Myers Briggs Types

The MyersBriggs personality test classifies people (roughly) into to the following types:

What are the funny letters? Each of the 4 letters in your acronym shows your preference along one of the following four dimensions:


        E/I = Extrovert / Introvert

        (E reenergizes from being around people, I from being away from people)

        S/N = Sensation / iNtuition ("I" was taken, so they use "N")

        (S wants concrete, 'now' relevance, N likes abstraction)

        (S watches things external, N looks inward)

        T/F = Thinking / Feeling

        (T values rules, F values relationships)

        J/P = Judging / Perceiving - the mode of thought used first

        (J  likes to have decision made, P likes to defer decision making)

        (J uses T or F first, P uses S or N first)

Temperaments:


        SJ (Sensation+Judging) - "The Guardians" (Security Seeking)

        SP (Sensation+Perceiving) - "The Artisans" (Sensation Seeking)

        NT (iNtuition+Thinking) - "The Rationals" (Knowledge Seeking)

        NF (iNtuition+Feeling) - "The Idealists" (Identity Seeking)

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My husband took a class at work once, where they shorthanded the four major divisions as follows:

SJ is Capt. Kirk
SP is Scotty
NT is Mr. Spock
NF is Bones

Works for me. --KGrace

Oh, I almost forgot. It was at IBM, and something like 70% of the class tested NT. Big surprise!

A Gaggle of ... (humour)


        Naming Type Groups

an invasion of ENTJs
an argument of INTJs ('conspiracy' is more like it. -- anon INTJ)
a froth of ENTPs
a heresy of INTPs
a broadcast of ENFPs
a synod of INFPs
a cooperation of ENFJs
an empathy of INFJs
a precision of ISTJs
a favor of ISFJs
a quantum of ESTJs
a cotillion of ESFJs
a pallette of ISFPs
an implement of ISTPs
a gala of ESFPs
a scrum of ESTPs

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