Another INTP checking in.
I took the test, and it told me I’m an ISTJ. I don’t put much stock in personality tests (they strike me as being analogous to fortune telling), but they’re sometimes fun.
Damn - I have to get offline and I really want to read all these great responses. I’ve used the myers-briggs a lot in academic advising.
One thing to remember - the nice thing about this test is it isn’t the type that tells you what’s wrong with you as so many do. It just points out your preferences. I’ve seen a lot of conflicts resolved when people understood their type because it allowed them to realize that others weren’t so much “wrong” as they were seeing the situation differently.
I recall using the test in my master’s program with a young gentleman who was majoring in business (although he was definitely unhappy about this) and after reviewing his type suggested that one particular career he might like would be police detective. His jaw dropped and he said “How did you know that’s what I really want to be?”
for what it’s worth, I’m an ENTJ.
Yet another INFP here–very strong on all four letters. The test was administered by one of the counselors (an INFJ)here at the college.
My friend Jody took the test at the same time I did and scored ENFP–completely N, a 0 on S! I am so proud of her :D.
Remember though, that Isabel Briggs Meyers was INFP and the scoring reflects this–if you tie on any letter, I, N, F, & P are the defaults. That helps explain why so many of us are popping up here–aside from our superior brilliance and wit :p.
The MB works best in peole with a good degree of self-knowledge. You’re supposed to answer with your natural, inborn preferences, and not everyone is in touch with those. Some tend to answer with the preferences they’ve developed to survive–their persona, which is often the opposite of their true personality.
fFrom what I recall, though the default for WOMEN was F and the default for MEN was T - although I could be wrong.
What I appreciated about the test is it made me understand why I have always gotten along better with men than with women.
ESTP or ESTJ- the T/J scores are almost the same.
Me, too, Tzel. I wonder what fraction of the population we are. :rolleyes:
Whenever I take one of the short-form tests, I get annoyed at the questions that I want to answer “neither” or “both.” It can’t possibly be all that accurate, since I feel like I’m pulling answers out of thin air for a good 20% of the questions.
Well, I took the Myers-Briggs test a few years ago, and I sort of remember the results.
Anyway, I thought I may as well take the linked test. My results for the Keirsey Temperment test were:
Idealist (NF), Champion (ENFP)
E: 7/10
N: 8/10
F: 8/10
P: 7/10
The description seemed pretty damn close, too.
Lookie! silent_rob is just my type!
Hehehehe.
flees
~Another INTJ Checking in~
I took the test, for the first time, over three years ago. I found it as a justification for my actions and thoughts. (Thank God for college friends!)
Before College I thought I was some sort of wacko that didn’t make much sense and was always getting stuck with fixing projects that other people couldn’t handle. The fact that there were others like me made quite a difference in what I thought of myself.
I am glad that I took the test, but surely would NOT want my employer to EVER see the results. My role within a given office would be defined as “The One Who WIll Fix Your Sorry-Ass Ideas and Make it All Better.” No thanks, not for me. I don’t want that kind of responsibility and expectation. I think the same thing could happen to any type, being forced into/out of projects and situations that really have no bearing on the real abilities and interests of the individual.
::sigh:: I’m done now.
~Mag
:o
Well…isn’t this a nice surprise. 
Hey, where are you going…?
North, why?
Took the M-B fourteen years ago, and it put me into InfP. Keirsey confirmed this just now.
I’m not sure I’d want it used by my employer, but I think it’s helpful for self-understanding - anything that can help us get a better handle on our strengths and limitations is a good thing, IMO.
If a test tells you something that is full of shit, you ignore it, needless to say. But every now and then, one of these things illuminates an aspect of yourself you hadn’t yet noticed. If that’s true for an introspective sort like myself, I expect I’m not the only one that applies to.
Hmmm…I do believe that I’m north of you… 
:p:p:p:p
That was kinda the idea, brilliance.
Do you suppose you could jog a little west before you start heading north? Thanks.
Hmmm, have always been INTP, doesn’t look like that will change.
I - 6
N - 8
T - 7
P - 9
So I am pretty firmly into the Architect mindset.
I apparently am an ISTP. That test had a lot of dumb questions on it, though.
Had to do the test for work some years back - interdepartmental team building. There is an expected and defined personality type for the work I was then doing. Most people in the room were of the expected type. Two, who were determined climbers of the greasy pole (and admitted privately later that they deliberately balanced their replies to gain the desired outcome) came in as even on all characteristics. One, no prizes for guessing who, was as far as it is posssible to be from the “correct” personality type for the job.
I am sooooo untrusting of tests like that - the results read like horoscopes or psychic’s spiels - you can apply almost anything in them to almost anyone, if that person wishes to believe or is reluctant to rock the boat by carping. I find few of the questions have an either/or answer, but depend on the situation “which is worse, being too soft or too analytical?” Depends whether I’m running a lab where the accuracy of a result is critical, or trying to help a distressed friend. “Are you more hurried or leisurely” depends whether we’re talking working to a deadline or talking to staff.
[soapbox]But my big objection is that the the true believers can often use the results as the worst sort of objectification. I’ve found with these, and other such pigeon-hole tests, that the supporters try to “manage” others according to how they have categorised those people, and resent any reactions which are not in accordance with the category into which they have slotted those people. [/soapbox]
But Sassy, the prayers were a hoot!