Myer-Briggs Personality Type

[TooBoku]

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assessment is a psychometric questionnaire designed to measure psychological preferences in how people perceive the world and make decisions. These preferences were extrapolated from the typological theories originated by Carl Gustav Jung, as published in his 1921 book Psychological Types (English edition, 1923). The original developers of the personality inventory were Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter, Isabel Briggs Myers. They began creating the indicator during World War II, believing that a knowledge of personality preferences would help women who were entering the industrial workforce for the first time identify the sort of war-time jobs where they would be "most comfortable and effective." The initial questionnaire grew into the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, which was first published in 1962. The MBTI focuses on normal populations and emphasizes the value of naturally occurring differences.

The four dichotomies

The four pairs of preferences or dichotomies are shown below:

Extraversion vs. Introversion

Sensing vs. iNtuition

Thinking vs. Feeling

Judging vs. Perceiving

Note that the terms used for each dichotomy have specific technical meanings relating to the MBTI which differ from their everyday usage. For example, people who prefer judging over perceiving are not necessarily more judgmental or less perceptive.

Nor does the MBTI instrument measure aptitude; it simply indicates for one preference over another. Someone reporting a high score for extraversion over introversion cannot be correctly described as more extraverted: they simply have a clear preference.

Point scores on each of the dichotomies can vary considerably from person to person, even among those with the same type. However, Isabel Myers considered the direction of the preference (for example, E vs. I) to be more important than the degree of the preference (for example, very clear vs. slight).

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You can quickly do the test here: http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

[TooBoku]

INTJ...

[PinkCouture]

INFJ

[TheBaronOfFratton]

ENFP. "Champion"? Hmmm, like the sound of that!

Read the review - scarily familiar...

[saint ludwig]

INTP (Architect) very true

[Layla90]

INFJ

Just like me

You are:

* moderately expressed introvert

* moderately expressed intuitive personality

* slightly expressed feeling personality

* slightly expressed judging personality

I don't know... Honestly, I think in most question there should be a third option: "I don't know"

[AzurEplum]

My type is:

ISTJ

Introverted Sensing Thinking Judging

Strength of the preferences %

56 1 12 1

Qualitative analysis of your type formula

You are:

• moderately expressed introvert
  
  
• slightly expressed sensing personality
  
  
• slightly expressed thinking personality
  
  
• slightly expressed judging personality
  
  

[Rox]

Your Type is

ENTJ

Extraverted:11

Intuitive:12

Thinking":1

Judging: 11

[Limerlight]

INFJ

Just like me

You are:

* moderately expressed introvert

* moderately expressed intuitive personality

* slightly expressed feeling personality

* slightly expressed judging personality

I don't know... Honestly, I think in most question there should be a third option: "I don't know"

Your Type is

INFJ

:Dinah:

You are:

* slightly expressed introvert

* moderately expressed intuitive personality

* slightly expressed feeling personality

* slightly expressed judging personality

[jig]

Your Type is

INFP

You are:

* moderately expressed introvert

* slightly expressed intuitive personality

* moderately expressed feeling personality

* slightly expressed perceiving personality

Healer.. does this mean I'm gay?

[Berno]

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Your Type is

ISFP

You are:

. moderately expressed introvert

. moderately expressed sensing personality

. moderately expressed feeling personality

. moderately expressed perceiving personality

[Limerlight]

Your Type is

INFP

You are:

* moderately expressed introvert

* slightly expressed intuitive personality

* moderately expressed feeling personality

* slightly expressed perceiving personality

Healer.. does this mean I'm gay?

Just a lil bit there Nick

[Layla90]

I hate psychological tests

[sweetandlow]

Your Type is

ENFJ

Extraverted Intuitive Feeling Judging

Strength of the preferences %

1 38 50 22

You are:

slightly expressed extravert (since I got a 1, does this mean I'm barely extroverted? That would be surprising).

moderately expressed intuitive personality

moderately expressed feeling personality

slightly expressed judging personality

Guess I'm cut out for counseling, psychology, social work, education, physician, science, computer programming :yuckky: :yuckky: management, fashion merchandising and politics.

Sounds about right to me. I'm interested in all of the above except for the computer thing. I have zero interest in that......below zero, actually. (N) (N)

If I had to get rid of my computer, my Blackberry, I think I'd be just fine. Just need my iPod.