Meyer-Briggs Scarily Accurate Personality Profiles: What’s your type?

Human beings enjoy categorizing things. It facilitates our understanding of relationships between things or concepts that might seem unrelated. Among groups, it also provides a source of initial connection to build relationships. For these reasons, I believe that personality quizzes are so popular. Most of them are either outrageously inaccurate or somewhat true at best.

One type of test, however, has gained much popularity as many are turning to it for an accurate profile of characteristics. This is the Meyer-Briggs personality test which labels personality types with four letter acronyms.

I was intrigued by the concept that four letters could sum up the essence of who I am, so I decided to look into the test and see whether or not the praise for the test was justified. I was very surprised by the accuracy of my profile.

I came across a website that asked me to answer questions for about 10 minutes. These questions were based on the categories of the Meyer-Briggs test.

The four letter acronyms can be defined as the following:
I vs E: The 1st acronym separates individuals as either introverted or extroverted. Introverts are often thought of as reserved or shy but another key element of introversion is where one’s energy is focused. Introverts derive energy from their inner world, take time to reflect, and appreciate ideas. They may feel drained of energy when spending too much time with others. Extroverts, on the other hand, are energized by interaction with people. Their energy comes from outer world activities, as they prefer to move into action and make things happen.

N vs S: S stands for sensing while N stands for iNtuitive. People who are of the sensing type pay close attention to their sensory environment and are concerned with facts, practicality of things, and experience as a tool for learning. Intuitive types prefer to work with the abstract. They are more interested in possibilities and thinking about ideas than reality and hands on experience.

T vs F: T stands for thinking and F stands for feeling. This pair of letters describes how individuals prefer to make decisions. Type “T”’s prefer to make decisions logically and consistently by being impersonal to avoid outside influences. They try to find a basic truth and apply it when making decisions. On the other hand, F types weign personal opinion and are concerned about how the people involved will be affected. These people value harmony and may outwardly appear caring and warm. In addition, they like to approach decision making by looking at the situation at hand from various points of view.

J vs P: J stands for judging and P stands for perceiving. Judging types are seen as orderly and live to have control over their lives through organization. People who lean more towards perceiving seem to be more flexible and malleable in adapting to circumstances.

Here are links to various sources on the Meyer-Briggs test, including online tests to determine what your type is. I am described as an INFP, what personality type are you? Also, how accurate was your profile and do you think this test has any merit as a way to classify personalities?

http://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/
http://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test

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