Big Five moving closer to the MBTI

[Franz]

So I guess that a lot of us has had the feeling that Big Five was kinda scratching the surface while MBTI was going deep and telling us about the true underlying factors in our personalities. But it seems that there are scientific issues with the MBTI test which there are not with the Big Five.

So the ideal would be if the Big Five and the MBTI moved closer to each other: It retained some of the numeric and statistical focus of the Big Five, but the content got more intuitive like the MBTI. Well I saw that this one website launched a new Big Five test today which I think is closer to the gist of the MBTI than many other Big Five tests. The test isn't perfect, that's not what I'm saying so please don't flame me. But I thought it was interesting, coming from an MBTI perspective, and maybe some of you will too.

MBTI-ish Big Five Test.

[yeghor]

So I guess that a lot of us has had the feeling that Big Five was kinda scratching the surface while MBTI was going deep and telling us about the true underlying factors in our personalities. But it seems that there are scientific issues with the MBTI test which there are not with the Big Five.

So the ideal would be if the Big Five and the MBTI moved closer to each other: It retained some of the numeric and statistical focus of the Big Five, but the content got more intuitive like the MBTI. Well I saw that this one website launched a new Big Five test today which I think is closer to the gist of the MBTI than many other Big Five tests. The test isn't perfect, that's not what I'm saying so please don't flame me. But I thought it was interesting, coming from an MBTI perspective, and maybe some of you will too.

MBTI-ish Big Five Test.

Big Five Movie Star Test
You are the most like:

Johnny Depp

"The characters I've played, that I've responded to, there has been a lost-soul quality to them. ... If there's any message to my work, it is ultimately that it's okay to be different, that it's good to be different, that we should question ourselves before we pass judgment."

Compared to the general population, you are:

Above average on Openness.
Above average on Conscientiousness.
Below average on Extroversion.
Average on Agreeableness.
Above average on Neuroticism.

According to scientific data compiled by the Ph.D.s Dana R. Carney, John T. Jost, Samuel D. Gosling, and Jeff Porter, your scores indicate that you are:

Definite, persistent, and tenacious.
Reliable, responsible, orderly, and organized.
Someone who doesn't give up easily.
Likely to maintain more seconds of eye contact in a conversation than the average person.
Likely to use fewer hand movements and gesticulations in a conversation than the average person.
Withdrawn, reserved, and introverted.
Tense, concerned, worrisome.

According to studies done by the Ph.D.s John R. Hibbing, Kevin B. Smith, John R. Alford, Jonathan Haidt, Ravi Iyer, Spassena Koleva, Jesse Graham, and Peter Ditto, your scores indicate that you are:

Amazingly, your personality is simply too smooth and well-rounded for this study to be able to say anything about you.

According to a scientific study done by the Ph.D.s Gokul Chittaranjan, Jan Blom, and Daniel Gatica-Perez, your scores indicate that if you own a smartphone you are:

Less likely to use internet apps on your smartphone than the average person.
More likely to use productivity apps like (MS Office) on your smartphone than the average person.
Less likely to use entertainment apps (like games, audio, and video) on your smartphone than the average person.
Likely to spend more time emailing (as opposed to calling) from your smartphone than the average person.

[Freesia]

Big Five Movie Star Test
You are the most like:

Nicolas Cage

"I have at times felt criminal tendencies. ... I'm attracted to outlaw characters, some sort of sociopaths who get through the problem and the circumstances and rise above it and reach a place of dignity and morality. These are the kind of characters I dig."

Compared to the general population, you are:

High on Openness.
Below average on Conscientiousness.
Below average on Extroversion.
Above average on Agreeableness.
High on Neuroticism.

According to scientific data compiled by the Ph.D.s Dana R. Carney, John T. Jost, Samuel D. Gosling, and Jeff Porter, your scores indicate that you are:

Eccentric, sensitive, and individualistic.
Open, tolerant, and flexible.
Creative, imaginative, and curious.
Complex, nuanced, and open-minded.
Someone with a strong desire for novelty and diversity.
Likely to use fewer pauses in your speech than the average person.
Spontaneous, impulsive, and quick to improvise.
Adaptive, flexible, good at thinking on your feet.
Likely to use more hand movements and gesticulations in a conversation than the average person.
Withdrawn, reserved, and introverted.
Trustworthy, faithful, and loyal.
Appreciative, forgiving, and kind.
Tense, concerned, worrisome.
Anxious, suspicious.

According to studies done by the Ph.D.s John R. Hibbing, Kevin B. Smith, John R. Alford, Jonathan Haidt, Ravi Iyer, Spassena Koleva, Jesse Graham, and Peter Ditto, your scores indicate that you are:

More likely than the average person to have furnished your home in a way that other people regard as 'stylish' or 'distinctive'.
Less likely than the average person to have organized the books and records in your home into some orderly system.
Likely to appreciate more genres of music than the average person.
More likely than the average person to own books about travel (e.g. 'Lonely Planet', 'Rough Guide', and the like).
More likely to have art supplies (e.g. canvas and paint) in your home than the average person.
More likely than the average person to keep old plane and movie tickets as memorabilia.

According to a scientific study done by the Ph.D.s Gokul Chittaranjan, Jan Blom, and Daniel Gatica-Perez, your scores indicate that if you own a smartphone you are:

Likely to use longer words, and more long words, in your text messages than the average person.
Likely to spend less time texting than the average person.
Less likely to use internet apps on your smartphone than the average person.
More likely to use entertainment apps (like games, audio, and video) on your smartphone than the average person.
Likely to spend more time emailing (as opposed to calling) from your smartphone than the average person.

[Kullervo]

I don't see anything reminiscent of the MBTI in the test, however, I have time to burn, so...

You are the most like:

Johnny Depp
"The characters I've played, that I've responded to, there has been a lost-soul quality to them. ... If there's any message to my work, it is ultimately that it's okay to be different, that it's good to be different, that we should question ourselves before we pass judgment."

Compared to the general population, you are:

Above average on Openness.
Average on Conscientiousness.
Average on Extroversion.
Below average on Agreeableness.
Extremely high on Neuroticism.

According to scientific data compiled by the Ph.D.s Dana R. Carney, John T. Jost, Samuel D. Gosling, and Jeff Porter, your scores indicate that you are:

Argumentative, analytical, and hard-headed.
Critical, someone who gets even when wronged.
Tense, concerned, worrisome.
Anxious, suspicious.

According to studies done by the Ph.D.s John R. Hibbing, Kevin B. Smith, John R. Alford, Jonathan Haidt, Ravi Iyer, Spassena Koleva, Jesse Graham, and Peter Ditto, your scores indicate that you are:

Amazingly, your personality is simply too smooth and well-rounded for this study to be able to say anything about you.

According to a scientific study done by the Ph.D.s Gokul Chittaranjan, Jan Blom, and Daniel Gatica-Perez, your scores indicate that if you own a smartphone you are:

Likely to feel that a lot of the calls you receive on your phone are "unwanted."
Likely to spend more time emailing (as opposed to calling) from your smartphone than the average person.

[Tiltyred]

You are the most like:

Carey Mulligan

"I have always hated nightclubs, and don't like loud music. ... The idea of not having any control over what you're doing is terrifying."

Compared to the general population, you are:

Above average on Openness.
Average on Conscientiousness.
Below average on Extroversion.
High on Agreeableness.
Above average on Neuroticism.

According to scientific data compiled by the Ph.D.s Dana R. Carney, John T. Jost, Samuel D. Gosling, and Jeff Porter, your scores indicate that you are:

Withdrawn, reserved, and introverted.
Trustworthy, faithful, and loyal.
Appreciative, forgiving, and kind.
Tense, concerned, worrisome.


According to studies done by the Ph.D.s John R. Hibbing, Kevin B. Smith, John R. Alford, Jonathan Haidt, Ravi Iyer, Spassena Koleva, Jesse Graham, and Peter Ditto, your scores indicate that you are:

Amazingly, your personality is simply too smooth and well-rounded for this study to be able to say anything about you.

According to a scientific study done by the Ph.D.s Gokul Chittaranjan, Jan Blom, and Daniel Gatica-Perez, your scores indicate that if you own a smartphone you are:

Likely to use longer words, and more long words, in your text messages than the average person.
Likely to spend less time texting than the average person.
Less likely to use internet apps on your smartphone than the average person.
Likely to spend more time emailing (as opposed to calling) from your smartphone than the average person.

[Ghost]

Jodie Foster


"Normal is not something to aspire to; it's something to get away from. ... If I fail, at least I will have failed my way."



Compared to the general population, you are:

• Above average on Openness.
• Average on Conscientiousness.
• Extremely low on Extroversion.
• Below average on Agreeableness.
• Above average on Neuroticism.

According to scientific data compiled by the Ph.D.s Dana R. Carney, John T. Jost, Samuel D. Gosling, and Jeff Porter, your scores indicate that you are:

• Eccentric, sensitive, and individualistic.
• Open, tolerant, and flexible.
• Creative, imaginative, and curious.
• Complex, nuanced, and open-minded.
• Someone with a strong desire for novelty and diversity.
• Likely to use fewer pauses in your speech than the average person.
• Withdrawn, reserved, and introverted.
• Argumentative, analytical, and hard-headed.
• Critical, someone who gets even when wronged.
• Tense, concerned, worrisome.

According to studies done by the Ph.D.s John R. Hibbing, Kevin B. Smith, John R. Alford, Jonathan Haidt, Ravi Iyer, Spassena Koleva, Jesse Graham, and Peter Ditto, your scores indicate that you are:

• Amazingly, your personality is simply too smooth and well-rounded for this study to be able to say anything about you. [What does this mean?]

According to a scientific study done by the Ph.D.s Gokul Chittaranjan, Jan Blom, and Daniel Gatica-Perez, your scores indicate that if you own a smartphone you are:

• Likely to use longer words, and more long words, in your text messages than the average person.
• Likely to spend less time texting than the average person.
• Less likely to use internet apps on your smartphone than the average person.
• Likely to feel that a lot of the calls you receive on your phone are "unwanted."
• Likely to spend more time emailing (as opposed to calling) from your smartphone than the average person.

[Totenkindly]

You are the most like:

Tina Fey




"I don't hate animals and I would never hurt an animal; I just don't actively care about them. When a coworker shows me cute pictures of her dog, I struggle to respond correctly, like an autistic person who has been taught to recognize human emotions from flash cards."

Compared to the general population, you are:

• High on Openness.
• Below average on Conscientiousness.
• Below average on Extroversion.
• Average on Agreeableness.
• Above average on Neuroticism.

According to scientific data compiled by the Ph.D.s Dana R. Carney, John T. Jost, Samuel D. Gosling, and Jeff Porter, your scores indicate that you are:

• Eccentric, sensitive, and individualistic.
• Open, tolerant, and flexible.
• Creative, imaginative, and curious.
• Complex, nuanced, and open-minded.
• Someone with a strong desire for novelty and diversity.
• Likely to use fewer pauses in your speech than the average person.
• Tense, concerned, worrisome.

According to studies done by the Ph.D.s John R. Hibbing, Kevin B. Smith, John R. Alford, Jonathan Haidt, Ravi Iyer, Spassena Koleva, Jesse Graham, and Peter Ditto, your scores indicate that you are:

• More likely than the average person to have furnished your home in a way that other people regard as 'stylish' or 'distinctive'.
• Less likely than the average person to have organized the books and records in your home into some orderly system.
• Likely to appreciate more genres of music than the average person.
• More likely than the average person to own books about travel (e.g. 'Lonely Planet', 'Rough Guide', and the like).
• More likely to have art supplies (e.g. canvas and paint) in your home than the average person.
• More likely than the average person to keep old plane and movie tickets as memorabilia.

According to a scientific study done by the Ph.D.s Gokul Chittaranjan, Jan Blom, and Daniel Gatica-Perez, your scores indicate that if you own a smartphone you are:

• Likely to use longer words, and more long words, in your text messages than the average person.
• Likely to spend less time texting than the average person.
• Likely to spend more time emailing (as opposed to calling) from your smartphone than the average person.

[Cellmold]

Big Five Movie Star Test
You are the most like:

Tina Fey

"I don't hate animals and I would never hurt an animal; I just don't actively care about them. When a coworker shows me cute pictures of her dog, I struggle to respond correctly, like an autistic person who has been taught to recognize human emotions from flash cards."


Compared to the general population, you are:

High on Openness.
Low on Conscientiousness.
Below average on Extroversion.
Low on Agreeableness.
High on Neuroticism.

According to scientific data compiled by the Ph.D.s Dana R. Carney, John T. Jost, Samuel D. Gosling, and Jeff Porter, your scores indicate that you are:

Eccentric, sensitive, and individualistic.
Open, tolerant, and flexible.
Creative, imaginative, and curious.
Complex, nuanced, and open-minded.
Someone with a strong desire for novelty and diversity.
Likely to use fewer pauses in your speech than the average person.
Spontaneous, impulsive, and quick to improvise.
Adaptive, flexible, good at thinking on your feet.
Likely to use more hand movements and gesticulations in a conversation than the average person.
Withdrawn, reserved, and introverted.
Argumentative, analytical, and hard-headed.
Critical, someone who gets even when wronged.
Tense, concerned, worrisome.

According to studies done by the Ph.D.s John R. Hibbing, Kevin B. Smith, John R. Alford, Jonathan Haidt, Ravi Iyer, Spassena Koleva, Jesse Graham, and Peter Ditto, your scores indicate that you are:

More likely than the average person to have furnished your home in a way that other people regard as 'stylish' or 'distinctive'.
Less likely than the average person to have organized the books and records in your home into some orderly system.
Likely to appreciate more genres of music than the average person.
More likely than the average person to own books about travel (e.g. 'Lonely Planet', 'Rough Guide', and the like).
More likely to have art supplies (e.g. canvas and paint) in your home than the average person.
More likely than the average person to keep old plane and movie tickets as memorabilia.

According to a scientific study done by the Ph.D.s Gokul Chittaranjan, Jan Blom, and Daniel Gatica-Perez, your scores indicate that if you own a smartphone you are:

Likely to use longer words, and more long words, in your text messages than the average person.
Likely to spend less time texting than the average person.
Less likely to use internet apps on your smartphone than the average person.
More likely to use entertainment apps (like games, audio, and video) on your smartphone than the average person.
Likely to feel that a lot of the calls you receive on your phone are "unwanted."
Likely to spend more time emailing (as opposed to calling) from your smartphone than the average person.

[Vasilisa]

Big Five Movie Star Test
You are the most like:

Andrew Garfield

"What I think makes Spider-Man a better superhero is his compassion and his sensitivity. Being an underdog himself he wants to protect the underdog. He's protecting a part of himself - the five-year-old boy inside that got bullied in the playground."



Compared to the general population, you are:
High on Openness.
Average on Conscientiousness.
Average on Extroversion.
High on Agreeableness.
Above average on Neuroticism.

According to scientific data compiled by the Ph.D.s Dana R. Carney, John T. Jost, Samuel D. Gosling, and Jeff Porter, your scores indicate that you are:
Eccentric, sensitive, and individualistic.
Open, tolerant, and flexible.
Creative, imaginative, and curious.
Complex, nuanced, and open-minded.
Someone with a strong desire for novelty and diversity.
Likely to use fewer pauses in your speech than the average person.
Trustworthy, faithful, and loyal.
Appreciative, forgiving, and kind.

According to studies done by the Ph.D.s John R. Hibbing, Kevin B. Smith, John R. Alford, Jonathan Haidt, Ravi Iyer, Spassena Koleva, Jesse Graham, and Peter Ditto, your scores indicate that you are:
Amazingly, your personality is simply too smooth and well-rounded for this study to be able to say anything about you.

According to a scientific study done by the Ph.D.s Gokul Chittaranjan, Jan Blom, and Daniel Gatica-Perez, your scores indicate that if you own a smartphone you are:
Likely to use longer words, and more long words, in your text messages than the average person.
Likely to spend less time texting than the average person.

[93JC]

You are the most like: Anthony Hopkins

"I have a punishing workout regimen. Every day I do 3 minutes on a treadmill, then I lie down, drink a glass of vodka and smoke a cigarette."

Compared to the general population, you are:

• Average on Openness.
• Average on Conscientiousness.
• Low on Extroversion.
• Average on Agreeableness.
• Above average on Neuroticism.

According to scientific data compiled by the Ph.D.s Dana R. Carney, John T. Jost, Samuel D. Gosling, and Jeff Porter, your scores indicate that you are:

• Withdrawn, reserved, and introverted.
• Tense, concerned, worrisome. ()

According to studies done by the Ph.D.s John R. Hibbing, Kevin B. Smith, John R. Alford, Jonathan Haidt, Ravi Iyer, Spassena Koleva, Jesse Graham, and Peter Ditto, your scores indicate that you are:

• Amazingly, your personality is simply too smooth and well-rounded for this study to be able to say anything about you.

According to a scientific study done by the Ph.D.s Gokul Chittaranjan, Jan Blom, and Daniel Gatica-Perez, your scores indicate that if you own a smartphone you are:

• Less likely to use internet apps on your smartphone than the average person.
• Likely to spend more time emailing (as opposed to calling) from your smartphone than the average person. ()