When I have taken the long form Myers-Briggs test (once in college & once in career counseling), I have tested out xNxx. But when I take various internet tests, I either test out in various combos of I/E, T/F, J/P, depending on my mood and time of day. I am bit more to the I than the E.
The Myers Briggs type indicator was originally developed as a way to sort housewives during WWII. I'm usually ENFJ, but it varies depending on if I've had breakfast.
We should all remember, that Myers-Briggs (like all other psychological tests that measure normal performance) reflect the way you answer them. It is very easy to unconsciously answer the way you want to see yourself, which might or might not match with your actual behaviour. And behaviour itself also varies from situation to situation.
And any web-based psychological tests should be taken with an additional grain of salt. They usually are not localized or adjusted to national averages (most extroverts in Finland would be classified as introverts in the US). And it's kind of pointless getting a result that compares your answers in a foreign language to a sample from another country and culture. It may be interesting and fun, but doesn't really tell about your personality within your own peer group.
@tarmo i agree. however i have taken it twice with certified MBTI practitioners. once when i was 16 (in Singapore) and the second time when i was 24 or 25 (in US). people who don't know me well usually are surprised that i'm INFP (and very extreme on the I scale)
Always but once(INTJ) an INTP. But what others have already said about this type of tests. Also, I like many of the traits attributed to INTP's which obviously affects the way I take these tests, especially if I know that this is the thing being tested and
trying to adjust for that is a highly nontrivial task. Then again, the fact that I try to recognize my partly subconscious biases and adjust for them just yells Introspection ;)
ENTJ (only taken with certified MBTI practitioners). I agree on all the reliability issues mentioned. At the same it's been almost scary when people who don't know me have listed me as ENTJ. I think it would be cool to have a MBTI chart over the Jaiku users.
INTP, with a strong I, convincing N and T and a somewhat weak P. I agree with @paulamarttila, an MBTI chart over Jaiku users would be really interesting.
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INTP as well, last time I took the test online...
8 months, 4 weeks ago by edythemighty
seem t o recall being a High I, but need to find my chart ...
8 months, 4 weeks ago by atmasphere
@edythemighty /does the secret INTP handshake
8 months, 4 weeks ago by jyri
lol
8 months, 4 weeks ago by edythemighty
/me reciprocates the secret handshake
8 months, 4 weeks ago by edythemighty
I'm xNFx. The x's are borderline between the two.
8 months, 4 weeks ago by Bishop
Triple X?
8 months, 4 weeks ago by edythemighty
Sorry, just double x. :)
8 months, 4 weeks ago by Bishop
When I have taken the long form Myers-Briggs test (once in college & once in career counseling), I have tested out xNxx. But when I take various internet tests, I either test out in various combos of I/E, T/F, J/P, depending on my mood and time of day. I am bit more to the I than the E.
8 months, 4 weeks ago by msjen
I was an INTJ / ENTJ
8 months, 4 weeks ago by Surya
Took the long test back in the university, later various online tests. Always ENFP.
8 months, 4 weeks ago by tulensrma
Same here - always ENFP on every test.
8 months, 4 weeks ago by asmunder
always INFP here. but has an ESTJ exterior which most people see (and helps in my work...)
8 months, 4 weeks ago by cybette
xNFP
8 months, 4 weeks ago by tarmo
The Myers Briggs type indicator was originally developed as a way to sort housewives during WWII. I'm usually ENFJ, but it varies depending on if I've had breakfast.
8 months, 4 weeks ago by arabella
Oh wait, a correction - I test out as introvery but that's been flatly contradicted by my testers during the interview section
8 months, 4 weeks ago by arabella
We should all remember, that Myers-Briggs (like all other psychological tests that measure normal performance) reflect the way you answer them. It is very easy to unconsciously answer the way you want to see yourself, which might or might not match with your actual behaviour. And behaviour itself also varies from situation to situation.
And any web-based psychological tests should be taken with an additional grain of salt. They usually are not localized or adjusted to national averages (most extroverts in Finland would be classified as introverts in the US). And it's kind of pointless getting a result that compares your answers in a foreign language to a sample from another country and culture. It may be interesting and fun, but doesn't really tell about your personality within your own peer group.
8 months, 4 weeks ago by tarmo
ENTP pretty much in every test, occasionally ENTJ.
8 months, 4 weeks ago by hlehto
@tarmo i agree. however i have taken it twice with certified MBTI practitioners. once when i was 16 (in Singapore) and the second time when i was 24 or 25 (in US). people who don't know me well usually are surprised that i'm INFP (and very extreme on the I scale)
8 months, 4 weeks ago by cybette
If I remember correctly: ENTJ.
8 months, 4 weeks ago by janne
Always but once(INTJ) an INTP. But what others have already said about this type of tests. Also, I like many of the traits attributed to INTP's which obviously affects the way I take these tests, especially if I know that this is the thing being tested and
8 months, 4 weeks ago by hirvinen
trying to adjust for that is a highly nontrivial task. Then again, the fact that I try to recognize my partly subconscious biases and adjust for them just yells Introspection ;)
8 months, 4 weeks ago by hirvinen
ENTJ (only taken with certified MBTI practitioners). I agree on all the reliability issues mentioned. At the same it's been almost scary when people who don't know me have listed me as ENTJ. I think it would be cool to have a MBTI chart over the Jaiku users.
8 months, 3 weeks ago by PaulaMarttila
INTP, with a strong I, convincing N and T and a somewhat weak P. I agree with @paulamarttila, an MBTI chart over Jaiku users would be really interesting.
8 months, 3 weeks ago by araneida