INTP.
Introverted (I) 100% Extraverted (E) 0%
Intuitive (N) 68% Sensing (S) 32%
Thinking (T) 95% Feeling (F) 5%
Perceiving (P) 91% Judging (J) 9%
In most tests I get INTP as the result, but there have been exceptions. The results depend on the questions in the quiz (how I interpret them) and how the test designer views the personality types. ISTP is the second most common result, and INTJ and ISTJ haven't been completely absent either.
Sophist wrote:
It's strange, my professor said that with the MBTI there's pretty good reliability as far as the four larger categories: I v. E., N v. S., F v. T, J v. P. However, he said that the 16 subtypes aren't especially reliable when it comes to testing.
When considering just the pairs, not the whole type, I can easily say I'm very strongly introverted, slightly intuitive, strongly thinking and moderately perceiving. Reading the descriptions, it's quite easy to say which letter I feel like I'm closer to.
On the other hand, with N and S being nearly balanced with me, sometimes I test as ISTP, which isn't that far from me as far as the individual pairs go. But reading the description of the ISTP subtype, it's so far from how I see myself it isn't even funny. Yes, some of the description could describe an aspect of myself, but on the whole, it's way off.
The MBTI is an interesting way to compare people, but its scientific backgroud is questionable. I wonder if there are any real studies about how the letter assignments translate to real life.
The kind of study I'd like to see would first define the pairs carefully, and then get a large enough number of people to take a test to see which letter combination they get. Preferably someone close to them would also be asked to evaluate the person and see whether how the person sees himself matches with how others may see him. I don't think it would be a good idea to tell them their results at this point, as it might affect the next stage.
The next step after the results are in should be to interview the people who took the test about their life and ways of functioning, generally about the aspects of life you usually see with MBTI result descriptions. The subtype descriptions should then be compiled using the interviews as the basis. This way you'd be able to avoid some of the more "creative" descriptions I've seen, that feel like someone just took their own impressions about the subtypes and went with them without much hard data.
Don't get me wrong, I actually do like these tests. At times they can be a useful way for me to get to know other people, as a compensation for my lack of skills in reading people.
I just wish the tests and results were more standardized. With enough tests and reading the theory you can quite accurately determine your subtype, but it's just the letters and how close it was with the individual pairs that are useful. There is no way I can use the usual subtype descriptions without a grain of sand.
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