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The following are from Portaits of Type by Avril Thorne & Harrison Gough, 1999, pp 49-57
It's about a study in which they had observers describe people using adjectives (from Interviewer's Check List and and the Adjective Check List) and items on the California Q-Set, and then correlated the responses with the four dichotomy preferences and gender of the subjects.
The top ten adjectives and top five Q-Set items are listed below. I have underlined the items that differ according the subject's gender.
E/I
Introverted Males: aloof, cautious, inhibited, quiet, reserved, retiring, serious, shy, silent, withdrawn
16. Is introspective and concerned with self as an object
25. Tends toward over-control of needs and impulses; binds tensions excessively; delays gratification unnecessarily
48. Keeps people at a distance; avoids close interpersonal relationships
51. Genuinely values intellection and cognitive matters
80. Tends to ruminate and have persistent, preoccupying thoughts
Introverted Females: aloof, inhibited, painstaking, quiet, reserved, retiring, rigid, shy, silent, withdrawn
12. Tends to be self-defensive
22. Feels a lack of personal meaning in life.
42. Reluctant to commit self to any definite course of action; tends to delay or avoid action
48. Keeps peope at a distance; avoids close interpersonal relationships
68. Is basically anxious
Extraverted Males: active, cheerful, energetic, enthusiastic, jolly, outgoing, pleasure-seeking, sociable, spontaneous, warm
4. Is a talkative individual
18. Initiates Humor
52. Behaves in an assertive fashion
54. Emphasizes being with others; gregarious
99. Is self-dramatizing; histrionic
Extraverted Females: active, cheerful, energetic, ethusiastic, good-natured, initiative, optimistic, outgoing, sociable, talkative
52. Behaves in an assertive fashion
54. Emphasizes being with others; gregarious
56. Responds to humor
92. Has social poise and presence; appears socially at ease
98. Is verbally fluent and can express ideas well
S/N
Intuitive Males: artistic, complicated, imaginative, ingenious, inventive, original, rebellious, sensitive, temperamental, unconventional
39. Thinks and associates to ideas in unusual ways; has unconventional thought processes
50. Is unpredictable and changeable in behavior and attitudes
51. Genuinely values intellectual and cognitive matters
62. Tends to be rebellious and nonconforming
66. Enjoys esthetic impressions; is esthetically reactive
Intuitive Females: adventurous, anxious, curious, imaginative, independent, ingenious, individualistic, original, rebellious, versatile
16. Is introspective and concerned with self as an object
39. Thinks and associates to ideas in unusual ways; has unconventional thought processes
50. Is unpredictable and changeable in behavior and attitudes
51. Genuinely values intellectual and cognitive matters
62. Tends to be rebellious and nonconforming
Sensing Males: commonplace, conservative, contented, conventional, interests narrow, practical, simple, stable, steady, wholesome
7. Favors conservative values in a variety of areas
9. Is uncomfortable with uncertainty and complexities
11. Is protective of those close to him
63. Judges self and others in conventional terms like, "popularity," social pressures, etc.
75. Has a clearcut, internally consistent personality
Sensing Females: conservative, contented, conventional, formal, interests narrow, painstaking, practical, prudish, stolid, thrifty
7. Favors conservative values in a variety of areas
9. Is uncomfortable with uncertainty and complexities
25. Tends toward over-control of needs and impulses; binds tensions excessively; delays gratification unnecessarily
41. Is moralistic
100. Does not vary roles; relates to everyone the same way
T/F
Feeling Males: affectionate, artistic, complicated, dependent, despondent, dreamy, emotional, sensitive, sentimental, weak
43. Is facially and/or gesturally expressive
56. Responds to humor
58. Enjoys sensuous experiences (including touch, taste, smell, physical contact, etc.)
66. Enjoys esthetic impressions; is esthetically reactive
78. Feels cheated or victimized by life; self-pitying
Feeling Females: affectionate, appreciative, considerate, feminine, friendly, sentimental, soft-hearted, sympathetic, trusting, warm
5. Behaves in a giving way towards others
21. Arouses nurturant feelings in others
38. Tends to arouse liking and acceptance in others
35. Has warmth; has the capacity for close relationships; compassionate
88. Is personally charming
Thinking Males: ambitious, conservative, conventional, efficient, logical, organized, planful, stable, steady, thorough
7. Favors conservative values in a variety of areas
24. Prides self on being "objective," rational
63. Judges self and others in conventional terms, like "popularity," social pressures, etc.
74. Is subjectively unaware of self-concern; feels satisfied with self
91. Is power-oriented; values power in self and others
Thinking Females: aggressive, aloof, ambitious, autocratic, conceited, hard-headed, logical, opinionated, shrewd, tense
1. Is critical, skeptical, not easily impressed
24. Prides self on being "objective," rational
27. Shows condescending behavior in relationships with others
38. Has hostility towards others
49. Is basically distrustful of people in general; questions their motivations
J/P
Judging Males: conscientious, conservative, conventional, deliberate, industrious, methodical, painstaking, reliable, responsible, steady
2. Is a genuinely dependable and responsible person
6. Is fastidious
7. Favors conservative values in a variety of areas
41. Is moralistic
63. Judges self and others in conventional terms like "popularity," social pressures, etc.
Judging Females: conservative, conventional, deliberate, formal, industrious, interests narrow, methodical, planful, prejudiced, prudish
6. Is fastidious
7. Favors conservative values in a variety of areas
25. Tends toward over-control of needs and impulses; binds tensions excessively; delays gratification unnecessarily
41. Is moralistic
100. Does not vary roles; relates to everyone in the same way
Perceiving Males: artistic, careless, changeable, cynical, imaginative, informal, original, rebellious, temperamental, unconventional
50. Is unpredictable and changeable in behavior and attitudes
53. Various needs tend toward relatively direct and uncontrolled expression; unable to delay gratification
58. Enjoys sensuous experiences (including touch, taste, smell, physical contact, etc.)
62. Tends to be rebellious and nonconforming
65. Characteristically pushes and tries to stretch limits; sees what he can get away with
Perceiving Females: careles, changeable, complicated, disorderly, dreamy, moody, pleasure-seeking, rebellious, restless, sexy
50. Is unpredictable and changeable in behavior and attitudes
58. Enjoys sensuous experiences (including touch, taste, smell, physical contact, etc.)
62. Tends to be rebellious and nonconforming
67. Is self-indulgent
73. Tends to perceive many different contexts in sexual terms; eroticizes situations
Observations
A few things to note (these are all my opinion based on the above, not anything in from the book or study):
Overall, it is interesting that women got described as variously "prudish," "sexy," and "eroticizing, " whereas those terms never came up for men.
[Grrr! Can't fix the title after the fact... we hate that.]
It's about a study in which they had observers describe people using adjectives (from Interviewer's Check List and and the Adjective Check List) and items on the California Q-Set, and then correlated the responses with the four dichotomy preferences and gender of the subjects.
The top ten adjectives and top five Q-Set items are listed below. I have underlined the items that differ according the subject's gender.
E/I
Introverted Males: aloof, cautious, inhibited, quiet, reserved, retiring, serious, shy, silent, withdrawn
16. Is introspective and concerned with self as an object
25. Tends toward over-control of needs and impulses; binds tensions excessively; delays gratification unnecessarily
48. Keeps people at a distance; avoids close interpersonal relationships
51. Genuinely values intellection and cognitive matters
80. Tends to ruminate and have persistent, preoccupying thoughts
Introverted Females: aloof, inhibited, painstaking, quiet, reserved, retiring, rigid, shy, silent, withdrawn
12. Tends to be self-defensive
22. Feels a lack of personal meaning in life.
42. Reluctant to commit self to any definite course of action; tends to delay or avoid action
48. Keeps peope at a distance; avoids close interpersonal relationships
68. Is basically anxious
Extraverted Males: active, cheerful, energetic, enthusiastic, jolly, outgoing, pleasure-seeking, sociable, spontaneous, warm
4. Is a talkative individual
18. Initiates Humor
52. Behaves in an assertive fashion
54. Emphasizes being with others; gregarious
99. Is self-dramatizing; histrionic
Extraverted Females: active, cheerful, energetic, ethusiastic, good-natured, initiative, optimistic, outgoing, sociable, talkative
52. Behaves in an assertive fashion
54. Emphasizes being with others; gregarious
56. Responds to humor
92. Has social poise and presence; appears socially at ease
98. Is verbally fluent and can express ideas well
S/N
Intuitive Males: artistic, complicated, imaginative, ingenious, inventive, original, rebellious, sensitive, temperamental, unconventional
39. Thinks and associates to ideas in unusual ways; has unconventional thought processes
50. Is unpredictable and changeable in behavior and attitudes
51. Genuinely values intellectual and cognitive matters
62. Tends to be rebellious and nonconforming
66. Enjoys esthetic impressions; is esthetically reactive
Intuitive Females: adventurous, anxious, curious, imaginative, independent, ingenious, individualistic, original, rebellious, versatile
16. Is introspective and concerned with self as an object
39. Thinks and associates to ideas in unusual ways; has unconventional thought processes
50. Is unpredictable and changeable in behavior and attitudes
51. Genuinely values intellectual and cognitive matters
62. Tends to be rebellious and nonconforming
Sensing Males: commonplace, conservative, contented, conventional, interests narrow, practical, simple, stable, steady, wholesome
7. Favors conservative values in a variety of areas
9. Is uncomfortable with uncertainty and complexities
11. Is protective of those close to him
63. Judges self and others in conventional terms like, "popularity," social pressures, etc.
75. Has a clearcut, internally consistent personality
Sensing Females: conservative, contented, conventional, formal, interests narrow, painstaking, practical, prudish, stolid, thrifty
7. Favors conservative values in a variety of areas
9. Is uncomfortable with uncertainty and complexities
25. Tends toward over-control of needs and impulses; binds tensions excessively; delays gratification unnecessarily
41. Is moralistic
100. Does not vary roles; relates to everyone the same way
T/F
Feeling Males: affectionate, artistic, complicated, dependent, despondent, dreamy, emotional, sensitive, sentimental, weak
43. Is facially and/or gesturally expressive
56. Responds to humor
58. Enjoys sensuous experiences (including touch, taste, smell, physical contact, etc.)
66. Enjoys esthetic impressions; is esthetically reactive
78. Feels cheated or victimized by life; self-pitying
Feeling Females: affectionate, appreciative, considerate, feminine, friendly, sentimental, soft-hearted, sympathetic, trusting, warm
5. Behaves in a giving way towards others
21. Arouses nurturant feelings in others
38. Tends to arouse liking and acceptance in others
35. Has warmth; has the capacity for close relationships; compassionate
88. Is personally charming
Thinking Males: ambitious, conservative, conventional, efficient, logical, organized, planful, stable, steady, thorough
7. Favors conservative values in a variety of areas
24. Prides self on being "objective," rational
63. Judges self and others in conventional terms, like "popularity," social pressures, etc.
74. Is subjectively unaware of self-concern; feels satisfied with self
91. Is power-oriented; values power in self and others
Thinking Females: aggressive, aloof, ambitious, autocratic, conceited, hard-headed, logical, opinionated, shrewd, tense
1. Is critical, skeptical, not easily impressed
24. Prides self on being "objective," rational
27. Shows condescending behavior in relationships with others
38. Has hostility towards others
49. Is basically distrustful of people in general; questions their motivations
J/P
Judging Males: conscientious, conservative, conventional, deliberate, industrious, methodical, painstaking, reliable, responsible, steady
2. Is a genuinely dependable and responsible person
6. Is fastidious
7. Favors conservative values in a variety of areas
41. Is moralistic
63. Judges self and others in conventional terms like "popularity," social pressures, etc.
Judging Females: conservative, conventional, deliberate, formal, industrious, interests narrow, methodical, planful, prejudiced, prudish
6. Is fastidious
7. Favors conservative values in a variety of areas
25. Tends toward over-control of needs and impulses; binds tensions excessively; delays gratification unnecessarily
41. Is moralistic
100. Does not vary roles; relates to everyone in the same way
Perceiving Males: artistic, careless, changeable, cynical, imaginative, informal, original, rebellious, temperamental, unconventional
50. Is unpredictable and changeable in behavior and attitudes
53. Various needs tend toward relatively direct and uncontrolled expression; unable to delay gratification
58. Enjoys sensuous experiences (including touch, taste, smell, physical contact, etc.)
62. Tends to be rebellious and nonconforming
65. Characteristically pushes and tries to stretch limits; sees what he can get away with
Perceiving Females: careles, changeable, complicated, disorderly, dreamy, moody, pleasure-seeking, rebellious, restless, sexy
50. Is unpredictable and changeable in behavior and attitudes
58. Enjoys sensuous experiences (including touch, taste, smell, physical contact, etc.)
62. Tends to be rebellious and nonconforming
67. Is self-indulgent
73. Tends to perceive many different contexts in sexual terms; eroticizes situations
Observations
A few things to note (these are all my opinion based on the above, not anything in from the book or study):
- Women are described more negatively than men for being introverted
- Sensing/Intuitive not vastly different for men and women (even though Sensing men got "simple" and Sensing women got "prudish")
- Little overlap in adjectives for Feeling men vs. women, descriptions for Feeling men more negative ("despondent", "weak")
- Little overlap in adjectives for Thinking men vs. women, descriptions for Thinking women more negative ("autocratic", "conceited")
- Despite overlap in adjectives between Judging men vs. women, women got "prejudiced" and "prudish" while men got more positive descriptions.
Overall, it is interesting that women got described as variously "prudish," "sexy," and "eroticizing, " whereas those terms never came up for men.
[Grrr! Can't fix the title after the fact... we hate that.]