I've run across the following stereotypes about people with S in their type while browsing through the site and wanted other opinions on these myths- are they fact or fiction?
(I personally think that they're all bullshit- well, maybe the attention whore thing applies to ALL ExxPs, but in general, these "theories" are completely idiotic!
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One thing to always keep in mind is that there's like 5 billion Sensors on Planet Earth, so they're not all going to be alike on anything. However, there are obviously observable patterns, because that's what makes us who we are.
sensors don't like math
I hate math, but obviously there are tons who excel at it.
sensors are extremely detail oriented
I believe this one is true, yes. Now SPs and SJs differ a lot on what kinds of details they are oriented towards. This is one of those areas where I LIKE the function theories because they do a pretty good job of explaining it with the difference between "Se" and "Si." SPs tend to be detailed in their current in-the-moment actions, taking in with their senses and processing all the relevant information from their surroundings to apply to the task at hand. SJs meanwhile are much more detailed in terms of future planning and past mistakes, using their detailed memories as a guidebook to current and future action. It's not that SPs don't have detailed memories too, it's just that ours tend to be limited to what we're truly interested in, whereas SJs tend to remember all sorts of stuff they don't even care about. I remember discussing this with raz a while back. It's like SPs have a filter that sifts out the past data that doesn't matter to us now, but SJs keep on having it come back up in their mind whether they like it or not.
attention whores
Many are, many aren't, certainly not limited to Sensors. SPs have a desire to make an impact on people, but some of them do so in much more private less "Attention whore" ways.
less than loyal
This one could apply to any type. And is highly subjective. I would say SJs are probably the MOST likely to be viewed overall as loyal, however.
sensors don't understand the internet
I understand how to use what I want to use most of the time, but I'm totally clueless when it comes to the technical aspects of the internet.
we are "sheep" and beleive and do what we are told
For the most part, yeah. Most people don't like to think of themselves that way, but if you looked at us from a distance, we would appear to be quite sheep-like, and I don't really think there's anything wrong with that. By the way, you misspelled believe.
sensors don't understand things like personality theory
I don't understand the abstract notions of personality theory very well at all, but I think I understand practical application of relevant theory much better than most people on this forum. This is an area where I think the Intuitives' intuition serves them well in some areas - the more abstract theories being more understandable, but the observational skills of Sensors serve us to better see how the theories actually play out in real life.
SJs like rules because they're rules, and rules are meant to be followed
To a point, yes. SJs tend to be more trusting of authority and seek security and structure, so rules can be an effective way of achieving this. However, that doesn't mean that they always oppose changes in rules or believe there is never a time to bend or break them.
sensors aren't smart
That one's not even worth responding to really.
SJs all love jesus... or religion in general
I think SJs are the most likely to observe traditional religious rituals and to follow in the footsteps of family and community members in this area as well as many others, but that certainly doesn't mean all SJs are religious, and certainly not all Christian. NFs actually seem to be the most likely to get swept up in the "spiritual high" of religious faith and devote themselves to causes related to this with fervor. SPs who get into spirituality can rival them in this, but their reasons for doing so are often very different.
sensors aren't very good at the arts, especially writing fiction
Well, that's obviously poppycock, some of the most revered works of art of all time have been created by Sensors.
SPs love nothing more than being single or cheating on their SOs
There are definitely aspects of being single that I love, but I also often crave companionship of the opposite sex, so it goes back and forth. I don't know what "SOs" means, but if it means spouses, then I would say that plenty of SPs, including myself, have not cheated but because of our sensation-seeking personalities, we may be the most often tempted to do so, and perhaps more likely than the typical person of other temperaments.
we're all crazy party animals
All Sensors or just all SPs?
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SJ: :1377:
no ability to develop a more clever sense of humor/no sense of humor
Definitely not true about SPs, we're all about the humor. And even SOME SJs have a sense of humor.
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