What's your Myers-Briggs personality type?

Tonedef · 2011-01-21T11:53:37+00:00

There's been quite a bit of talk about the sorts of jobs that people do/did, and the associated personalties of musos/players in general. So let's do this p...

What's your Myers-Briggs personality type?

Squonk

Dont worry Viccy

It's very close for me between the P and the J, So in reality a Nurse who entertains. Stratisfear has it spot on ?

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Squonk, I think you're going to love your new vocation!

BMU

Viccy wrote: To get back to the topic: ENFJ, Extroverted Intuitive Feeling Judging...

Wow, fits really well with your description of your job in the other thread. That thing about getting hugs every day, now to my INTP self that's like "ewww... from little kids? Think about the sticky fingers" HAHAHA.

Isn't variety a lovely, lovely thing.

IceCreamMan

interesting to see that twice as many introverts have actualyl replied to the poll as extroverts ?

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"ewww... from little kids? Think about the sticky fingers"

Man, I actually am with you on that. Do you know how many instinctively blow their noses on me, like their own hand is too good for it, but I'm okay.

FatBoy

ENTJ

Riaan

Mine says "INTJ total fruitcake LOL"...what does that mean?

BMU

Viccy wrote:
"ewww... from little kids? Think about the sticky fingers"
Man, I actually am with you on that. Do you know how many instinctively blow their noses on me, like their own hand is too good for it, but I'm okay.

Ewwwww....LOL! Classic.

samIam

Am I the only one who feels slightly offended by the idea that someone thinks they can sum up the entire existence of a living, breathing, thinking human being in four parameters ?

Dangerous to put people in boxes... a lot of folks use these systems and stop thinking of people as the beautiful, crazy, complex, ever changing ever growing marvels of creation/evolution (take your pick) they are ☹

BMU

Well whoever does that is (a) an idiot and (b) not using it what it was meant for. I mean you can also use matches to start veld fires but it's not their design intention.

G-Man

BMU wrote: I mean you can also use matches to start veld fires but it's not their design intention.

Good metaphor. ?

Riaan

Am I the only one who feels slightly offended by the idea that someone thinks they can sum up the entire existence of a living, breathing, thinking human being in four parameters ?

I tend to take these things with a pinch of salt also...though it can be a source of great mirth if you decide to fool around. When I was obliged to spend some time with the SADF, a few of us was asked to complete a multiple choice psychology test, just for fun, by some psychology friends we worked with. Apparently it was the test they used to screen people who wanted to join PF. Mine came back with an analysis that included, amongst other things: "...definitely not army material, he has no respect for authority and there seems to be a slight tendency towards psychopathy"... :roflmao: I think it was the attitude towards authority that put them off somewhat.

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a lot of folks use these systems and stop thinking of people as the beautiful, crazy, complex, ever changing ever growing marvels of creation/evolution (take your pick) they are

I actually enjoy looking at these things and then knowing that I can be however I want to be and make whatever choices I want to make any way, as I always do. Same goes for "predictions" of all sorts.

AlanRatcliffe

INTJ for me, although I seem to be on the cusp of INTP. To be honest, if I was being tested by a potential employer it might have come out differently.

I presume the refined/longer versions of the test take into account the ability of some types to manipulate the test? Or the tendency people have of choosing what they think the tester would want?

Bob-Dubery

samIam wrote: Am I the only one who feels slightly offended by the idea that someone thinks they can sum up the entire existence of a living, breathing, thinking human being in four parameters ?

Dangerous to put people in boxes... a lot of folks use these systems and stop thinking of people as the beautiful, crazy, complex, ever changing ever growing marvels of creation/evolution (take your pick) they are ☹

The test tries to place us on various continuums. One is E to I, extrovert to introvert. That's reasonable enough - there are not two discrete, mutually exclusive states "introvert" or "extrovert", there's a scale and we will all be somewhere on that scale.

Etc.

This is the point that I was trying to make earlier. If I am an Ixxx then I tend towards introversion more than extroversion but the typing doesn't make it clear by how much. I could be just a few points off of nowhere man's land, or I could be right over on the I end of that scale.

So there is a lot of room for the various shades of human nature there. It's also why there needs to be somebody who knows what they're doing evaluating these scores if they're to be used, for example, to vet job applicants.

With a few exceptions like Hannibal Lecter most of us are not as unique as we think we are really. This is why people can write songs about some aspect of the human condition and we go "Hey! I recognise that." We're by no means all the same, but we're not as unique as we think either.

BMU

I first did this working for the CSIR, where it was administered by a psychologist i.e. fairly rigorous. From what I recall (this was years ago) Bob's point is very valid. It's a continuum and the 'real' tests give you that quantity (% I vs E etc). Lots of room for variation as Bob says.

@Alan: I'm not too sure the test tries to prevent you from 'cheating'. There are multiple cross-referenced questions to try and get an accurate picture, but I'd guess it's still possible to 'cheat'. But why would you want to, it's not an IQ test, there's no one 'better' answer. Also, if properly done by a psych, he/she would have a pretty good idea after 10 minutes of just speaking to you... it's not that hard usually to get a ballpark feel for someone's type.

Ok, if you're applying for a job you don't really fit maybe there's an incentive. E.g. Strong introvert applying for a door-to-door salesman job maybe... But to take you as an example for a moment, INTJ/P seems pretty much perfect for the type of jobs you'd be interested in & good at: musician, engineer, etc.

BMU

IceCreamMan wrote: interesting to see that twice as many introverts have actualyl replied to the poll as extroverts ?

Yes! I was smiling at that too. INTJ & INTP make up less than 10% of the average population, but 40% of this poll.

Tells a very interesting story of just who tends to participate in internet forums. (As always, the answer is a common sense one you didn't need a test for: geeks! Geeks hang out in forums HAHA.)

Bob-Dubery

BMU wrote: I first did this working for the CSIR, where it was administered by a psychologist i.e. fairly rigorous. From what I recall (this was years ago) Bob's point is very valid. It's a continuum and the 'real' tests give you that quantity (% I vs E etc). Lots of room for variation as Bob says.

The on-line tests I did - both sites mentioned in this thread - gave the percentages. I was such a % I etc etc. The problem is lumping together person A - 1 79%, N 12%, T 13%, P 43% - with person B - I 21%, N 63%, T 45%, P 19%. They have some similarities, but are at different points on all 4 continuum. (ContinuumS? ContinuA? ContinuII?) A and B are both intrroverts, but A significantly more so than B. Etc etc blah blah

Ok, if you're applying for a job you don't really fit maybe there's an incentive. E.g. Strong introvert applying for a door-to-door salesman job maybe... But to take you as an example for a moment, INTJ/P seems pretty much perfect for the type of jobs you'd be interested in & good at: musician, engineer, etc.

That Ozzie Osbourne is a real introvert isn't he? Keith Moon too. Alice Cooper, David Lee Roth, Mick Jagger...

(though, of course, some people who are bold on stage are rather more reserved off stage)

Squonk

This whole Introvert Extrovert thing is beyond a few tests on the Internet!

And as Bob has said how much extrovert behaviour can be a foil for more introvert people when being on stage or even in a crowd.

I think in my situation, coming from a hugely dysfunctional family, I used to use my insecurities to put on this front everytime I was amongst people.
Everyone thought I was this confident kid, but I was hugely insecure! (still am a bit today)

Over the years the I have changed from being terrified of being with people, to quite the opposite. I still enjoy having my space, but can mix easily and generally will make coversations with strangers first. Doesn't mean I am an Extrovert or an Introvert, I think somewhere in between.

But too much information. The point I want to bring up: Are we born with a defined Personality that circumstance and situation can supress or does our Personality develop as we are growing.

What's the difference between Personality and Character?

BMU

Character has a moral/ethical dimension to it, something compeletely different, outside the scope of this discussion on the MBTI to my mind.

On personality, I think it can change over time. Learned behaviours integrate into who you are eventually (and to a certain extent). The old morality warning to beware of your habits, they eventually define you...or something to that effect.