Just wondering about what the different Myers-Briggs types are that use this forum.

That was fun taking the test. I'm an INFJ.

Is that good??

So, do you feel like a counsler?

what? how? where?:confused:

Its a personality test... I'm a INTJ which means i'm a nerd... Wow this is accurate!

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm

im an INTJ as well.. it's really accurate! imagine, there are already 2 INTJs here, and according to this test only 1% of the population is a Mastermind.. this sure is a geek board! :D

Here is a good place to check out for more details:
http://www.typelogic.com/

Dam according to this I am such a @#$%ing loser!

Still seem kind of horoscopy though… “Does it work”

Make that 3 that are already here - I'm also a INTJ. :)

hah guess that 1% of the population has gathered here at sciforums :D

edited to add: why do you think you're a loser, WCF?

Hello my name is Ben,

“HELLO BEN”

I’m a college student at SCSU, late sophomore year, I’m majoring in Biotech and Biochem(non-acs approved)… and…

“Don’t worry you can say it… we are all friend here!”

Well… im ah ah ah INTJ! *Starts crying*

“Thank you Ben that was very strong of you!, anyone else?”

there are alot of INT's in general.
I'm an INTP.

not surprising that INT's would spend time on a science forum website.

I tend to fluctuate between INFJ and INTP... INFJ is also 1% of the population, most rare of the M-B type indicators.

Don't worry Kirsty, you and I, we're special. :) We're Healer Idealists.

TypeLogic's descriptions are not so well-written. Better to try http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp or http://www.advisorteam.com/user/ktsintro1.asp as the testing site, because the results are much more in depth and embrace the entire personality type, instead of focusing on particular aspects which would not be entirely correct.

INFP from HumanMetrics.com and Kiersey.com:
Healer Idealists are abstract in thought and speech, cooperative in striving for their ends, and informative and introverted in their interpersonal relations. Healers present a seemingly tranquil, and noticiably pleasant face to the world, and though to all appearances they might seem reserved, and even shy, on the inside they are anything but reserved, having a capacity for caring not always found in other types. They care deeply-indeed, passionately- about a few special persons or a favorite cause, and their fervent aim is to bring peace and integrity to their loved ones and the world.

Healers have a profound sense of idealism derived from a strong personal morality, and they conceive of the world as an ethical, honorable place. Indeed, to understand Healers, we must understand their idealism as almost boundless and selfless, inspiring them to make extraordinary sacrifices for someone or something they believe in. The Healer is the Prince or Princess of fairytale, the King's Champion or Defender of the Faith, like Sir Galahad or Joan of Arc. Healers are found in only 1 percent of the general population, although, at times, their idealism leaves them feeling even more isolated from the rest of humanity.

Healers seek unity in their lives, unity of body and mind, emotions and intellect, perhaps because they are likely to have a sense of inner division threaded through their lives, which comes from their often unhappy childhood. Healers live a fantasy-filled childhood, which, unfortunately, is discouraged or even punished by many parents. In a practical-minded family, required by their parents to be sociable and industrious in concrete ways, and also given down-to-earth siblings who conform to these parental expectations, Healers come to see themselves as ugly ducklings. Other types usually shrug off parental expectations that do not fit them, but not the Healers. Wishing to please their parents and siblings, but not knowing quite how to do it, they try to hide their differences, believing they are bad to be so fanciful, so unlike their more solid brothers and sisters, they wonder, some of them for the rest of their lives, whether they are OK. They are quite OK, just different from the rest of their family-swans reared in a family of ducks. Even so, to realize and really believe this is not easy for them.

Deeply committed to the positive and the good, yet taught to believe there is evil in them, Healers can come to develop a certain fascination with the problem of good and evil, sacred and profane. Tutors are drawn toward purity, but can become engrossed with the profane, continuously on the lookout for the wickedness that lurks within them. Then, when Healers believe thay have yielded to an impure temptation, they may be given to acts of self-sacrifice in atonement. Others seldom detect this inner turmoil, however, for the struggle between good and evil is within the Healer, who does not feel compelled to make the issue public.
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INFPs never seem to lose their sense of wonder. One might say they see life through rose-colored glasses. It's as though they live at the edge of a looking-glass world where mundane objects come to life, where flora and fauna take on near-human qualitie s.

INFP children often exhibit this in a 'Calvin and Hobbes' fashion, switching from reality to fantasy and back again. With few exceptions, it is the NF child who readily develops imaginary playmates (as with Anne of Green Gables's "bookcase girlfriend"--h er own reflection) and whose stuffed animals come to life.

INFPs have the ability to see good in almost anyone or anything. Even for the most unlovable the INFP is wont to have pity.

Their extreme depth of feeling is often hidden, even from themselves, until circumstances evoke an impassioned response.

Of course, not all of life is rosy, and INFPs are not exempt from the same disappointments and frustrations common to humanity. As INTPs tend to have a sense of failed competence, INFPs struggle with the issue of their own ethical perfection, e.g., perfo rmance of duty for the greater cause. An INFP friend describes the inner conflict as not good versus bad, but on a grand scale, Good vs. Evil. Luke Skywalker in Star Wars depicts this conflict in his struggle between the two sides of "The Force." Although the dark side must be reckoned with, the INFP believes that good ultimately triumphs.

Some INFPs have a gift for taking technical information and putting it into layman's terms. Brendan Kehoe's Zen and the Art of the Internet is one example of this "de-jargoning" talent in action.

INFPs live primarily in a rich inner world of introverted Feeling. Being inward-turning, the natural attraction is away from world and toward essence and ideal. This introversion of dominant Feeling, receiving its data from extraverted intuition, must be the source of the quixotic nature of these usually gentle beings. Feeling is caught in the approach- avoidance bind between concern both for people and for All Creatures Great and Small, and a psycho-magnetic repulsion from the same. The "object," be it homo sapiens or a mere representation of an organism, is valued only to the degree that the object contains some measure of the inner Essence or greater Good. Doing a good deed, for example, may provide intrinsic satisfaction which is only secondary to the greater good of striking a blow against Man's Inhumanity to Mankind.

Extraverted intuition faces outward, greeting the world on behalf of Feeling. What the observer usually sees is creativity with implied good will. Intuition spawns this type's philosophical bent and strengthens pattern perception. It combines as auxiliary with introverted Feeling and gives rise to unusual skill in both character development and fluency with language--a sound basis for the development of literary facility. If INTPs aspire to word mechanics, INFPs would be verbal artists.

Sensing is introverted and often invisible. This stealth function in the third position gives INFPs a natural inclination toward absent- mindedness and other-worldliness, however, Feeling's strong people awareness provides a balancing, mitigating effect. This introverted Sensing is somewhat categorical, a subdued version of SJ sensing. In the third position, however, it is easily overridden by the stronger functions.

The INFP may turn to inferior extraverted Thinking for help in focusing on externals and for closure. INFPs can even masquerade in their ESTJ business suit, but not without expending considerable energy. The inferior, problematic nature of Extraverted Thinking is its lack of context and proportion. Single impersonal facts may loom large or attain higher priority than more salient principles which are all but overlooked.

I'm INFJ too!!:eek:
How come we are 1% of the population and we are all here???:bugeye: :eek:

I also fluctuate a little bit between those two...
That's kinda what I am... the test works quite well... :):

Wow, all these INFJ's.

Hey, How many INFJ's are born under water signs??
I'm Cancer!

I'm Aries...:eek:
Yeah, I know... I'm TOTALLY different from the normal person of Aries...:eek: :bugeye:

In the not too distant future, in bars, pubs, and nightclubs
all across the planet, the commonly uttered phrase "Hey
babe, what's your sign?" will become "Hey babe, what's
your Myers-Briggs type?" http://www.click-smilie.de/sammlung/spezial/jasons_smilie/evilgrin.gif

hey i like the sound of that.
some of the people i get along best with are similar types

maybe i should try that...
maybe i will!!:D

INFJ

I have an abnormal headache today.

Introverted Intuitive Thinking Judging
i took this a long time ago too.. i think i got the same thing.

spacemanspiff,

If you do try it, let us know how it goes. I'm curious how many will actually know what you are talking about. In my opinion, this is something to consider before you try anything: you could get a lot of blank stares which might be coinsidered counterproductive, if you know what I mean. ;)

I am an ISTP. Introverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving. Where do you find out what % of the population has this type?

I'm probably rare :D

Originally posted by kirstykiwi
Wow, all these INFJ's.

Hey, How many INFJ's are born under water signs??
I'm Cancer! I'M CANCER TOO!!! :eek: :D!! Welcome Truthseeker and Storni! Woohoo, we're special! :D

I guess we are blue :D


I am scorpius, does that influence my INFJ type?


(hehe, I am assuming all this astrology stuff works anyway ;) )

INFJ

Leo, ROARRrrrrrr ....wait....I'm introverted

Nope im a Libra

I do like the idea of asking people what's your Myers-Briggs type is. I mean this is not very accurate but it sure bets astrology

--Storni--
I was honourary Scorpio, because they're similar or something (so says IXL), so we might as well be twins! :D

--GrazzHoppa--
Welcome, INFJ! Hmm...guess astrology has nothing to do with nothing, then...:bugeye: Ah well! You are still welcome :D <hr>
I have also been convinced that I am also INTP like TruthSeeker, that I oscillate between the two. Hey, I'm busy growing and developing here, ;)

This test says I am a ENTP ( Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving ) ....lol

Wasn't Jung into astrology and other pseudo scientific absurdity ?
My scepticism remains intact .

hey, it's just a fun tool. if the test gives you a type and you don't agree, then the test is wrong.

It is not ment to know a person's mind. It would have been very easy for me to have answer those rather vage questions diffrently. The thing is that this at least is more accurate then astrology.

You have to no your own type read through the different profiles and see which one matches you, and be honest.;) After all some personalities are less distinct and difficult to accurately diagnois, with the current test types I've seen.

This is a skip from http://www.skepdic.com/myersb.html
Here are some more excerpts from Myers-Briggs™ profiles. I think each of the following fits me. Do they fit you?

1. Serious, quiet, earn success by concentration and thoroughness. Practical, orderly, matter-of-fact, logical, realistic and dependable. See to it that everything is well organized. Take responsibility. Make up their own minds as to what should be accomplished and work toward it steadily, regardless of protests or distractions.
2. Usually have original minds and great drive for their own ideas and purposes. In fields that appeal to them, they have a fine power to organize a job and carry it through with or without help. Skeptical, critical, independent, determined, sometimes stubborn. Must learn to yield less important points in order to win the most important.
3. Quiet and reserved. Especially enjoy theoretical or scientific pursuits. Like solving problems with logic and analysis. Usually interested mainly in ideas, with little liking for parties or small talk. Tend to have sharply defined interests. Need careers where some strong interest can be used and useful.

The first profile is of an ISTJ (introversion, sensation, thinking, judgment), a.k.a. TheTrustee. These types comprise 6% of the population. The second is of INTJ (introversion, intuition, thinking judgment), a.k.a. The Scientist. These types make up 1% of the total population. The last is of an INTP (introversion, intuition, thinking, perception), a.k.a. The Architect. These types make up 1% of the population.

The page says only 1% of people is INTP. That is interesting. A lot of people here are INTP's.

I think from my experience, 1% is more or less accurate.

Interestingly the site also says:
Psychological tests such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® seem to be little more than sophisticated parlor games. They will be validated by their seemingly good fit with the data, in the same way that astrologers and biorhythmists find predictive patterns fitting their readings and charts, i.e., by confirmation bias and the ambiguity of basic terms and the Byzantine complexity that ultimately allows any kind of behavior to fit any personality type. The big difference, of course, is that psychological testing has the backing of a community of university statisticians to reinforce its notions. It is a cottage industry.

Also a good test at http://www.personalitytype.com/quiz.html
This only confirms my INTP! :)

OK.. I promise this is my last post here for now! :)
Have you looked at your anima (inner self)? You can find it out at humanmetrics.com.
INTP anima is The entertainer. Which is what I am when I get drunk! :) In truth, getting in touch with your inner self makes you feel quite good. .

Social Leadership
Hi-tech Business

(hey hey, isn't that something? :) )

:bugeye: ooook ya ndrs you do that.

These tests need to be proven in a scientific experiment before they can be validated as accurate... I don’t believe they are though. This test failed miserably on my step father for example.

And the one at PersonalityTypes.com, people can just define what they are. That's not scientific at all :p

I agree with you on some extent. Of course these tests are very difficult to prove. Or maybe they are unprovable, simply because the features (I/E,etc) are linear. The only things this tests says is that Intravertness/Extravertness is not related (is independent) to intuition, perception, etc. Hmm maybe it doesn't even say that.. I have to read Jungs book again..
I believe there is a certain amount Intravertness you can have, as well as a certain amount of Extravertness (ie they are not mutually exclusive). For example me:
Although heavily an introvert (I go out usually alone (happily), I can happily survive without human contact for days), I can also party long and hard - extravertness. In a certain mood I can make shallow friends faster than I can make sandwiches. Still that either takes a lot of dancing, alcohol, sleep deprivation, etc extreme measures.

And the one at PersonalityTypes.com, people can just define what they are. That's not scientific at all
It is not a scientific test..
That is the interesting thing at PersonalityTypes.com.. It doesn't _pretend_ to be scientific. That is why I liked it. I for example fit each of the points of INTP, and can say each of my other type points really don't apply to me. Hmm.. the only example is High energy - I have lots of energy (I go out every night to a nightclub and dance). That is a misperception on their part I believe, ignore it.

spacemanspiff wrote: ...if the test gives you a type and you don't agree, then the test is wrong.
Actually , many of the generalizations were very close to how I perceive myself :)

This test certainly has some interesting aspects to it ...it is not based on where planets are in the sky when someone is born etc...but rather a combination of attributes . Astrology and other nonsense Jung adhered to , have admittedly produced scepticism regarding his work . Jung , ( together with his groupies ) have shown an inclination for just making stuff up as they went along ...not very scientific .

To place people in these kind of catagories is an example of over - simplification , for it does not allow for adaptation and growth . Maybe tomorrow someone might employ a different method to confront a problem , like instead of an " entp " technique ...an " istj " would be more effective . Just a thought .

INFJ

INTROVERTED!?!?!?!?

Me? Yes, obviously. Or maybe one could say that I'm professionally extroverted and privately introverted.
I don't mind being on stage for example, but I do mind being the centre of attention in private.

Originally posted by Binary
Just wondering about what the different Myers-Briggs types are that use this forum.

I have no clue what any of this is! :eek:

Read from the begining of this post then! Go here: http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm

INFJ

INFP. I'm one of so very few... I'm so lonely. :(

INTP
I think us awesome INTP's should refrain from cyber-socializing with the other inferior people on this board. In fact, I think we should get our own thread in which we could discuss how great it is to be an INTP:cool:

INTJ........anymore like me, Who are you?/:cool:

INTP
Introverted Intuitive Thinking Perceiving

I think us awesome INTP's should refrain from cyber-socializing with the other inferior people on this board. In fact, I think we should get our own thread in which we could discuss how great it is to be an INTP

that's what i'm talking about!
I'm down with that. mixing with these nonINTP riff raff gets on my nerve sometimes.
:D :p

INTP here, I'm ready to join the super l33t club.

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Edit: spelling error :p

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<b>INFJ</b> (Aquarius)

INTP

I know I started this thread, but I some how neglected to post my type.

:bugeye: me?

...i'm one-of-a-kind, there's no one like me!:p :D