels a little like reading your zodiac sign, where there's enough vague generalities that anyone could see themselves in parts of it. I read it to my partner and she about shit a break at the word "vivacious" haha.

I see it kind of like how you would react to a weekend trip. You don't really draw up a plan of every stop you're expected to make, what the schedule should be, where you're supposed to get gas and food. Instead you go with the flow, and change your plans depending on the circumstances and what situation you're in. Instead of deciding everything now, you have a more wait-and-see attitude, "Let's decide when we get there."

You're more laid back. Not everything has to be neat and organized - sometimes you just let things fall where they may.]
Well that's definitely accurate. I wouldn't have associated any of that with the term 'perceiving', though...?

[RedKobra]

To my shame I was into this stuff a couple of years back. It started off as a bit of fun but like anything built on sand you start getting incongruous results and so you go down the rabbit hole trying to find the truth. MBTI led me to Socionics (The Soviet developed version) Then to the altogether simpler Kiersey system, then the batshit insane Enneagram and finally to the most credible although still utterly pointless Big 5.

You also have to bare in mind literally every different test is different, and not in a good way. They all define the terms differently. They all weight the questions differently.
Interestingly they all have a significant N bias. Meaning practically everyone tests as an N.

Its all a load of absolute cobblers.

btw I'm INTP. :o

[RedAnarchist]

I still get enneagram emails in my spam folder, even when they were going straight to my inbox I barely ever read them.

[cyu]

I wouldn't have associated any of that with the term 'perceiving', though...?

I didn't make up the terms - I'm just writing your horoscope ;)

[consuming negativity]

I didn't make up the terms - I'm just writing your horoscope ;)

something happened recently that led to a change in your routine, and it left you feeling stressed out. you might feel like you handled it just fine - and you probably did - but it might be a good idea to chill out and take some time for yourself. even if you feel like you've been a bit selfish lately, there's clearly something on your mind

[cyu]

:lol:



it left you feeling stressed out
I'm always stressed out. If most slaves lived stressful lives, can we say the same of wage slaves?

http://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/hXlm4OZ9N8hG3U2I0AtixXHT8oM=/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/2444084/saezzucman.0.gif

http://www.epi.org/m/?src=http://www.epi.org/files/2012/snapshot-unionmembership.png&w=608

[Asero]

lol everytime I take a myers-briggs test I always get a different result

[RedKobra]

Very common problem with any self-reporting survey. Given that our mood changes day by day and sometimes multiple times within a day its very difficult to be objective about "personality", there isn't even any firm consensus in psychology as to what the "personality" is. As such tests like MBTI are pissing in the wind.