Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

[Maine]

I'm a big fat INTJ! Muauahhahahahahahahahhaha!!! 

[Ben]

I love seeing the huge differences in personalities

[White Wolf Guardian]

I don't really believe the stat about "3%" of the population. Anyways:

INTP

[Ben]

3% for what one?

[White Wolf Guardian]

INTP = 3% of the supposed population of poll takers.

[Ben]

Oh haha yeah that's a bunch of crap

[Trixsie Vixen]

Yeah 3%!  *pokes data*  Names your sources jerk!  What sample are you generalising from huh?


Does it really represent the population?  And what population is it meant to represent, all westerners?


Hmm?  *pokes again for good measure*


Anyway, INTP  is the best so it's probably only like 0.0006% anyway

[Ulfur]

Haha you guys got at least two of us intps to deal with suckas
*puts up paw for trixie*

[Trixsie Vixen]

*high fives*


Never leave a fur hangin'


I still believe I'm an INTP at heart, I've just learned how to externalise my internal world.  Maybe I'm just bigoted by preconceived notions of extroverts having less complex internal lives based on some crap I heard in high school.


It does raise the question of development of personality.  People change across their lives and personalities develop but it seems that the thing which makes a person the same person as a child and a geriatric is a a stability of personality.  So if the MBTI doesn't track those core personality traits perhaps it isn't actually a measure OF personality?


Also, I was thinking of starting a thread involving a psych test of romantic style.  It measures what your romantic style is among several possibilities and offers compatibility details also.


Just like this it's more for fun than anything.  Sound interesting?

[Ulfur]

Hmm that does sound quite interesting trix. I am an introvert at heart, but if I'm surrounded with only introverts that are even more of an introvert than I am, I tend to turn into more of an extrovert type of personality. On that notion, I have also been less of an introvert that in years past, quite the change I must add

[Trixsie Vixen]

There is a thing called the STAI (State-trait anxiety inventory) it measure your levels of anxiety, but it differentiates between anxiety as a state (how you are feeling atm) and a trait (what is usual for your personality).  It's one of the better measures in that area IMHO.  I wonder if there is something like that for introversion?


I should look into that and if there isn't how would you differentiate?


Hmmm... *strokes chin*

[Green Rough]

Well, i got ISFJ

[White Wolf Guardian]

I do generally believe that any personality test measure will change during dramatic changes in life or even mood swings. Whatever is necessary to handle daily life, more or less.

[Kaiyo]

I did this the other day I think I got INTJ now I got ENFJ what does that mean?

[White Wolf Guardian]

It means the same thing placebo medications say "Results may vary"