Who has taken the Briggs Myers Personality Test....

[Flabbergasted]

It is a favorite of mine and has provided some insight into my personality....


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

[flvegan]

1. Mandatory at my previous workplace. Allegedly an ENFJ

For whatever that's worth.

[Frances]

22. I am an ENFJ too

I have taken the test about 3 times over the years and always came out the same.

One interesting thing to me is how I answered almost all the F-T questions as an F. The same was true for the P-J questions. But I was just barely an N because I answered a lot of the questions the way an S would.

[Duppers]

33. ha, no surprise

Me too.

[sakabatou]

2. I took it

I don't remember what the hell I got.

[jojo54]

12. I don't remember either, it's been so long ago.

What I do remember is, it was pretty much right on target.

[sakabatou]

13. I don't even remember how I felt

I just hated the test since it was so long.

[Mrs. Overall]

3. Sometimes I've been an INFJ and at other times an INFP.

I like to play with structure and "go with the flow" in my life, but the INF is always consistent.

[Warpy]

9. Consistent INTP

which seems just about right for an introverted non joiner who is always trying to pick things apart and find out what makes them tick.

[Demeter]

4. My Results Were Ambiguous

I fell on the borders of E-I and N-S

[RobofSWVA]

7. Two times

When I took it in high school, I was INTP. The second time was in college. I was INTJ. The change was most likely because going from childhood to an adult I started paying more attention to the world around me. Like most children, I didn't really care much for politics outside of your usual school day and left that sort of stuff to the adults.

[raccoon]

5. Check this out.

“The scientific basis of the MBTI has been questioned. Neither Katharine Cook Briggs nor Isabel Briggs Myers had any scientific qualifications in the field of psychometric testing. Furthermore, Carl Jung's theory of psychological type, which the MBTI attempts to operationalise, is not based on any scientific studies. Jung's methods primarily included introspection and anecdote, methods largely rejected by the modern field of cognitive psychology. <12>

(snip)

The reliability of the test has been interpreted as being low, with test takers who retake the test often being assigned a different type. According to surveys performed by the proponents of Myers-Briggs, the highest percentage of people who fell into the same category on the second test is only 47%. Furthermore, a wide range of 39% - 76% of those tested fall into different types upon retesting weeks or years later, and many people's types were also found to vary according to the time of the day.<5><14> Skeptics claim that the MBTI lacks falsifiability, which can cause confirmation bias in the interpretation of results with the terminology of the MBTI so vague that it allows any kind of behavior to fit any personality type, resulting in the Forer effect, where an individual gives a high rating to a positive description that supposedly applies specifically to them <5><12> so that when people are asked to compare their preferred type to that assigned by the MBTI only half of people pick the same profile. <16>"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers_briggs#Validity

[Flabbergasted]

15. The test is based on the FACT that people have personality preferences....

The four categories are legitimate categories and the results typically make sense to most test takers.

Jung was a brilliant psychologist and his observations are profound.

I had a professor who gave the test to prison inmates during his 15 years as a counselor. After 1000's of tests he swore by it.

[Rambis]

6. ENFJ

I just took it yesterday in a seminar. :crazy:

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. Me Too

We're in the same category as Gorby, Oprah, Nader, and the Pope...

[Rambis]

18. Damn

Maybe I can build a financial empire and help people if I don't get consumed by my ego first:)

[Ilsa]

8. 15 years ago I was an ENFJ. Don't know if I am still the same, though. nt

[Missy Vixen]

11. I'm an INFJ

My type changed as I got older...

Julie

[DemGa]

14. INFJ

INFJ's are 1% of the population; 65% of which are female. I'm a male.

[sentelle]

32. as am I

I took one of these recently, and the result was the same INFJ.
maybe i am just too jaded to be an extrovert.

[rucognizant]

36. I did this

After a 2 year AmeriCorps VISTA job. I got high blood pressure from reaching for the E when I am an I! The rest fit pretty well!

[Flabbergasted]

16. ENFP

[KillCapitalism]

17. I've taken that test nearly a dozen times.

I come up as an INTJ every single time, it seems accurate to me.

[CTyankee]

24. At 1% of the population, we INTJ's are a pretty small group!

I was kinda surprised at the result, but then I don't mind being alone, I am always on time, and I like doing research. I wish I were an artist, tho...

I am a retired fundraiser. What do you do?

[KillCapitalism]

30. I'm an electrician.

I guess the results of my test fit my occupation.

[TalkingDog]

57. INTJ. I wish I were an artist, tho...

I am an artist, tho I wish I were a retired fundraiser.....


Sorry...it always puts a smile on my face when someone expresses that desire.... My next question always is "Why aren't you?"

Appx. 75% introverted though interestingly, I'm a good teacher.


My Favorite Master Artist: Karen Parker GhostWoman Studios

[ret5hd]

25. another INTJ'er checking in.

[Jed Dilligan]

39. INTJ here

Coordinator? Ick. The worst imaginable job IMO.

# moderately expressed introvert
# moderately expressed intuitive personality
# distinctively expressed thinking personality
# slightly expressed judging personality


This test could be much more accurate if it used Likert scales instead of dummies.

[CTyankee]

46. I'm the same on the top two as you, but opposite on the 3rd and 4th.

I think I'm so distinctive in judging personality because I have lived long enough to see thru a lot of artifice. If you've been around long enough, you finally learn!

[ceile]

19. ISFJ

This is me to a tee:

"And although they're hurt by being treated like doormats, they are often unwilling to toot their own horns about their accomplishments because they feel that although they deserve more credit than they're getting, it's somehow wrong to want any sort of reward for doing work (which is supposed to be a virtue in itself)."

[sinkingfeeling]

21. Me too. The only bad thing is we're in the same group as Poppy Bush!

[applegrove]

20. Protector Guardian

[porphyrian]

23. I've taken it a bunch of times and always come up ENTP. - n/t

[porphyrian]

29. Just did again. - n/t

[ProfessorGAC]

26. ENFP Here

But, my F/T score is almost dead center, so i'm pretty close to ENTP. Sort of "on the cusp". My E, N, and P were pretty far to that side of those categories though.
The Professor

[TahitiNut]

37. That figures.

That may be why I almost never misunderstand/misinterpret your posts.

I constantly score ENxx, 50-50 on both T/F and J/P, only 'leaning' 60-40 on occasions when the context (role-orientation) influences it. Of the two pairs, I might lean more to P than J, but T/F is dead center. That I'm "at peace" with the implications seems to confirm the scoring.

[ProfessorGAC]

45. Me Too

I'm pretty ok with it. Besides, if it's truly an indicator of personality type, theory says my personality was formed over 48 years ago.

I can be aware of it, but i hardly think i'm capable of changing the basic type.
The Professor

[Zookeeper]

27. Every time I've taken the test, my result is INTP....

I've even changed the answers that I was less sure of. 'Still an INTP. (INTP: Introverted, Thinking, Perceiving.)

[allisonthegreat]

28. Just for another personality label n/t

[NorthernSpy]

31. always INTP

:)

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

34. ENFJ here

[TahitiNut]

35. ENxx here.

I score high 'E' and high 'N' but 50-50 on T/F and J/P. Depending on context and role, I'll shift 60-40 on both T/F and J/P.

[nadinbrzezinski]

38. So many times it is not even funny

[piedmont]

40. Interesting. 82% of DUers who responded so far are Introvert-iNtuives. (I-N-X-X) nt

edited to replace intuitive for thinker

[TahitiNut]

43. Since 39% polled are "T" I rather doubt that interpretation. E/I isn't separated in the poll.

:shrug:

[piedmont]

44. Whoops, meant to say iNtuitives. And nevermind about the I/E anyway. nt

[nonconformist]

41. ENFJ

[Mz Pip]

42. ENFJ

And for my career path I became a teacher and then a counselor.

It also said I am a global learner. I like that.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[toddaa]

47. Like Carl Jung, a load of hooey

http://www.skepdic.com/myersb.html

[taught_me_patience]

48. ESTP

"
As an ESTP, your primary mode of living is focused externally, where you take things in via your five senses in a literal, concrete fashion. Your secondary mode is internal, where you deal with things rationally and logically.

ESTPs are outgoing, straight-shooting types. Enthusiastic and excitable, ESTPs are "doers" who live in the world of action. Blunt, straight-forward risk-takers, they are willing to plunge right into things and get their hands dirty. They live in the here-and-now, and place little importance on introspection or theory. The look at the facts of a situation, quickly decide what should be done, execute the action, and move on to the next thing.

ESTPs have an uncanny ability to perceive people's attitudes and motivations. They pick up on little cues which go completely unnoticed by most other types, such as facial expressions and stance. They're typically a couple of steps ahead of the person they're interacting with. ESTPs use this ability to get what they want out of a situation. Rules and laws are seen as guidelines for behavior, rather than mandates. If the ESTP has decided that something needs to be done, then their "do it and get on with it" attitude takes precendence over the rules. However, the ESTP tends to have their own strong belief in what's right and what's wrong, and will doggedly stick to their principles. The Rules of the Establishment may hold little value to the ESTP, but their own integrity mandates that they will not under any circumstances do something which they feel to be wrong. "

http://www.personalitypage.com/ESTP.html


Sums me up pretty nicely.

[BlueIris]

49. INFP. What a shock, eh?

[BlooInBloo]

50. It was like 10 years ago. I seem to recall that I was an ENTJ, and that...

... it was essentially 50/50 on each attribute.

[ProfessorGAC]

52. You Like Vanilla Ice Cream Best, Don't You?

:evilgrin:
The Professor

[BlooInBloo]

53. lol - not by a long shot.

[ProfessorGAC]

56. Just Kiddin' Bloo

I'm nuts over pistachio and butter pecan, m'self! (I always liked that Dacquiri Ice at Baskin Robbins, too.)
GAC

[Phoonzang]

51. Always an INTP...

I've taken the test dozens of times in the last 10 years and it's always the same. The description fits me to a tee.

[alfredo]

54. Counselor Idealist

[supernova]

55. INTJ - Mastermind

INTJs are usually called Masterminds. We're generals with plans. :evilgrin:

I like Eisenhower and Stephen Hawking better as reps of my type, rather than that awful Ayn Rand. :puke:

Introverted Intuitive Thinking Judging

61 69 12 17

Mostly I test out as INTJ, but a couple of times I have gotten INFJ so obviously there's some wiggle room there.

It's very unscientific, but it is kind of fun way to look at myself and the people around me. And I can attest that my natural intellectualism and unconventionality do put me in direct opposition to extroverted guardians. It really bothers them that I don't tow the company line. In fact, i think I've been pushed out of a couple of jobs because if it. :-(

[TalkingDog]

58. I prefer the term Mastermind over Coordinator...

And The Brain is one of my fave cartoon characters.

So, what are we doing tonight, Brain?

Yeah, I can't keep a job very long either....3 years has been my max and that was at a library. A LIBRARY!!!! for Pete's sake.

I have a horrible case of blunt-itis, although the Spousal Unit has been a great help in that regard. I have actually learned, from nearly having my arm squeezed off, that sometimes it is better to just say nothing or to wait a second, THEN speak, than to say what I actually think.

Petty (to me anyway) social nicities irritate me and keep me from my job (which is what they are paying me to do, no?). I don't like most mainstream culture and so have very little to discuss in terms of small talk. Theoretical physics, weird forteana and my latest musings on the overarching social patterns thoughout history just don't make for easy conversation.

I love learning new things and then puzzling them out so they "make sense". My latest "shrink" tells me I have a tinker-toy model of the Universe in my head that I have to constantly modify/adjust and balance based on new and updated information. He's a great guy, doesn't try to "fix" me, we just talk. He accepts my braininess and isn't threatened by it. Ditto for the Spousal Unit, which is why we've been together so very, very long.

Last good book I read: The Introvert Advantage. Quick, easy to understand, and if you are in a relationship with an Extrovert, a real eye-opener.

My Favorite Master Artist: Karen Parker GhostWoman Studios

[supernova]

59. Man, I don't know what

Im going to do about my job situation. I'm looking right now. It's nice to know I'm not the only one.

And you know, I'm 45, It gets very tiring disrupting my life this way every handful of years or so. The stress is unreal at times. I'm about 80% I'm supposed to work for myself now, but I don't have the slightest clue about running my own business.

[TalkingDog]

67. Deleted. Computer stutter. n/t

My Favorite Master Artist: Karen Parker GhostWoman Studios

[TalkingDog]

68. Libraries are the best.

I probably could'a stuck it out a few more years. Life intervened.

As for business....Most community colleges offer free mini-courses on business stuff. The small business bureau has tons of info too.

Also doesn't hurt to ask somebody who is sucessful at doing the thing you are doing, but you won't be in direct competition with.

Good luck. (read the book. you'll feel better. find it at your local library.)

My Favorite Master Artist: Karen Parker GhostWoman Studios

[Flying Dream Blues]

60. I've always been an ENFP (pretty low E) but today I scored INFP

Interesting. I've definitely seen myself change more toward introversion over the past few years, and I've heard others close to my age say the same thing.

slightly expressed introvert 11%

very expressed intuitive personality 88%

distinctively expressed feeling personality 75%

slightly expressed perceiving personality 22%

[Occulus]

61. INFJ

I took the test earlier today and again this evening, answering each question as honestly as I could both times.

The only difference I saw was in my J score, which was lower the second time than it was the first.

The extended description of that personality type has me pegged.

[Flabbergasted]

62. It would be interesting to repeat this poll it Freeperville.

[slutticus]

63. Between an INFP and INTP

I was skeptical of this test at first, but it has actually helped me in my job functions.


It helps me focus on my tendencies that would otherwise work against me in my job.

[UncleSepp]

64. This test should have an It Depends answer.

Usually, when I do this test or any of its spinoffs, I end up being right around the middle on *everything*. I dispute the idea that a person makes either rational or emotional decisions, or that a person is either an introvert or an extrovert. It depends. In real life, it depends.

[Flabbergasted]

70. I think the test creators would agree.

[OzarkDem]

65. ENFJ

Psychology, management, politics - that's me.

[Xithras]

66. INTP or INTJ depending on when I take it. n/t

[renie408]

69. I wasn't any of those. I was INFJ. It says that there are only 2% of us.

Me, Mohandas Ghandi and Eleanor Roosevelt.

[Buns_of_Fire]

71. After years of being an INFP, today I seem to be an INTP

Tomorrow, who knows? I seem to be borderline on all the indexes. I figure that means either that I'm about as balanced as you can get, I'm one wishy-washy mess of contradictions, or I'm just one nudge from schizophrenic. No, not really. Yes, really. No, I'm not. Yes, you are.