Myers-Briggs personality types -- and quiz

[Carol the Dabbler]

To be fair, there are also a number of widowed women in Conan Doyle's stories.  And as you say, T.o.b.y, what we would call early death was more common back then.  One of my grandmothers died at 34, from tuberculosis (and that was even a bit later than the Holmes era).

 

[SherlockedCAMPer]

Me too, I'm a Perceiver!  (Trying desperately to make a Monkees parody out of that, and failing miserably, presumably due to the late hour.)

 

I am wondering whether the current Mary debate may to a large extent boil down to personality types.  (Here's a pretty good free online test, for anyone who's wondering what their M-B type might be.)

 

I went to this thread today because my hubby gave our son a myers-brigg last night before I came to pick him up.  Apparently he's an ENFP, high on the E which I've known since he was a toddler.  My hubby apparently is an ENTP, which doesn't surprise me either.  Of course I was asked my letters to which I responded I and everything else as the NFP were so close to 0.  I wanted to know the description of my son's ENFP.  Of course one of the first things I read looking for the link is the Monkees parody to which I finally remember the song that would be parodied the easiest (potentially). (Thanks to my sister I know who the Monkees are and know many of their songs.  She was a fan at the age of 3; I joined our family 10 years later.)  So, changing just 1 word as a full blown parody is not in the books right now:

 

Then I saw her face, now I'm a perceiver

Not a trace of doubt in my mind.

I'm in love, I'm a perceiver!

I couldn't leave her if I tried.

[Schlauer Fuchs]

I just did the test, apparently I'm INTJ with strong preference of I over E and J over P, and moderate preference of N over S and T over F. Maybe that's why I like Jim: I see in him a kindred spirit.

 

For quite a number of questions, I'd have liked to choose both, though, for example "You tend to rely on your experience rather than on theoretical alternatives". Still, fun test, though I'd claim my preference of J over P is not that strong as my result, it's just that in questions like the above I deliberately chose the more logical/analytical answers because that's what my tests usually have as a result. So I tend to actively push them that way whenever I'm not sure about what to answer.

[Arcadia]

For quite a number of questions, I'd have liked to choose both, though, for example "You tend to rely on your experience rather than on theoretical alternatives". Still, fun test, though I'd claim my preference of J over P is not that strong as my result, it's just that in questions like the above I deliberately chose the more logical/analytical answers because that's what my tests usually have as a result. So I tend to actively push them that way whenever I'm not sure about what to answer.

According to the Myers-Briggs people, they actually factor that kind of thing into the test. If you ever take the real thing (dozens of pages long, as I recall) you can kind of see how it works; they ask the same kind of questions over and over again, but in different ways. It's designed to draw out variations in your attitudes towards things. It's pretty fascinating. Of course, I'm a T, naturally I find it fascinating...

[Arcadia]

Here's one with a different approach, but I got the same results. Apparently I am a committed INTP.

https://memorado.com/pti_testhttps://memorado.com/pti_test?r=infj&utm_campaign=EN%2FCOM

 

Found it on Facebook, hope the link works.

[SherlockedCAMPer]

 

For quite a number of questions, I'd have liked to choose both, though, for example "You tend to rely on your experience rather than on theoretical alternatives". Still, fun test, though I'd claim my preference of J over P is not that strong as my result, it's just that in questions like the above I deliberately chose the more logical/analytical answers because that's what my tests usually have as a result. So I tend to actively push them that way whenever I'm not sure about what to answer.

According to the Myers-Briggs people, they actually factor that kind of thing into the test. If you ever take the real thing (dozens of pages long, as I recall) you can kind of see how it works; they ask the same kind of questions over and over again, but in different ways. It's designed to draw out variations in your attitudes towards things. It's pretty fascinating. Of course, I'm a T, naturally I find it fascinating...

 

 

I find that fascinating as well...but I'm one of those crazy creative analytical types (apparently that is not a common combination) who is not a T completely (technically an INFP).

[SherlockedCAMPer]

Here's one with a different approach, but I got the same results. Apparently I am a committed INTP.

 

https://memorado.com/pti_testhttps://memorado.com/pti_test?r=infj&utm_campaign=EN%2FCOM

 

Found it on Facebook, hope the link works.

 

Interesting test, not so into some of the pictures they included, but it came back as ISFP.  My N was so low on the last test that I'm not surprised it jumped sides.  I will still consider myself an I and everything else.

[Carol the Dabbler]

Here's one with a different approach, but I got the same results. Apparently I am a committed INTP.

 

https://memorado.com/pti_testhttps://memorado.com/pti_test?r=infj&utm_campaign=EN%2FCOM

 

Found it on Facebook, hope the link works.

 

Yup, the link worked for me too.  This test pegged me as an ISTP, though (rather than my usual INTP):

 

ISTPs have outstanding analytic skills. They have strong powers of reasoning that help them understand the way things work.

 

Most of ISTPs are thrill-seekers. They are independent and need space to live the way they want. Because they always look for action, ISTPs can get bored quite quickly.

 

ISTPs stick to their values and beliefs. They believe people should be treated equally and fairly. They are loyal and faithful to the ones they love.

 

ISTPs are action-oriented people. Adaptable and spontaneous, they rather work on concrete tasks than abstract ones. They focus on details and have an excellent sense of expediency which enables them to make quick and effective decisions. Because they absorb a large amount of impersonal facts when interacting with the outer world, ISTPs need to spend time alone to sort their thoughts and ideas.

 

ISTPs will always value impartial judgments based on facts over judgments based on personal values. They distrust their own feelings because they have difficulty distinguishing between emotional reactions and value judgments.

 

ISTPs are optimistic, cheerful and action-oriented people. They have uncomplicated desires, are generous, trusting and receptive people.

 

... and parts of that simply do not compute!  No way am I a "thrill-seeker," I'm not so sure about "action-oriented," and I don't generally distrust my own feelings.  There was one question where I apparently clicked without meaning to, so I'm not sure which answer it heard -- and there were so few questions that one unintentional answer could have skewed things.

[SherlockedCAMPer]

With the exception of the last statement, that almost describes Sherlock.  Interesting.

[Carol the Dabbler]

If I'm reading your earlier post correctly, SherlockedCAMPer, you came out INFP on the other test, but ISFP on this one?  Interesting, since I've always come out an INTP but this test calls me an ISTP.  So maybe it's a bit skewed toward S?

 

Did you happen to notice any questions answering themselves (i.e., without you intentionally clicking any of the buttons)?

 

[sittything]

I'm always broken on these quizzes.  I'm too close on the E/I, F/T, and J/P to reliably get the same answer every time.  I've probably gotten INFJ the most often.

[Schlauer Fuchs]

If I'm reading your earlier post correctly, SherlockedCAMPer, you came out INFP on the other test, but ISFP on this one?  Interesting, since I've always come out an INTP but this test calls me an ISTP.  So maybe it's a bit skewed toward S?

 

Did you happen to notice any questions answering themselves (i.e., without you intentionally clicking any of the buttons)?

 

Your rule works for me, too: Instead of an INTJ this test calls me an ISTJ. There was one question that answered itself, the one before the picture with I think Dita von Teese in a bathtub. Couldn't go back, alas.

 

[Carol the Dabbler]

The question that answered itself for me was the one right before the photo of Ghandi, I'm sure of that, though I don't recall what the impulsive question itself was.

 

[Schlauer Fuchs]

Then it was probably us accidentally clicking twice instead of once. It's even likely that that happened to me, I'm lying on my bed with my laptop using its crap touchpad.

[sittything]

I got ISTJ on that Memorado quiz.... 

[Schlauer Fuchs]

I got ISTJ on that Memorado quiz.... 

welcome to the club

 

[SherlockedCAMPer]

If I'm reading your earlier post correctly, SherlockedCAMPer, you came out INFP on the other test, but ISFP on this one? Interesting, since I've always come out an INTP but this test calls me an ISTP. So maybe it's a bit skewed toward S?

 

Did you happen to notice any questions answering themselves (i.e., without you intentionally clicking any of the buttons)?

I didn't notice any answering themselves.

[Carol the Dabbler]

Thanks!

 

Then it was probably us accidentally clicking twice instead of once. It's even likely that that happened to me, I'm lying on my bed with my laptop using its crap touchpad.

 

No, I don't think that was it in my case, because I had read the question and was pondering my reply -- when I suddenly found myself face to face with Mahatma Ghandi.  I use a touchpad too, and might have touched it a bit harder than absolutely necessary, but it definitely was not a double click.

 

[sittything]

I got INTJ on the humanmetrics one.  Weird.  I most often in the past have come out as an INFJ.  Maybe I'm getting less emotional the older I get?

[sittything]

Does anyone else ever over-analyze these quizzes?  I always feel like I'm trying to answer the questions, and I worry that I'm answering them how I want to perceive myself rather than how I actually am?

[Arcadia]

Does anyone else ever over-analyze these quizzes?  I always feel like I'm trying to answer the questions, and I worry that I'm answering them how I want to perceive myself rather than how I actually am?

Well, as mentioned before, the Myers-Briggs people claim they've taken that into account in the design of the test ... altho that would be for the full, multi-page, takes-all-day-to-finish test, I imagine. I agree with Carol, this one's so short I assume it has more room for error variation.

 

I'm usually near 50/50 on the T/F line, but I always tilt towards T; and the INTP description fits me like a glove. But I've been told some people test out a little differently every time. (Does that mean I'm petrifying?!?!?)

[Schlauer Fuchs]

Does anyone else ever over-analyze these quizzes?  I always feel like I'm trying to answer the questions, and I worry that I'm answering them how I want to perceive myself rather than how I actually am?

Yeah, I also feel like I'm leading those tests in the direction that I either want or expect them to turn out. Plus since I had a seminar at uni that dealt with test design, I always go like "oh, this one is just a restatement of question Y to see whether my answers are reliable/ consistent" etc., so if I'm not sure what to answer I think back to question Y and just give the same answer as I've done there.

[Arcadia]

Ha, that's why the tests work on me! My memory doesn't last long enough to know whether I've already answered the question or not!

[SherlockedCAMPer]

I read an interview some where earlier today where Benedict put Sherlock as an Extrovert. And my response was "really?!" As much as Sherlock likes being around people (he's definitely not shy), I see him as the type that needs down time more so than most extroverts. He may not be a high percentage introvert like I am, but I would not consider him extroverted.

[Carol the Dabbler]

... I always go like "oh, this one is just a restatement of question Y to see whether my answers are reliable/ consistent" etc., so if I'm not sure what to answer I think back to question Y and just give the same answer as I've done there.

Or maybe they're coming at the same basic idea from a different angle, to see whether or not the exact situation makes a difference to you. Goodness knows I'm not 100% "consistent" if by that you mean do I always do X, regardless of extenuating circumstances.