MBTI Misconceptions

That is so true about the "T" - people forget that I do have feelings and that I care VERY DEEPLY for others ... I cry at movies, I cry when reading a book, heck my son constantly laughs at me because I cry so much! I also get angrier than others do, I laugh louder than others and I hate more viciously than anyone cares to imagine. I just don't take ANY of these emotions into account when decision making. Its very hard to do sometimes, but more often than not I succeed.

 

That seems soooooo counter intuitive to me! Thats amazing

 

• So are you INFP? According to cognitive processes INFJ = Ni>Fe>Ti>Se and INFP = Fi>Ne>Si>Te. [note I provided links to both the general wiki and cognitive processes site].

• Well said.. I am Ni dominant with auxillary Te.. Yet my tertiary function of Fi allows for Ni to flourish, with that "intuition" that we can all rally to. As a 'T' I can vouch for 'T's not necessarily valuing ethical consideration, as being of primary, (nor even secondary) importance. Yet I work happily in a role which has the primary concern of caring [ethically] for others.

 

*T-bot Fe hi-five* Yay for emo Tees! :bump2:


Cool thread Quin. The functions part is Trrrrue!

• Extraversion does NOT equal outgoingness as introversion does NOT equal unsocialibility or shyness.
• Intuition does NOT imply intelligence.

:nod:

 

Quin is Fi dominant sensor as in ISFP

 

Thanks for that.. I was being mislead by the listing in the OP..
Hey, that is pretty impressive. Or I am sleep deprived, either way. Good job Quinlan.

 

I agree. One of my friends is an INTP with an IQ of 100, wheras I usually get around 140 on IQ tests. I know an ENTP who often comes across as dumb to others, but is actually quite smart in his own ENTP way (generating ideas spontaneously).

I've also met an ENTP who I had at first mistaken for an I, because he seemed to have some reserve around others, whereas the INTP does not.

I also know an INTJ female who is used to dominating social situations in her own reserved INTJ way, but is actually quite feely underneath it all. Tertiary Fi is both mysterious, alluring, and even a little bit shocking when an ITJ shows it.

Hey Nephalim, I have heard that INTJs often have trouble reading feeling cues (instinct, limbic energy) from their environment. Is this true?

 

So, what is the way you determine E or I, Lurker?

 

Hey, you lurk lots :yo:

If you look at MBTI it's based on where you put your attention and get your energy. Extraverts like to spend time in the outer world of people and things and introverts in their inner world. To be honest I'm looking at socionics definitions of intro/extra at the moment as I've been confused over my own I/E and have found that clearer.

As this is a MBTI forum and specifically a thread talking about MBTI misconceptions I'll post something here in my blog.

 

Lurker: Do you think that the Socionics definition is compatible with the MBTI?

 

No. In the sense that I don't believe they should be compared.

 

Haha, oh trust me, I am definitely an N.

 

Haha simply Indigo's answer implies the N as he mystically just knows it ^^

 

I don't know about that Quinlan.. The J function is Fe. So should he get the impression that others sense his intuition?
N in itself is not quite as pragmatic, but when combined with the right functions it can be thoroughly accurate.

For example, a solid Ni will be convinced of their intuited knowledge, and use the auxiliary function to achieve supporting evidence (if required). Well, at least with some.