# What's your temperment? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 28, 2000, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-temperment/38741 "2000-10-28T15:58:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2000, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-temperment/38741/1 "2000-10-28T15:58:00Z")
I just tested myself on the [The Keirsey Temperament Sorter](http://www.keirsey.com/cgi-bin/keirsey/newkts.cgi). According to this, I’m an [Artisan](http://www.keirsey.com/personality/sp.html) under the sub-category of [Composer](http://www.keirsey.com/personality/spif.html). The test is 70 questions, choose one of two answers to each question. ---
**Author:** ![Lloyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2acd7d/32.png) [@Lloyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lloyd)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2000, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-temperment/38741/2 "2000-10-28T16:07:34Z")
Thanks for the test Crunchy Frog, very enlightening. \*Portrait of the Champion (eNFp) Copyrighted © 1996 Prometheus Nemesis Book Company. The Champion Idealists are abstract in thought and speech, cooperative in accomplishing their aims, and informative and extraverted when relating with others. For Champions, nothing occurs which does not have some deep ethical significance, and this, coupled with their uncanny sense of the motivations of others, gives them a talent for seeing life as an exciting drama, pregnant with possibilities for both good and evil. This type is found in only about 3 percent of the general population, but they have great influence because of their extraordinary impact on others. Champions are inclined to go everywhere and look into everything that has to do with the advance of good and the retreat of evil in the world. They can’t bear to miss out on what is going on around them; they must experience, first hand, all the significant social events that affect our lives. And then they are eager to relate the stories they’ve uncovered, hoping to disclose the “truth” of people and issues, and to advocate causes. This strong drive to unveil current events can make them tireless in conversing with others, like fountains that bubble and splash, spilling over their own words to get it all out. Champions consider intense emotional experiences as being vital to a full life, although they can never quite shake the feeling that a part of themselves is split off, uninvolved in the experience. Thus, while they strive for emotional congruency, they often see themselves in some danger of losing touch with their real feelings, which eNFps possess in a wide range and variety. In the same vein, eNFps strive toward a kind of spontaneous personal authenticity, and this intention always to “be themselves” is usually communicated nonverbally to others, who find it quite attractive. All too often, however, eNFps fall short in their efforts to be authentic, and they tend to heap coals of fire on themselves, berating themselves for the slightest self-conscious role-playing.\* ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Saint\_Zero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Zero)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2000, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-temperment/38741/3 "2000-10-28T16:23:00Z")
I score the same thing every time. INFP, I believe. ---
**Author:** ![BornDodgy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@BornDodgy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BornDodgy)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2000, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-temperment/38741/4 "2000-10-28T16:35:04Z")
I am a Guardian / Provider. You can call me Georgette. Georgette Washington. ---
**Author:** ![Tabithina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@Tabithina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabithina)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2000, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-temperment/38741/5 "2000-10-28T16:37:06Z")
I’m still an Idealist/Healer (iNFp). I get the same result each time I take this test.🙂 Last time this topic came up in a thread, I learned that the SDMB is _loaded_ with us iNFp types. We make up less than 1% of the general population, but _something_ about this board draws us out. Thanks, **Crunchy**. This is always an interesting topic. ---
**Author:** ![tubagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b77776/32.png) [@tubagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tubagirl)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2000, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-temperment/38741/6 "2000-10-28T16:42:24Z")
I’m a Guardian/Supervisor… So from now On I’ll perch my self on the podum and supervise the rest of this thread making sure every one is allright :peers down at the rest of the dopers: ---
**Author:** ![tubagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b77776/32.png) [@tubagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tubagirl)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2000, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-temperment/38741/7 "2000-10-28T16:44:44Z")
Let me fix that last statement : peers down at the rest of the dopers: ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2000, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-temperment/38741/8 "2000-10-28T16:48:49Z")
Guardian/Supervisor ---
**Author:** ![BornDodgy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@BornDodgy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BornDodgy)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2000, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-temperment/38741/9 "2000-10-28T16:51:03Z")
A real guardian… tubagirl even fixed her statement so we wouldnt get it wrong. Thank you for your guidance 😉 ---
**Author:** ![mblackwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5fc32e/32.png) [@mblackwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mblackwell)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2000, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-temperment/38741/10 "2000-10-28T17:00:11Z")
Artisan/Composer ---
**Author:** ![Mofo\_Rising](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Mofo\_Rising](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mofo_Rising)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2000, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-temperment/38741/11 "2000-10-28T17:03:13Z")
Rational/Architect ---
**Author:** ![ladybug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@ladybug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladybug)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2000, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-temperment/38741/12 "2000-10-28T17:35:24Z")
I’m an Idealist/Healer. ---
**Author:** ![magdalene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@magdalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magdalene)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2000, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-temperment/38741/13 "2000-10-28T17:46:22Z")
Same thing as Lloyd. Hey Lloyd, how are those Decepticons? ---
**Author:** ![Lloyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2acd7d/32.png) [@Lloyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lloyd)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2000, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-temperment/38741/14 "2000-10-28T17:55:27Z")
Shuddup Magdalene…LOL 😃 ---
**Author:** ![little\_bit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@little\_bit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/little_bit)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2000, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-temperment/38741/15 "2000-10-28T18:39:28Z")
Idealist Champion (eNFp) ---
**Author:** ![Spider\_Woman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Spider\_Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spider_Woman)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2000, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-temperment/38741/16 "2000-10-28T18:44:22Z")
and so are all three of my daughters. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2000, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-temperment/38741/17 "2000-10-28T18:45:23Z")
So people, what do those descriptions mean when they’re at home? I guess Lloyd and I were the only ones who thought maybe no one else would understand what we’re talking about here. ---
**Author:** ![Serendipity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Serendipity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serendipity)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2000, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-temperment/38741/18 "2000-10-28T18:46:15Z")
An Idealist/Counselor (iNFj) here – just like Gandhi. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2000, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-temperment/38741/19 "2000-10-28T18:50:06Z")
Ok, for anyone who wants to know what these descriptions mean: Guardians are at [http://www.keirsey.com/personality/sj.html](http://www.keirsey.com/personality/sj.html) from there you can link to Inspectors, Protectors, Supervisors, and Providers. The Artisans are here: [http://www.keirsey.com/personality/sp.html](http://www.keirsey.com/personality/sp.html) from there you can see the Composers, Crafters, Performers, and Promoters. The Idealists are at [http://www.keirsey.com/personality/nf.html](http://www.keirsey.com/personality/nf.html) link to Healers, Counselors, Champions, and Teachers. And finally the Rationals are at [http://www.keirsey.com/personality/nt.html](http://www.keirsey.com/personality/nt.html) where you will find the Architects, the Masterminds, the Inventors, and the FieldMarshalls. ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2000, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-temperment/38741/20 "2000-10-28T18:58:17Z")
Idealist/Healer, INFP [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-temperment/38741.md?page=2)