Myers Briggs type of psychologists

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Believe me, I am rolling my own eyes so hard at this post, it is getting hard to type. But I have to ask.

There is a lot of info on Myers Briggs out there on the net. We use it in my workplace (I tested as an INTP).

Someone did a study on the average Myers Briggs types of psychologists.

http://www.discoveryourpersonality.com/newsletter6.html

I'm just curious... do these results seem realistic? It seems like the majority of test-takers are F types which makes sense given the people-centric nature of therapy and psych research.

For those of you who have never heard of this test, you can take it here:
http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp

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[mewtoo]

I just got INTJ although I usually get INFJ (it said there was only a 1% difference between T and F this time...).

I, personally, noticed that 85% of their sample are intuitive which makes a lot of sense to me.

 

[CPsychYeah]

I took this test as a course requirement in my M.S. program and came out ISTJ, which apparently is pretty uncommon for this field.

 

[Pragma]

I took this test as a course requirement in my M.S. program and came out ISTJ, which apparently is pretty uncommon for this field.

I gave it to a client, and it came out as a STFU.

 

[voyeurofthemind]

Ugh, not this test again. If I recall the Myers-Brigg as a test sucks because of basic psychometric problems.

 

[FadedC]

Yeah I seem to remember that it lacks both validity an reliability in most areas. There are certainly much better personality tests available, but then that would require the people who give these tests to actually learn something new.

Ugh, not this test again. If I recall the Myers-Brigg as a test sucks because of basic psychometric problems.

 

[Neuropsych2be]

I am an INFP. I have taken the Myers Briggs several times down through the years and I am always an INFP.

 

[Neuropsych2be]

The Myers Briggs is a typology and has all of the significant psychometric problems associated with a typology. A seem to recall some studies showing that many of the constructs measured by the MB correlate with the 5 Factor Model. But I would agree that there are vastly better personality tests out there than the MB.

 

[LivingOffLoans]

Why are there not more INFJ's? Aren't they the 'psychic' type who are really savvy about reading people?

I was a consistent ENFP for 5 years. I got into graduate school and now I'm an INFJ. My I is pretty balanced with the E, but I'm surprised my J score became quite moderate. Then again, I'm a lot more organized these days (boosting my J), and I don't gallivant around town like I used to (decreasing my E). I definitely notice I keep my thoughts more to myself now than before.

 

[mewtoo]

Why are there not more INFJ's? Aren't they the 'psychic' type who are really savvy about reading people?

I was a consistent ENFP for 5 years. I got into graduate school and now I'm an INFJ. My I is pretty balanced with the E, but I'm surprised my J score became quite moderate. Then again, I'm a lot more organized these days (boosting my J), and I don't gallivant around town like I used to (decreasing my E). I definitely notice I keep my thoughts more to myself now than before.

As someone who normally get an INFJ I've looked up a bit before and if I recall correctly, INFJs only comprise 1% of the entire population. Perhaps the lack of INFJs in this study have to do with the greatly smaller population compared to the other types?

My I was 100% when I last took it and all but the T/F was 70% or greater.

Also, high fives for being supposedly rare. 😛

 

[spafticus]

INTJ here. Surprisingly, it fits me very well.

 

[syzergy]

ENFJ. It never changes.

 

[dumbledoresgirl]

ENFJ. It never changes.

Me too!

 

[psychgirl77]

Why are there not more INFJ's? Aren't they the 'psychic' type who are really savvy about reading people?

I was a consistent ENFP for 5 years. I got into graduate school and now I'm an INFJ. My I is pretty balanced with the E, but I'm surprised my J score became quite moderate. Then again, I'm a lot more organized these days (boosting my J), and I don't gallivant around town like I used to (decreasing my E). I definitely notice I keep my thoughts more to myself now than before.

I'm an INFJ 🙂