Myers Briggs Personality Types

Having taken the test several times over the years, and comparing the results to my own experiences, I'm always impressed with the depth and accuracy of its descriptive (and predictive?) value. While there are an endless number of these tests, of varying degrees of scientific validity (few good ones are found in Cosmo, oddly enough), I'm referencing the Myers Briggs Personality Test for the purpose of this post.

Upon conclusion of the test, you'll be assigned a four-letter assessment of your personality type, and a complete description of your type is only a quick Google search away.

I've always come out as an INTJ, when taking it.

Has anyone else ever done these, what was your type, and how accurately do you think it reflected your personality?

While the actual Myers Briggs test must be purchased, including via an app in the iTunes Store, you can take free online assessments of a similar nature, such as here: http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp

 

I'm particularly interested to see the personality types we have here, and to see what posting patterns may be seen amongst those types, if any.

 

I've taken the test many times. I moved around depending on what was going on in my life. I will turn on/off certain tendencies when convenient or required, so that isn't surprising.

I usually test ENTJ.

I always test E.

I usually test N but have tested S.

I never test TP. The only way I test P is if it Is FP. This really only happened the semester I met my now wife.

 

Just as an example, here is part of my personality type, as an INTJ:

"As an INTJ, your primary mode of living is focused internally, where you take things in primarily via your intuition. Your secondary mode is external, where you deal with things rationally and logically.

INTJs live in the world of ideas and strategic planning. They value intelligence, knowledge, and competence, and typically have high standards in these regards, which they continuously strive to fulfill. To a somewhat lesser extent, they have similar expectations of others.

With Introverted Intuition dominating their personality, INTJs focus their energy on observing the world, and generating ideas and possibilities. Their mind constantly gathers information and makes associations about it. They are tremendously insightful and usually are very quick to understand new ideas. However, their primary interest is not understanding a concept, but rather applying that concept in a useful way. Unlike the INTP, they do not follow an idea as far as they possibly can, seeking only to understand it fully. INTJs are driven to come to conclusions about ideas. Their need for closure and organization usually requires that they take some action.

INTJ's tremendous value and need for systems and organization, combined with their natural insightfulness, makes them excellent scientists. An INTJ scientist gives a gift to society by putting their ideas into a useful form for others to follow. It is not easy for the INTJ to express their internal images, insights, and abstractions. The internal form of the INTJ's thoughts and concepts is highly individualized, and is not readily translatable into a form that others will understand. However, the INTJ is driven to translate their ideas into a plan or system that is usually readily explainable, rather than to do a direct translation of their thoughts. They usually don't see the value of a direct transaction, and will also have difficulty expressing their ideas, which are non-linear. However, their extreme respect of knowledge and intelligence will motivate them to explain themselves to another person who they feel is deserving of the effort.

INTJs are natural leaders, although they usually choose to remain in the background until they see a real need to take over the lead. When they are in leadership roles, they are quite effective, because they are able to objectively see the reality of a situation, and are adaptable enough to change things which aren't working well. They are the supreme strategists - always scanning available ideas and concepts and weighing them against their current strategy, to plan for every conceivable contingency.

INTJs spend a lot of time inside their own minds, and may have little interest in the other people's thoughts or feelings. Unless their Feeling side is developed, they may have problems giving other people the level of intimacy that is needed. Unless their Sensing side is developed, they may have a tendency to ignore details which are necessary for implementing their ideas.

The INTJ's interest in dealing with the world is to make decisions, express judgments, and put everything that they encounter into an understandable and rational system. Consequently, they are quick to express judgments. Often they have very evolved intuitions, and are convinced that they are right about things. Unless they complement their intuitive understanding with a well-developed ability to express their insights, they may find themselves frequently misunderstood. In these cases, INTJs tend to blame misunderstandings on the limitations of the other party, rather than on their own difficulty in expressing themselves. This tendency may cause the INTJ to dismiss others input too quickly, and to become generally arrogant and elitist."

Link: http://www.personalitypage.com/INTJ.html

 

I could totally see that, TennTra. And it's quite normal for people to move around a bit, as you've described. I've taken it at several points just to see if I would move, but never have.

 

Humanmetrics Jung Typology Test™
Your Type
ENFJ
Extravert(89%) iNtuitive(50%) Feeling(25%) Judging(22%)
You have strong preference of Extraversion over Introversion (89%)
You have moderate preference of Intuition over Sensing (50%)
You have moderate preference of Feeling over Thinking (25%)
You have slight preference of Judging over Perceiving (22%)

 

Almost always ENTJ

 

Have taken it a couple of times. Cannot recall my designation. What's that mean?

 

ESTJ
Extravert(67%) Sensing(1%) Thinking(62%) Judging(67%)
You have distinctive preference of Extraversion over Introversion (67%)
You have marginal or no preference of Sensing over Intuition (1%)
You have distinctive preference of Thinking over Feeling (62%)
You have distinctive preference of Judging over Perceiving (67%)

 

intp
(22%)(12%)(12%)(11%)

 

Padme Amidala

Great

 

ENTJ

 

Intj

89% 75% 25% 78%

 

Tenny's and syndicate's results are frightening.

 

Good, good.


I hope that's why it's scary and not that it means I'm a bad day away from snapping.

 

Almost always ENTJ. Got an ENFP today.

 

I'm not sure if I agree with this.

ESTJ
Extravert(11%) Sensing(50%) Thinking(38%) Judging(33%)
•You have slight preference of Extraversion over Introversion (11%)
•You have moderate preference of Sensing over Intuition (50%)
•You have moderate preference of Thinking over Feeling (38%)
•You have moderate preference of Judging over Perceiving (33%)

 

Why not?

 

My scores, for comparison and to accentuate Card's fears:

INTJ
Introvert(78%) iNtuitive(100%) Thinking(56%) Judging(22%)