also, what kind of tests are you people taking? are the sensor and feeler answers really that bad that everyone tests as an INTP?
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06-12-2010, 10:12 PM #2361
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06-12-2010, 10:28 PM #2362
Heh.. I didn't remember his name.. thanks for reminding me.
Props to BRMC
I get kinda baffled by those who come here and who DON'T identify with their "type" :confused:
Understandably, there is much variability among each type, but still.
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Not so much the stereotypes tho. I think some people need to get a clue on ISFPs.
That all said, my test results are usually ISFP, ISTP, or ESFP. It seems to me like some tests at least cover Fi well enough
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06-12-2010, 11:36 PM #2363
^^Absolutely agreed. I like what Kelric, Rebe and Orangey said too!
I don't claim to know a person more than they know themselves, not especially through a medium called the "internet." I come here to post about my thoughts and feelings that I don't share with many people in my own life.
To have that 'one' 'aspect' judged without knowing me personally? I find rather odd.
Even people who are certified to give out MBTI tests/therapists (who go through grad school or get their doctorates) don't 'tell' their clients or students what personality types they are for ethical concerns. Even if it's the MMPI. There are guidelines to follow for reasons that relate to 'abuse' of professional position.
SS- I found out my results at 21 too. I had no clue about what the MBTI system was. Just answered accordingly. When my results came out and my career counselor went over the 8 functions with me? I felt a sense of relief. I also ran into personality page, and it resonated with me pretty well! Finally made total sense.
Anyway- one of the reasons why I get turned off in general is when I feel I'm getting "Dr. Phil'd" about who I am without even knowing me IRL. GMAFB
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06-13-2010, 06:24 AM #2364
hmm, saying the same thing as everyone else in the exact same way, as if it is something new...FJ
IMO, concluding that normally-distributed personality traits belie a system of 'cognitive functions' is far more absurd than any theory taking that as an axiom.
@all these anti-typenazis: Why does it bother you so much?
I can understand the problem with using type as an 'ad hominem' argument - it's the same with using any other 'ad hominem' argument - but even then, people find MBTI as a way of understanding why other people think differently from them; after finding that people of the same type tend to think a lot more similarly about stuff, it's disconcerting to see someone thinking differently using supposedly the same function. Being a different type makes it much easier to 'agree to disagree'; it's the path of least resistance.
The same thing but from another angle - if someone posts a bunch of personal stuff/answers a bunch of questions in a way that clearly (by your judgement) goes against their archetype, without making some concession like "this is terribly J of me, but..", it shows that they might consider themselves the wrong type. This could be because they don't understand themselves as well as you, or because they don't understand MBTI theory as well as you, or some combination, or maybe they are just trolling. It's the T way to let people know about things that might be wrong or incompatible...
This is especially important since MBTI is supposed to be a tool for self-discovery, and thus if a person 'discovers' some other self than their true self, they don't stand to gain as much from it. SillySapienne at least made note of this.
*shrug*
As for me, people tell me I'm ENTP a fair bit. Yes, I ~act like it~ (by whatever patterns people intuit) on the internet. Yes, by Jung's definition (and thus under socionics) I'm an extrovert (focus on the external world.) But by MBTI's and common psychology's definition, I'm an introvert because I'm shy and nervous and prefer alone time over party time.
If anyone has any other insights to offer, I'm totally open to them.... just don't talk to me about 'functions'.The beauty of a living thing is not the atoms that go into it, but the way those atoms are put together. ~ rCoxI ~ INfj ~ 5w6 so/sp
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06-13-2010, 12:03 PM #2365
The longer the type game is played, the less obvious the rules. And eventually, one realizes what they conclude about people is truly only simply their own interpretation of predicting the future. Thus anyone who claims to know with certainty and especially 'aggressive certainty' becomes most suspicious. A good psychological type argument is just a 'good suggestion of the future', nothing more. A bad psychological type argument is just a 'bad suggestion of the future'. But either suggestion has the possibility of occurring, regardless of how chance is calculated.
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06-13-2010, 12:05 PM #2366Freude, schöner Götterfunken Tochter aus Elysium, Wir betreten feuertrunken, Himmlische, dein Heiligtum! Deine Zauber binden wieder Was die Mode streng geteilt; Alle Menschen werden Brüder, Wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt.
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06-13-2010, 12:11 PM #2367
Everything you posted here might be true, but if someone doesn't want to be constantly beat over the head with "you are mistyped" then it doesn't matter. It isn't your job to make sure they know their real type and it is entirely up to them to decide if you are being obnoxious or not when you try to enlighten them. I'm not even sure there is a "why" it bothers them beyond it is just rude and annoying.
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06-13-2010, 12:18 PM #2368
OK someone do ME.
Right now I'm listed as ENTP, but I could be:
ENFP
ESTP
ENTJ (unlikely)
I know I'm an E, and the P is likely.3w4-9w1-?w6 (nearly headless nick)
sp/so
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06-13-2010, 12:31 PM #2369
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06-13-2010, 12:35 PM #2370