Out of 16 personality types, which one are you?

[ailsagirl]

I'm the most uncommon: INFJ (comprising less than 1% of the population)

[The Genealogist]

1. ISTJ

[ailsagirl]

2. Cool!

[LonePirate]

80. ISTJ-A here

[defacto7]

3. INFJ

One thing that puzzles me about this test. My wife is German. When she does the test in English she is one thing but when she does it in German she has a different outcome. Curious.

[ailsagirl]

4. Hello, fellow INFJ-er

That is curious

[Sanity Claws]

10. Maybe it has to do with her understanding of the words used

Or maybe not.

In any event, care to share what the two are. I'm wondering whether they are close to each other.

[defacto7]

19. I don't remember, I'll ask her..

But they were off in 2 catagories I think. The English one was INTJ I'm pretty sure.

[femmocrat]

65. Hi there.

We are supposedly less than 1% of the population!

[defacto7]

66. We'd better stick together then...

except we're introverted so maybe for short periods at a time.

[Xipe Totec]

5. XKCD nt

[unblock]

26. +1

[malthaussen]

56. +1

[shanny]

6. INFP-A

Mediator

[ailsagirl]

14. Do you find that personality type to be accurate for you?

[shanny]

41. Seems right...with a big caveat.

I've somehow lived a long time without any awareness of this test whatsoever. Never taken it before, etc.

So. For all I know, this could be like astrological signs, which can somehow "fit" just about anybody.

Probably isn't, but...I have no frame of reference.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. INTP.

Not exactly a common type, either.

[ailsagirl]

13. Do you find that personality type to be accurate for you?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

21. Yes, pretty much.

I've taken the test several times and it always comes out the same, or bordering on ISTP.

[ailsagirl]

22. I think I've taken the test at least four times and it's always the same outcome

Interesting!!

[unblock]

29. That's me, too.

I took the test twice, decades apart. Same result both times, though I'm alllmost an extrovert now. I was much more of an introvert when I was younger.

[Lithos]

8. Depends

Typically float between INFJ-A and INFP-A

[Sanity Claws]

9. INTJ

Also pretty rare, especially among females.

[ailsagirl]

12. Interesting!

Do you find that personality type to be accurate for you?

[Sanity Claws]

15. I think so

I generally get that type but I remember that there was a short time that I tested as INTP. Looking back, I see it as a time when I really lacked confidence and was undergoing changes. I have since reverted to INTJ.

What about you? Do you feel that INFJ describes you?

[Gidney N Cloyd]

17. Me, too. Pretty consistently.

[Comatose Sphagetti]

40. INTJ-A

Male.

"The INTJ is a deeply theoretical type equipped with penetrating intuition. They make the most brilliant theorists of all types, comprising a large percentage of top-tier scientists, thinkers, and college professors. Like INTPs, they live in their own minds, chewing on whatever theoretical problems or concerns inhabit their mindspace."

More INTJ info at link. https://personalityjunkie.com/05/intj-t-vs-intj-a-personality-type/

[Sanity Claws]

47. What is the A suffix about?

Someone else mentioned a T suffix to a different personality type.

Can you refer me to a test that includes these subtypes?

[Comatose Sphagetti]

49. The link above describes the "T" type.

"T" means "Turbulent," (See link above.) Not sure what the "A" designation means.

[femmocrat]

54. "Assertive"

Which I got and which I'm not.

[Comatose Sphagetti]

64. Thanks

"Because INTJs don’t shy away from firmly and directly expressing their judgments and convictions, we can see why many would test as assertives."

I'm Assertive in the right social context. However, I'm surrounded by people who are not critical thinkers so I keep my opinions to myself as I don't want to be "viewed by others as blunt and opinionated."

[Dulcinea]

86. Same here.

I've take the test more than once, & it comes up INTJ every time.

[Fla Dem]

11. ISFJ-A Defender

“The Defender personality type is quite unique, as many of their qualities defy the definition of their individual traits. Though sensitive, Defenders have excellent analytical abilities; though reserved, they have well-developed people skills and robust social relationships; and though they are generally a conservative type, Defenders are often receptive to change and new ideas. As with so many things, people with the Defender personality type are more than the sum of their parts, and it is the way they use these strengths that defines who they are.”

Very interesting and pretty spot on.

I had to look up the link to the test. Here it is for anyone interested.

https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test

[GreenEyedLefty]

60. Hi! Fellow ISFJ-A here.

Yep, spot on.

Also I'm 47, and less hesitant/fearful with every passing day. I scare myself sometimes.

[UTUSN]

75. Thanks for the link: INTP-T here. The "Turbulent" 88% is when I'm being FLAMED in GD!1

Personality type: “The Logician” (INTP-T)
Individual traits: Introverted – 54%, Intuitive – 55%, Thinking – 74%, Prospecting – 51%, Turbulent – 88%
Role: Analyst
Strategy: Constant Improvement

[ariadne0614]

85. Thanks for posting the link.

INFJ-A

[Boomerproud]

96. That's me as well.

It was pretty accurate.

[Lochloosa]

16. XXX

[Arkansas Granny]

20. INFP-T. Mediator. Comprising only 4% of the population.

[90-percent]

24. same here

is it good or bad?


-jim

[dflprincess]

32. That's what I got as well. nt

[shanny]

39. INFP-A

Dunno what the difference is. Also 4%--dunno if that is the same 4%.

[smirkymonkey]

43. I'm also an INFP. If only more were like us!

Seriously, though. My company takes this very seriously - there is an assessment called "Type Coach" and it's based on the MBTI 16 personality types. I happen to be the opposite from my manager and from a lot of people on the team, but there are a handful of us introverted intuitives. We aren't commonly found in corporate environments, but we have our strengths.

Some of the main characteristics of the INFP personality include:

Loyal and devoted
Sensitive to feelings
Warm, caring and interested in other people
Strong written communication skills
Prefers to work alone
Values close relationships
Focuses on the "big picture" rather than the details

[area51]

46. Me too.

https://www.16personalities.com/infp-personality

[defacto7]

23. Are there no extroverts on DU?

So far everyone in this thread is an I...

Does anyone know what the most common type is. Just wondering.

[unblock]

27. I think introverts are attracted to computers and online forums in particular.

It's a very introverted way to socialize.

[saidsimplesimon]

51. EITJA

If the test is accurate, you have found the extrovert. Please... who wants to be the "most common type"? (big grin here)

[cyclonefence]

25. I don't respond to these tests any more

since I learned Cambridge Analytica used similar methods to characterize attitudes among voters. These are fun, but be aware that you don't know who is using this information and for what purposes. The fact that it's anonymous is irrelevant--they are gathering attitudes and compiling characteristics of populations. They can learn about percentages of people who might tolerate restrictions on civil rights, for instance, based on personality types--on the information you give them.

And you're giving them for free information they make millions from.

[ret5hd]

28. I have thought the same thing about this site...

Not DU collecting data, but posts such as this OP.

[cyclonefence]

48. Yes, I understand that this site (not DU but the "test" site) has been around for a long time

but I don't know who is running it now or what is happening to the data I give them--for free. I agree that OPs like this might be something we'd all want to think about before answering. And I think this kind of stuff is fun--don't get me wrong. But once burned...

It never occurred to me that DU would collect such data. If DU wants my opinion on things like how much risk I'm willing to take, it's all out there! This post is exhibit A. lol

I never thought about the monetary value of my data until my husband started interrupting the pitch of pollsters who call us with "Will I be compensated for giving you this valuable information?" and then of course learning of the millions Cambridge Analytica earned from just such information. I'm from WV, and I'm not giving away my mineral rights!

[defacto7]

33. You may be wise to be wary.

But this test has been around for decades and the data on population by personality is already out there. There's nothing new here and no locality to place the info. As far as politics is concerned bloggers aren't considered the most reliable data source.

[blur256]

30. INFP-T

I am dubbed the mediator. Which is so true

[MontanaMama]

31. INTJ here.

I’ve taken this test dozens of times and I’m always the same.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/INTJ

[sakabatou]

34. I've gotten either ISTJ or ISFJ

Though I've gotten more of the former.

[3catwoman3]

35. INFP-A.

I did the original Meyers-Briggs probably 30+ years ago, and recall being an INTP, and thinking that it was fairly accurate. This analysis seems pretty accurate as well.

I think the tricky part, for me, between the T and the F is the difference between what I actuallydo and what I might prefer to do.

The mediator designation is 100% true. I often say, to myself and others, "I must have been a diplomat in a previous life."

[UrbScotty]

36. INFP

[LuckyCharms]

37. ISFJ

as tested way back in 1989. Found the paperwork for it...

[missingthebigdog]

38. ENFP

I guess it shouldn’t be a big surprise that there aren’t many extroverts here on Saturday evening....

[whathehell]

61. Me too..

I caught this Sunday morning -- not that last night was terribly exciting.

[geardaddy]

89. Me too.

[WhiteTara]

42. ENFJ-T

That was kind of fun. I didn't go to the academy portion of the website though.

[smirkymonkey]

44. It's very interesting to see what people are as Dems.

I would expect that we don't have too many ESTJ's.

[Kali]

45. INTP-T

[mucifer]

52. Me too

[Kali]

57. and being such

did you find yourself questioning the validity of the situation?

[malthaussen]

59. But of course, my dear Kali. :) n/t

[Homer Wells]

50. Pleased to meet you

I am also INFJ.

Also a Scorpio, which I understand also fits in with this classification.

[ailsagirl]

70. Wow!

Scorpio here, too!!

[Homer Wells]

92. How cool is that?

[femmocrat]

53. INFJ-A

But I felt like many of the questions didn't really apply to me. And I had to decipher the double negatives!

[malthaussen]

55. INTP last time I took the test.

Having read the various descriptions of the Briggs-Meyer types, I consider them similar to astrology, in that they are vague enough that any type can fit any person at one time or another.

One version of the test I took some years ago dubbed me a "Promethean," which pleased my amour-propre, so is either accurate or inaccurate, take your pick.

On the other hand, I am an introvert and my judgement sucks, so it's at least partly accurate.

-- Mal

[NNadir]

58. I'm the type of person who didn't know and maybe doesn't believe that there are 16 personality types

If I know who I am, and at this point I mostly do, it wouldn't matter anyway.

[defacto7]

63. It's a broad generalization and for me

mostly for fun. I certainly wouldn't structure my life around it.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

62. I'm less distinctively one type or other than most people & consciously try to integrate more. . .nt

[Phentex]

67. ENTP, -A...I didn't need a test to tell me I'm an extravert...

I took a free test late last night and got this result. Then I took it again just now and got the same results even though I tried to think about the questions a little more carefully.

I can talk to anyone, anywhere, about anything. Many of my friends are introverts and I am married to an extreme introvert so I think there's a balance there just by design.

I feel that I am more empathetic than this quiz allows. For example, I DO care not to hurt someone's feelings even though I can be blunt at times. If someone comes to me with a problem, I want to find a solution rather than just be a listener. I've had to work on that.

I don't express myself well online and I don't make friends as easily online as I do in real life. If I were a young person today, I'd never make it in the online world of dating/texting/swiping etc. because I don't like the idea of crafting what I want the world to see. And I'm too ADD - so to speak - to stick with it.

I've met a few people from online groups in real life and most of them turned out to be way more introverted than their online personality. It was baffling to me.

[Jim Lane]

68. Don't treat MBTI as definitive, or even at all valid

You refer to 16 personality types as if it were an established fact. It's based on the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory, which is far from being mainstream science.

The introductory section to the Wikipedia article about MBTI gives this summary:

Although popular in the business sector, the MBTI exhibits significant psychometric deficiencies, notably including poor validity (i.e. not measuring what it purports to measure, not having predictive power or not having items that can be generalized), poor reliability (giving different results for the same person on different occasions), measuring categories that are not independent (some dichotomous traits have been noted to correlate with each other), and not being comprehensive (due to missing neuroticism).[8][9][10][11] The four scales used in the MBTI have some correlation with four of the Big Five personality traits, which are a more commonly accepted framework.[12]

More detail is found in the "Criticism" section, which begins:

The validity (statistical validity and test validity) of the MBTI as a psychometric instrument has been the subject of much criticism.

It has been estimated that between a third and a half of the published material on the MBTI has been produced for the special conferences of the Center for the Application of Psychological Type (which provide the training in the MBTI, and are funded by sales of the MBTI) or as papers in the Journal of Psychological Type (which is edited and supported by Myers–Briggs advocates and by sales of the indicator).[39] It has been argued that this reflects a lack of critical scrutiny.[39] Many of the studies that endorse MBTI are methodologically weak or unscientific.[10] A 1996 review by Gardner and Martinko concluded: "It is clear that efforts to detect simplistic linkages between type preferences and managerial effectiveness have been disappointing. Indeed, given the mixed quality of research and the inconsistent findings, no definitive conclusion regarding these relationships can be drawn."[10][40]

Psychometric specialist Robert Hogan wrote: "Most personality psychologists regard the MBTI as little more than an elaborate Chinese fortune cookie ..."[41]

The section goes on to provide more detailed criticism in several specific areas.

I agree with malthaussen in #55 that the MBTI types bear some resemblance to astrological signs: Given fairly general descriptions, people can find similarities to their own personalities. A difference suggested by the Wikipedia excerpt is that, while astrology is wholly random, MBTI results may have some correlation with scientifically validated data.

[Generic Brad]

69. INTJ All the Way

That 100% accurately describes me too.

[canetoad]

71. INTJ

Did the test twenty years ago. Facilitator was a friend with a high-ranking public service job. She became a Myers-Briggs tester to help manage her department. I was pure scepticism and she knew it but convinced my to give it a try.

[MrScorpio]

72. INTP

[targetpractice]

74. INTP, too. Nice to meet you, MrScorpio! n/t

[UTUSN]

76. Like it or not, me/too!1 A vet and music, says it all!1

[dembotoz]

73. istp-a

[lpbk2713]

91. Same here.

Next time I see Clint Eastwood and Tom Cruise
I'll have to tell them we have a lot in common.

[ailsagirl]

94. Oh dear God

[tonyt53]

77. As I have aged (first took test about '90), my type has changed.

I know others that say theirs have changed also.

[OhZone]

78. ENFP!

OhYeah!

I'm an extrovert, creative, and idealistic.

I do get stagefright with some scripted things, though.

But usually I can talk to anyone! I can inspire people to be creative and fun.

I can go just the opposite when it comes to romance sometimes though, but I won't get into that. ha

[stonecutter357]

79. LOL I'm dys·lex·ic !

[lapfog_1]

81. INTP-T

Logician

obviously Spock was my hero in Startrek

[aka-chmeee]

82. INTP -A

Surprising how much I find to agree with in the description considering how vague the test seems to be.

[bettyellen]

83. ENFP

[summer_in_TX]

84. ENTJ

Here's how my test came out a few years ago. It seemed accurate then and I doubt if much has changed, if I were to test again.

Extravert (33%). Intuitive (25%), Intuitive Thinking (1%), Judging over Perceiving (67%)

The results indicate some of my traits.
A moderate preference of Extraversion over Introversion;
A moderate preference of Intuition over Sensing;
Marginal or no preference of Thinking over Feeling;
A distinctive preference of Judging over Perceiving.

Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging

That judging thing: it's not that I'm judgmental, but it's true that my first response is to weigh things and evaluate them for things like value, effectiveness, whether they're likely to cause blowback, and so forth. I mull things over and over and don't make my mind up about people or other things quickly. Interesting I am m I was very introverted until my late thirties, and I still have times I revert, especially around very introverted people. Suddenly I can't think of a thing to say either when I'm around them.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

87. ESTJ-a (Executive)

There's a head scratcher for ya!

[Oneironaut]

88. INTP

[bif]

90. ENFJ-A

[smirkymonkey]

93. Interesting. Seems that there are a majority of intuitives followed by

introverts. In my office we chart everyone to see where we fall. It is something that has a big affect on group dynamics. It would be interesting to do that here, although I am starting to drift off to sleep so I'm not too motivated right now.

[mia]

95. INFP-A

“THE MEDIATOR”