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Topic: Personality type?

Posted By: listen
Subject: Personality type?
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 15:44

I'm curious what personality types are here. This is from the Myers-Briggs personality inventory, adapted from Carl Jung's typologies.

I or E: introverted or extroverted
S or N: sensing or intuitive
T or F: thinking or feeling
P or J: perceiving or judging

You can take the test at:
http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 15:50

I did this recently. INTJ.

edit: made link clickable

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp - http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 15:55

There's already a poll about this, with the exact same link. But why not bury the old poll ... maybe our personalities have depeloped since then! Big%20smile

BTW: Used to be an INFP ... I tried it again recently and now I'm INFJ.

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Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 15:57

INTP.

100% introvert.

Posted By: jimmy_row
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 15:59

extroverted introvert

I hate to be a 'stick in the mud', but the Myers-Briggs typology tests are notoriously inaccurate and....pseudo-scientific. Okay, okay they can be fun if you like that sort of thing

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Posted By: listen
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 16:02

jimmy_row wrote:

extroverted introvert

I hate to be a 'stick in the mud', but the Myers-Briggs typology tests are notoriously inaccurate and....pseudo-scientific. Okay, okay they can be fun if you like that sort of thing

how so?

Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 16:06

You are:

    * very expressed introvert
    * moderately expressed intuitive personality
    * slightly expressed thinking personality
    * moderately expressed perceiving personality

as ever
they do sort of ask each question three times with very similar wording
I'm not consistent enough to answer the same way each time ;P

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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 16:15

Your Type is
ENTJ

Extraverted	Intuitive	Thinking	Judging
Strength of the preferences %
1	12	25	11

Well guise, I was like a INTP last time, so I must be awesome or something (inconsistent).

laplace wrote:

as ever
they do sort of ask each question three times with very similar wording
I'm not consistent enough to answer the same way each time ;P

Yeah, I did that a lot.

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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 16:18

Answering "no" to every question yields

Your Type is
ESTJ

Extraverted	Sensing	Thinking	Judging
Strength of the preferences %
1	1	12	1

Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 16:24

Your Type is
INFJ

Introverted	Intuitive	Feeling	Judging
Strength of the preferences %
78	25	12	22

Posted By: listen
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 16:28

I'm an INFJ.

Posted By: jimmy_row
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 16:52

listen wrote:

jimmy_row wrote:

extroverted introvert

I hate to be a 'stick in the mud', but the Myers-Briggs typology tests are notoriously inaccurate and....pseudo-scientific. Okay, okay they can be fun if you like that sort of thing

how so?

Well...basically, the research doesn't support them (I would...or you would have to look up the studies and expert pieces about the issue if you're interested). I'm a bit rusty on this, but I can say that there's a running joke in the psychology dept at my uni about the M-B tests (can't remember that either

but it has something to do with astrology). Typology tests are often used with first year college students to initiate them into self-analysis and to help them choose a career path, at which psychologists say such tests are not an accurate representation of an individual's personality. Self-inventory is not as reliable as assessment by a certified professional...or a test that is backed by funding + research. If you are testing yourself, the door is opened to a slew of outside factors (ie. "demand characteristics") that can affect the way you respond (ie. some people may WANT to be an introvert...or have an inaccurate self-concept that would reflect in their answers; almost anything you can think of here). How can you tell which tests actually are supported by peer reviewing and research? Ask an expert, research it for yourself, etc...you will have to pay for a good test because research requires support/funding.

Without going too much into this...I'll just pick on two specific problems with the Jung typology test. First of all, it's over-simplified: e vs. i. You are either one or the other. This ties into the other big problem in that the "vs" eliminates the manifestation of dual characteristics and different moods (eg. I'm the life of the party at times, one of the most "engaging" people you'll meet, but when I'm not 'feelin' it', I'm as withdrawn as someone on the downswing of bipolar).

...Actually, I'll stop there, this stuff IS fun for the less-pedantic-than-I.

Just don't live by the results here, you wouldn't want to lock yourself into one of these rigid categories. One thing that these free tests are good for, is that folks can become intested in aspects of themselves (and human beings in general) that they might not otherwise engage in...get the ball rolling, so to speak.

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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 17:18

INTP, GSOH, OHAC, Aries, into Prog, WLTM myself.

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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 17:42

darqDean wrote:

IneptNorwegiansTossPorcupines, GodzillaSolvedOurHerpes, OstentaciousHampstersAreCallous, Aries, into Prog, WouldLoveToMasturb**e myself.

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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 17:50

@jimmy_row:

Of course these tests are only a bit of fun ... I'd say that the "e vs. i" is usually quite accurate, but it only confirms what people already knew about themselves. I really think that they're either one or the other ... if you're both then you could be suffering from depression/bi-polar, which is not the point of a personality test. The other thing which this test shows is whether you're quick to judge (j) or tend to keep an open mind (p), but I'd say that the latter in this case could also be a case of avoidance (simply being unable to make up your mind).

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Posted By: jimmy_row
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 18:31

MikeEnRegalia wrote:

@jimmy_row:

Of course these tests are only a bit of fun ... I'd say that the "e vs. i" is usually quite accurate, but it only confirms what people already ~~knew~~ suspected about themselves. I really think that they're either one or the other ... if you're both then you could be suffering from depression/bi-polar, which is not the point of a personality test. The other thing which this test shows is whether you're quick to judge (j) or tend to keep an open mind (p), but I'd say that the latter in this case could also be a case of avoidance (simply being unable to make up your mind).

Whether or not one is quick to judge is not always a matter that they can analyze themselves, especially not with a close-ended question. People can show consistency and a bewildering amount of deviation in the way they make decsions and solve problems...I'm really harping on the personal expectation demand characteristic because it applies most strongly here (and the results speak for themselves in that this test can be quite accurate but even more often inaccurate, and thus reliability & validity will fluctuate depending on who you ask). We know that in dealing with deep characterstics of themselves, subjects are going to become considerably emotional, thus decisions...results will depend strongly on feelings - feelings of the moment.

Here is an example of how someone could feel unsatisfied with their results:

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"The Meyer's Briggs is very inaccurate for me. I remember when I was taking it, most of the answers honestly depended on how I felt. On the day when our scores were revealed to us, the instructor chose me as an example because I scored to one extreme (I forget what my exact score was, but it was very feeley, very emotional). He asked me to read a description of a coffee mug I had written, and it surprised him because it was very quantitative and analytical.

I don't take personality tests well because I tend to pick up on what the question is trying to find and answer in one way or another.

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And getting more specific wrt this thread, being that this is a progressive rock site, folks may feel a social pressure to be open minded, or to see themselves as open minded because that is a valued trait here. Whether we like to admit it or not, most people have a self ideal somewhere in the mix that interacts with norms that will almost always affect the way they make assessments, especially concerning themselves. So if I WANT to be that open minded person, I'm going to devise ways to rationalize my choices on the questionaire, and then I'll be super-happy when the results come in.

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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 18:53

ESFJ

Extraverted: 1
Sensing: 38
Feeling: 12
Judging: 33

Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 19:29

Your Type is
INTJ

Introverted	Intuitive	Thinking	Judging
Strength of the preferences %
78	12	12	56

Posted By: Jozef
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 21:53

Looks like I'm the only ISFJ

Posted By: LinusW
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 22:23

...and I'm the only ENTP.

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Posted By: Leningrad
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 22:39

I'm an INFP. Sounds about right.

Posted By: LinusW
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 22:54

We extroverts are a lonely sort. Feels a little strange... Ermm

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Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 22:56

I thought so too, but I don't think a lot of the REAL extroverts in the world are sitting on their computer on progarchives right now Shocked

Posted By: jimmy_row
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 22:57

LinusW wrote:

We extroverts are a lonely sort. Feels a little strange... Ermm

hey, you can always talk to yourself if the rest of us are curled up in the corner

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Posted By: mrcozdude
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 22:59

Your Type is
INFP
Introverted Intuitive Feeling Perceiving
Strength of the preferences %
22 56 25 56

You are:
slightly expressed introvert
moderately expressed intuitive personality
moderately expressed feeling personality
moderately expressed perceiving personality

Im slight and moderate

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Posted By: LinusW
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 23:00

King By-Tor wrote:

I thought so too, but I don't think a lot of the REAL extroverts in the world are sitting on their computer on progarchives right now Shocked

... judge the way you please Smile

. I love Myer-Briggs tests anyhow, and ENTP seems to fit quite nicely on the way I and my surrounding perceive myself. Don't know if that's a good or bad sign though LOL

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Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 23:40

Dang I've taken those things a bazillion times. My results are generally different and generally contradicting to itself.

Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: June 28 2008 at 05:55

I'm an INFJ, with a 'distinctively expressed feeling personality' (the others are all moderately expressed). Although I wouldn't call myself introverted, I do have some traits of that kind of personality, and I am very definitely a 'feeling' person. Now I have to get Micky to take the test too, and then we can take the Jung Marriage Test, to see how compatible we are LOL

Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: June 28 2008 at 07:56

Apparently I am ISTJ. Though the results page said I only answered two questions even though I answered the whole lot. Stoopid program! LOL

And shouldn't the strength determine the order of the letters? I'm actually an ITJS. Or maybe even IJTS (I Judge This program to be Stoopid). Tongue

" I'm feeling extrovert.
I should be shaking the stars instead of hugging the dirt.

I swear!

I'm really burning, fit to boil up the sea,
Human volcano at a zillion degrees.
I'm feeling extrovert.
Instead of quiet and shy I'm really dying to fly.

I feel like someone else,
Yes I do, yes I do, yes I do.
I feel like someone else,
I feel new, not so blue.
I feel,
Extrovert." XTC

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Posted By: Relayer09
Date Posted: June 28 2008 at 08:22

Your Type is
INFJ

Introverted	Intuitive	Feeling	Judging
Strength of the preferences %
11	62	25	78

slightly expressed introvert
distinctively expressed intuitive personality
moderately expressed feeling personality
very expressed judging personality

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Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: June 28 2008 at 08:31

I'm

Introverted Intuitive thinking perceiving

moderately expressed introvert
distinctively expressed intuitive personality
slightly expressed thinking personality
slightly expressed perceiving personality

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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: June 28 2008 at 16:37

Your Type is
INTJ

Introverted	Intuitive	Thinking	Judging
Strength of the preferences %
89	25	75	89

You are:

very expressed introvert
moderately expressed intuitive personality
distinctively expressed thinking personality
very expressed judging personality

I guess that fits me pretty well.

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Posted By: Mikerinos
Date Posted: June 28 2008 at 16:56

Your Type is
INTP

Introverted	Intuitive	Thinking	Perceiving
Strength of the preferences %
67	75	25	44

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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: June 28 2008 at 17:07

I'm an... um...

INFJ

Introverted	Intuitive	Feeling	Judging
Strength of the preferences %
78	25	38	22

Kind of... introverted... um...

Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: June 28 2008 at 17:19

Moogtron III wrote:

I'm an... um...

INFJ

Introverted	Intuitive	Feeling	Judging
Strength of the preferences %
78	25	38	22

Kind of... introverted... um...

Only 78%?

n00b.

Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: June 28 2008 at 17:26

TGM: Orb wrote:

Moogtron III wrote:

I'm an... um...

INFJ

Introverted	Intuitive	Feeling	Judging
Strength of the preferences %
78	25	38	22

Kind of... introverted... um...

Only 78%?

n00b.

Yes, you can call me Noobtron III

For an introvert you're very quick-witted. You're supposed to hide under the table

Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: June 28 2008 at 17:32

Moogtron III wrote:

TGM: Orb wrote:

Moogtron III wrote:

I'm an... um...

INFJ

Introverted	Intuitive	Feeling	Judging
Strength of the preferences %
78	25	38	22

Kind of... introverted... um...

Only 78%?

n00b.

Yes, you can call me Noobtron III

For an introvert you're very quick-witted. You're supposed to hide under the table

He's talking to me! Confused

*hides under table*

Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: June 29 2008 at 15:30

When I took the test the first time it said I was a DIC...anyway...I took it again and I'm an INTP.

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Posted By: Shakespeare
Date Posted: June 29 2008 at 21:12

Chameleon wrote:

I'm an INFP. Sounds about right.

Oh, wait, I'm an INTP. INFP wouldn't be far off for me neither.

Posted By: Shakespeare
Date Posted: June 29 2008 at 21:15

LinusW wrote:

We extroverts are a lonely sort. Feels a little strange... Ermm

It's because most extroverts don't prowl progressive rock websites.

Also, I got 89% Introverted. Star

Posted By: Poser
Date Posted: June 29 2008 at 23:17

ISFP

Obviously "Do you like parties and socializing?" and "Do you spend your leisure time alone?" are the exact same outcome, but often I answer one yes and the other no. These are just depressing for me because I'm moderately everything and I feel like I have no personality. Yay, contradiction.

In other news, it means I'm a perfect mix of my parents.

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Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: July 03 2008 at 06:42

INTJ

Not surprised, I spend so much time on PA how an earth can I be outthere socializing

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Posted By: Passionist
Date Posted: July 03 2008 at 08:26

Yay, the first ENFP

very expressed extravert (89%)
moderately expressed intuitive personality (25&)

moderately expressed feeling personality (25%)
slightly expressed perceiving personality (11%)

Don't really know what that means... but I'm content with myself, I think...

Like the other Idealists, Champions are rather rare, say two or three percent of the population, but even more than the others they consider intense emotional experiences as being vital to a full life. Champions have a wide range and variety of emotions, and a great passion for novelty. They see life as an exciting drama, pregnant with possibilities for both good and evil, and they want to experience all the meaningful events and fascinating people in the world. The most outgoing of the Idealists, Champions often can't wait to tell others of their extraordinary experiences. Champions can be tireless in talking with others, like fountains that bubble and splash, spilling over their own words to get it all out. And usually this is not simple storytelling; Champions often speak (or write) in the hope of revealing some truth about human experience, or of motivating others with their powerful convictions. Their strong drive to speak out on issues and events, along with their boundless enthusiasm and natural talent with language, makes them the most vivacious and inspiring of all the types.

Fiercely individualistic, Champions strive toward a kind of personal authenticity, and this intention always to be themselves is usually quite attractive to others. At the same time, Champions have outstanding intuitive powers and can tell what is going on inside of others, reading hidden emotions and giving special significance to words or actions. In fact, Champions are constantly scanning the social environment, and no intriguing character or silent motive is likely to escape their attention. Far more than the other Idealists, Champions are keen and probing observers of the people around them, and are capable of intense concentration on another individual. Their attention is rarely passive or casual. On the contrary, Champions tend to be extra sensitive and alert, always ready for emergencies, always on the lookout for what's possible.

Champions are good with people and usually have a wide range of personal relationships. They are warm and full of energy with their friends. They are likable and at ease with colleagues, and handle their employees or students with great skill. They are good in public and on the telephone, and are so spontaneous and dramatic that others love to be in their company. Champions are positive, exuberant people, and often their confidence in the goodness of life and of human nature makes good things happen.

Joan Baez, Phil Donahue, Paul Robeson, Bill Moyer, Elizibeth Cady Stanton, Joeseph Campbell, Edith Wharton, Sargent Shriver, Charles Dickens, and Upton Sinclair are examples of Idealist Champions

That's actually a bit scaring. It's so accurate !

Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: July 03 2008 at 09:40

Poser wrote:

I have no personality.

Shouldn't that be 'It has no personality'

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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: July 03 2008 at 20:58

The percentages change slightly every time I do the test, but I more often than not come out as an INFJ.
It's kinda odd though, because around this time last year (which was also before I even started going on forums Tongue

), I would be home about 2-4 days a week, and the rest of the time just out being social, partying or whatever, so I wonder if that means if I did the test back then would I have come out as extrovert instead?
But for the most part, I'm fairly reclusive and lately have been, although for the last few weekends I've been going out, but generally I wouldn't talk to everyone at the parties.
I'm usually content with going on the internet, playing guitar for hours each day, transcribing/writing music and listening to music, and the occasional going out.

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Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: July 11 2008 at 17:55

Superior.

Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: July 11 2008 at 20:27

Darn I am an ESTP (Exalted Synthesized Trampoline Polyglot). Probably right too

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Posted By: song_of_copper
Date Posted: July 15 2008 at 12:54

I am INFP. Smile

I've done these tests before, and I consistently score as INFP, although the score on each element varies (depending on the wording of the questions and how I feel that day, I guess!). The description is pretty accurate for me (as far as I can tell!), although I'm not really spiritual or suchlike. (Well, only when listening to certain music...)

Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: July 15 2008 at 13:15

ESTJ

Wow, not many Extroverts, eh?

Qualitative analysis of your type formula
You are:

moderately expressed extravert
moderately expressed sensing personality
moderately expressed thinking personality
slightly expressed judging personality

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Posted By: YesFan72
Date Posted: July 16 2008 at 08:27

Almost 16% is INTJ? It's supposed to be really rare. Maybe it's common in prog fans.

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Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: July 16 2008 at 09:09

^

Well, just look at the percentage of extroverts here Tongue

Posted By: YesFan72
Date Posted: July 16 2008 at 09:13

That is true... Where are the extroverts?

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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: July 16 2008 at 09:15

They're out.

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