are these test realistic? or is it due to "horoscope/fortune telling factor"?

i'm INTP - and i think it describes me quite accurately.

I think this its realistic
mine 80% accurate

well it's based on answers you put to the questions that determine the result. they are quite accurate IF you answered the questions honestly.

and always answer based on your past actions/feelings. NOT based on who you rather be or what u think is right.

i think accurate if you answer based on your guts

come now, dont give yes no answer - please indicate your personality type and how true the description is to your life

I tested as an INTJ and I have to say, the description given is mostly accurate.

This post has been edited by Jyou: Jan 27 2010, 12:38 AM

i am INTP anyway

Notice the difference between horoscope and personality tests is that you won't usually need to give an input in order to receive your horoscope but you'll definitely need an input to get your personality analysis. I'm ISTJ I think.

mind elaborate on the MBTI thing?

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MBTI

Here's a link to the test:
http://similarminds.com/jung.html

Folks,

I am ENTP. It describes me perfectly. And, my wife is a SJ. Which describe PERFECTLY on what kind of person that attracts me.

The MORE POWERFUL usage of MBTI is to to achieve UNDERSTANDING

For example,

E versus I

E will talk until they made a decision. They use talking to think.

I will ONLY talk after they reach a decision. I cannot talk and think at the same time.

For a I person when they see somebody (B) talk, they ASSUME that a decision had been made. But, if B is a E person, that means there is NO DECISION yet.

J versus P

J like closure. P like thing to leave out in the open aka flexible.

J tend to reach decision TOO QUICKLY.

P tend to procrastinate until last possible moment.

In a group with All J, decision will be reached too quickly without considering ALL POSSIBILITIES

In a group with all P, no decision will be reached.

A mixed group works a lot better.

You can use it another way too. Know your own weakness.

I am ENTP.

For my E side, I need to remind my I team mates that I am still thinking while I am talking. Or, I stay away from the I folks while I am talking and thinking and talking at the same time. For my I team mate, I will let them think away from the meeting and tell me their decision. Knowing that they cannot talk and think at the same time. They need to do their thinking ALONE.

And, so on.....

This is a TREASURE MINE if you know how to use it.

Dreamer

truly, as "I" i have often caught myself wandering silently around running through whatever possibility and scenario i can think of. in a group, i am content to lurk and listen to others quietly. in a debate, once i have spoken my point, i will stubbornly defend it (sometimes blindly without thinking) only after the dust has settle and i have my quiet time again that i will reinspect and readjust my views accordingly. so in order not to offend people and make a fool out of myself, i often keep quiet.

"P" in INTP stands for "procrastination". i remember taking 5 subjects (bio and physics) in STPM just to keep my option of medic and engineer open (though in hindsight, i was more interested in engineering then). not to mention i choose to go for A levels/STPM instead of jumping into foundation.

as an engineer, designs can always be changed. often i find that i change my design and the site guys tell me, physical work has commenced and its costly to change,

but surprisingly, phd school seem to attract a lot of NT people. and despite claims that INTP is one of the least common personality type, there's 2 self proclaimed INTP here already.

lin00b,

<< but surprisingly, phd school seem to attract a lot of NT people. and despite claims that INTP is one of the least common personality type, there's 2 self proclaimed INTP here already.>>

No, this is NOT surprising if you understand MBTI.

NT are thinkers... Alll other types like SJ, SP, and NF are not interested in an intellectual debate.

Dreamer

Moi c'est INTJ.

The system thinker/scientist.

Xuzen

The MBTI test relies on your current state of mind imho. I took one test alone and got INFP. Another time, my close friend helped verify my answers with his perspective on my life, and the test results were INTP.

Answering questions in relation with different times in my life also produce different results. Most recent resulted in INFP, a few months back while I was a little more busy trying to figure out my purpose in life produced INTP, while a few years back while I was still in school resulted in ISTP. Parents recollection on my childhood on the other hand got INTP again.

Seems like my only consistent trait throughout the tests is my introvert-ness.

This post has been edited by Mesosmagnet: Feb 6 2010, 03:02 PM

Mesosmagnet,

I do not think so.

1) It is POSSIBLE that you in between T versus F and N and S.

2) T versus F is pretty clear. When you make a decision, do you decide base on principal or people.

A) If you would said the RIGHT thing, regardless of whether it hurts someone's feeling, you are a T

B) If you would said the WRONG thing just to protect someone's feeling, you are a F.

3) N versus S is pretty clear too. Some people are big picture people and some are detail person. When you look at something, you look at

A) Overall impact??

B) The detail??

Actually, only you KNOW what is your thinking process. Others do not know what is inside your mind.

Dreamer

P.S.: MBTI is a natural tendency. For example, some people are left handed and some people are right handed. This does not mean a person cannot learn to use the other hand instead. But, this is against their natural tendency.

This post has been edited by dreamer101: Feb 6 2010, 09:50 PM

maybe you are borderline NT.

but what others perceive you to be might not be the actual you.

and is all MBTI test equal? because while there is a certain style of question, some test are more detailed and longer while others are short and brief.

and i wonder if there can be someone who actually ranked exactly 50% in all 4 traits. meaning neither I or E; neither N of S; neither F or T; and neither P or J

lin00b,

Of course.. With 6 billions people, that possibility is HIGHLY likely. It is possible that the person has psychological problem too.

Dreamer

i am really into this since Form 3, my sad age. `T-T
It doesn't have to do with horoscope but more to your own
perspective on how you deal with your life as a person.

I did several time and it says an INTP I am.
Am sure it might change someday,
but I dont deny some of my traits really turn out to be like INTP.