Myers-Briggs Test Version II

Jung's theory of psychological type, as published in his 1921 book, was not tested through controlled, scientific studies.[25] Jung's methods primarily included introspection and anecdote, methods largely rejected by the modern field of psychology.[25]

Jung's type theory introduced a sequence of four cognitive functions (thinking, feeling, sensing, and intuition), each having one of two orientations (extraverted or introverted), for a total of eight functions. The Myers-Briggs theory is based on these eight functions, although with some differences in expression (see Differences from Jung above). However, neither the Myers-Briggs nor the Jungian models offer any scientific, experimental proof to support the existence, the sequence, the orientation, or the manifestation of these functions.[25]

Some researchers have interpreted the reliability of the test as being low. Studies have found that between 39% and 76% of those tested fall into different types upon retesting some weeks or years later.[9][33]

One study reports that the MBTI dichotomies exhibit good split-half reliability; however, the dichotomy scores are distributed in a bell curve, and the overall type allocations are less reliable. Also, test-retest reliability is sensitive to the time between tests. Within each dichotomy scale, as measured on Form G, about 83% of categorizations remain the same when individuals are retested within nine months, and around 75% when individuals are retested after nine months. About 50% of people tested within nine months remain the same overall type, and 36% remain the same type after more than nine months.[38] For Form M (the most current form of the MBTI instrument), these scores are higher (see MBTI Manual, p. 163, Table 8.6).

In one study, when people were asked to compare their preferred type to that assigned by the MBTI, only half of people picked the same profile.[39] Critics also argue that the MBTI lacks falsifiability, which can cause confirmation bias in the interpretation of results.

" I thought this test was too "general" and the choices too difficult. Often I was unsure or I didn't know if it really applied to me, so I chose a middle answer. I thought it would have helped if they'd given examples with many of these choices. Taking such tests can be fun, but I always find fault with them because I always find things that do not apply to me specifically, or are not clear enough, or I am not really sure of the terminology used. I like to answer as honestly as possible but if the choices are unclear, I have to guess too much. "

On November 04 2009 09:49 CharlieMurphy wrote:




Also, Many people agree with this

On February 15 2010 18:12 FirstBorn wrote:
I got an ISTJ the last time but apparently I'm an INTJ now.

And fuck yeah I'm famous, this post better get quoted in the OP.

On February 15 2010 23:32 verteqz wrote:
I'm always so surprised at how many INTJs play SC. They are one of the rarest types, but have the most representation here (me included).

On February 16 2010 06:02 Foucault wrote:
These kinds of tests are somewhat accurate but too deterministic in their design. They are based on Eysencks personality traits and The Big Five. Social psychology on the other hand says that people have many different roles in different situations and that these kinds of tests don't give an accurate description of a person.

There is some bias with these kinds of tests too: First of all a person might answer the test in a way that doesn't really correlate with his personality. He/she might feel that being outgoing is more fun or cool than being introverted and consciously or subconsciously answers in a specific way in order to get a wanted result. Second of all, you might get different results depending on how you feel at the time you're doing the test and how connected you feel to different parts of your life.

Nevertheless it's an interesting test, but don't take it for 100% truth.

On February 15 2010 23:32 verteqz wrote:
I'm always so surprised at how many INTJs play SC. They are one of the rarest types, but have the most representation here (me included).

On February 16 2010 08:50 Myrmidon wrote:
INTJ as always. I always get something between moderately and max expressed in all of the categories.

Seems like INTJ is something like 2-3% of the total population yet like 30-35% of TL.net, which is probably to be expected.

edit: and the weakness of INTJ is in romantic relationships. Need more strategy lol.

You are more interested in a general idea than in the details of its realization

On February 15 2010 20:46 BrTarolg wrote:
I love how so many people who play starcraft are INTJ INTP

INTJ here, but really its pretty crazy we get the rarest part of the population as the overwhelming majority in SC
I is probably standard for internet users
xNTx is pretty much required for starcraft

in all the statistics i've seen the rarest is actually infj and enfj down at around 1% while intp and intj are 3 and 4%

and xNTX is certainly not required for sc, i got c+ last season with very little practice at all, and know i could get higher, yet apparently i''m infp (i've taken a professionally administered test). also, i am majoring in philosophy which is a major that requires a lot of thinking, logic, and judgement and i'm doing pretty well so far.

meyers briggs is a good desciption of a person's tendencies and general inclinations, but it isn't as static as your suggesting. moreover, two people with the same personality type can be significantly different from each other, so of course, there's many things that the test doesn't account for.

the drawback to this test is that, though it can be extremely insightful, is also to a significant extent simplified. the problem occurs when people treat it as more categorical than it really is. so you have cases where people, who because they are introverted, use that as an excuse to stay introverted, in situations where they would greatly benefit from being more outgoing.

You are more interested in a general idea than in the details of its realization

On February 15 2010 17:54 JadeFist wrote:

This question is a mindfuck.

The INTJ's interest in dealing with the world is to make decisions, express judgments, and put everything that they encounter into an understandable and rational system. Consequently, they are quick to express judgments. Often they have very evolved intuitions, and are convinced that they are right about things. Unless they complement their intuitive understanding with a well-developed ability to express their insights, they may find themselves frequently misunderstood. In these cases, INTJs tend to blame misunderstandings on the limitations of the other party, rather than on their own difficulty in expressing themselves. This tendency may cause the INTJ to dismiss others input too quickly, and to become generally arrogant and elitist.