[Closed] Are you an introvert or an extrovert?

Cougar - Moderator

I only use 1% of my brain power(Thinking)

To be fair, you didn't need to take a test for that, we could've told you.

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Yes! Now bow down you insignificants! 😆

[b]Fictional ENTPs:

"Q" (Star Trek--The Next Generation)[/b]

or in your western ideology ... Alexander the Great ( I prefer Genghis Khan)

Cougar - Moderator
I only use 1% of my brain power(Thinking)
To be fair, you didn't need to take a test for that, we could've told you.

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Cougar wins the Internetz. 😉

Introvert(100%) iNtuitive(38%) Thinking(38%) Judging(1%)

Who said nobody's 100% Introvert? 😉

This might explain my extreme loathing of my employer's recent move to open plan office space, though...

ISTP when I last did a questionairre years ago. Think I'll try it again and see if it still comes out the same.

In simple terms it's made up nonsense, there's no science to it at all.

I score consistently as INTJ. I've seen the difference between introverts and extroverts described as on being drained by company with other people and the other being re-charged. Sounds about right.

I haven't done the test yet but I am an introvert extrovert. My star sign is on the cusp of Leo and Virgo and (although I never, ever believe anything in 'The Stars'), my 'Star' personality is spot on.

About to take the test....

All both some of it and all of it.
I've done a couple, depends who is asking and what they want from me. It also depends what day of the week it is and how I woke up in the morning. The problem I have with this stuff is not the tests but what people do with them and expect it will tell them.

Tested
ISTJ
Introvert(44%) Sensing(75%) Thinking(75%) Judging(1%)

INTP
Introvert(33%)  iNtuitive(25%)  Thinking(38%)  Perceiving(11%)

So nothing special then. !

ISTJ
Introvert(89%)
Sensing(1%)
Thinking(75%)
Judging(56%)

Not sure what sort of neurotic hidaway person that makes me.

DrJ - Member

As a matter of interest, what sort of personality test would be scientific and non-made-up? (Genuine question, btw).

Costa & McCrae's NEO and Eysenck's EPQ are reasonably highly regarded.
I can go into lots more detail why but would prob bore you to sleep.....

benji - Member

ISTJ
Introvert(89%)
Sensing(1%)
Thinking(75%)
Judging(56%)

[b]Not sure what sort of neurotic hidaway person that makes me.[/b]

Chronic monkey spanking person. Yes? 😯

Costa & McCrae's NEO and Eysenck's EPQ are reasonably highly regarded.
I can go it lots more detail why but would prob bore you to sleep.....

mikewsmith - Member
and there be the problem HR need their boxes and simple answers

Yep, for example
They measure less constructs so can there are less false positive correlations
They don’t categorise people into nice discrete groups
They are slightly more complicated to score as they don’t require ipsative (forced choice) responses
They are not based on outdated 1920 Jungian psychoanalytic theory
They tend to stand up to factor analytic validity checks
Etc…

ESTJ

Extravert(89%) Sensing(44%) Thinking(88%) Judging(11%)
•You have strong preference of Extraversion over Introversion (89%)
•You have moderate preference of Sensing over Intuition (44%)
•You have strong preference of Thinking over Feeling (88%)
•You have slight preference of Judging over Perceiving (11%)

Interesting that there are so many who veer towards introversion. I'd always thought of MTBing as a pretty social sport.

I'd always thought of MTBing as a pretty social sport.

ENTP but I didn't copy down the results.

😆

B'out right I reckon..

I got bored reading the questions, not sure what that means......

I'm sure lots of employers think an office full of "extroverts" is ideal meaning a dynamic, vibrant place full of fresh idea's, positive communication and Can Do attitudes

Some maybe, but isn't that the result you risk getting if you just rely on interviews?

I expect most employers bothered enough to pay for this kind of testing are keen to avoid ending up with an office full of mouthy dickheads.

Anyway, I've never come across it in a recruitment situation - more in a "we might make you redundant so you better all go on a personal awareness course" kind of situatuon.

It's obviously not at the cutting edge of psychology, but I wonder if it's one of those things that works well in practice just not in theory?

INFP and proud.

+1 for Susan Cain's book "Quiet" if you're an introvert - essential reading.

Interesting that there are so many who veer towards introversion. I'd always thought of MTBing as a pretty social sport.

I don't doubt that you can be introverted and still enjoy social events. I like spending time with friends, but I'm not likely to be the first at a party to be dancing naked on the tables.

ISTP - (seemingly only just):
Introvert(44%) Sensing(1%) Thinking(38%) Perceiving(44%)

Presumably I could have easily been scored as something else, since I was only 1% "sensing". The definition of ISTP makes them (us) sound great but I suspect they all do, which would make the whole thing bollocks and so I'm ooot !

Interesting that there are so many who veer towards introversion. I'd always thought of MTBing as a pretty social sport.

I almost always ride on my own. I'm not anti-social, I'm just pro-solitude.

I like spending time with friends, but I'm not likely to be the first at a party to be dancing naked on the tables.

You need to drink more....

which would make the whole thing bollocks

Why?

Dorset_Knob - Member
Why?

I dunno, perhaps sometimes I just expect too much of others and myself
( 😀 )

Too much like saying "oooh, my biggest weakness is that I'm such a perfectionist". There's barely a negative trait at all. They should at least list potential shortcomings or negative behaviours to watch for.
I dunno, perhaps sometimes I just expect too much of others and myself

Interviewer: "What's your biggest weakness?"
Interviewee: "I'm brutally honest."
Interviewer: "I don't think that's a weakness"
Interviewee: "I don't give a shit what you think."

They should at least list potential shortcomings or negative behaviours to watch for.

I think such guides do exist.

I don't think the idea is to try to sort or grade people - to say that one type is better than another - just to help people understand themselves.

The test was a big help for me when I was a bit lost – gave me a bit of self-knowledge, and and helped give me the confidence to make the decisions I needed to make to get my life back on track. (Along with various other things I was doing, including riding my bike (alone).)

Anyone taken this again? I mean twice?

Did you get the same result?

I did a more detailed version of it about 10 years ago and got ENTP. Today, I did the test in the link on this thread and got ENFP.

Introvert(78%) iNtuitive(38%) Thinking(25%) Judging(11%)

I have had to do it a number of times in a couple of different (but related) contexts. My results have been pretty consistent, except that over time I have become less introverted (I used to be 100%), and when I had kids, I softened on the whole 'Perceiving' side (I think having kids means you have to be a bit more deliberate with your decisions).

People are fluid, and the MBTI accounts for that. At least according to the person that introduced me to it many years ago.

Quote:

"Interesting that there are so many who veer towards introversion. I'd always thought of MTBing as a pretty social sport."

Introvert = antisocial is a common misconception. Introverts tend to not like crowds, preferring socialising with a small group over a large one, but getting to know the people they do socialise with better, on average, than the extrovert who talks briefly to lots of people.

Precisely the kind of social contact which is the norm in MTBing, in other words...

As mentioned above, "Quiet; the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking" is well worth reading. Particularly if you're an extrovert, I would suggest!

ISTJ but I didn't understand half the questions.

ISFP
Introvert(22%) Sensing(12%) Feeling(38%) Perceiving(11%)
You have slight preference of Introversion over Extraversion (22%)
You have slight preference of Sensing over Intuition (12%)
You have moderate preference of Feeling over Thinking (38%)
You have slight preference of Perceiving over Judging (11%)
Prolly about right, a few questions I really wasn't sure how to answer, and TBH I rarely give a toss about these sort of tests, but I though I'd give it a shot.

I did it in under 2 minutes. What do I win?

ENTP FTW OMG WTF

I'm INTP.

It's one of those tests that's once you've dne it you spot the questions and answer knowing the result it will give. 1st time round though I find it quite interesting and does fit my personality.

Extravert(1%) iNtuitive(25%) Feeling(44%) Perceiving(11%

ENTJ (44, 44,12, 39%).

Fair result. I did some more formal psychometric tests about 12 months ago. Time spent talking to the psychologist taught - or, perhaps, clarified and reinforced - me a lot about myself.

+1 more for Susan Cain. Haven't read her book, but her TED lecture is excellent. Taught me a lot about how Dr North sees the world (which, after 18 years, is about bloody time!).

Introvert(11%) Sensing(1%) Feeling(25%) Judging(1%)
You have slight preference of Introversion over Extraversion (11%)
You have marginal or no preference of Sensing over Intuition (1%)
You have moderate preference of Feeling over Thinking (25%)
You have marginal or no preference of Judging over Perceiving (1%)

Does that mean I'm boring or well balanced?

Once determining an Introvert status, please think about what you really can cope with when embarking on a new relationship. It is only fair. And cruel to turn round years down the line and play the introvert/I need my space back card

Introvert 78%, judging 33%, iNtuitive 25% and thinking 100%, bloody hell i'm awesome, in a quiet shy sort of way.

wunundred!

Introvert(100%) Sensing(38%) Feeling(25%) Perceiving(11%)

A quick skim of what an ISFP is seems fairly close. Although they make it sound rewarding and interesting. Rather than crippling.