OrangeAppled
Sugar Hiccup
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- Mar 20, 2009
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- MBTI Type
- INFP
- Enneagram
- 4w5
- Instinctual Variant
- sp/sx
Extrovert functions aren't really more externally displayed than introvert functions; they're just externally sourced. Fi can very easily be seen in righteous indignation or anger or any sort of conviction-fueled emotional burst, for example. Likewise I've not ever really seen INTPs to really look NF-like, unless you're counting NTR crap like emoness or cuddliness as F (though it'd be quite understandable for somebody to mistype any T type -- not just Fe types -- for an F based on it if they don't know enough of the theory).
Most MBTI/Jungian authors state the opposite, that the dom E function is most visible, and that with introverts, the dom function can remain quite hidden from casual acquaintances (close associates is another story). I suppose it depends on what theory you subscribe to, but I can't even think of one which says different (socionics maybe?).
The bolded is quite unusual to see from a Fi-dom unless you're a very close family/member or friend or it's crossed a major line (which is not very often, given the flexible Pe mentality). Everything in the descriptions about them supports this.