Making sense of a result
What a score means, why two tests disagree, and what to do when a result does not match how you see yourself. The most answerable questions here.
I keep getting INFJ and INFP on different tests. How do I tell which one I actually am?
Four tests, three different answers. I read both descriptions and honestly they both sound like me — I feel things deeply, I keep most of it to myself, and I care a lot about…
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My type changed between two tests a month apart. Did my personality change or was one of them wrong?
In June I got ENFP, last week I got INFP. Nothing major happened in between. It is bothering me more than it probably should — if the result can flip in a month, what was it…
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Every test says INTJ but I procrastinate constantly. Am I mistyped?
The description is all long-range planning and getting things done, and I do plan — I have very detailed plans. I just do not execute them. Deadlines slip until they are…
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Why do I relate to almost every type description I read?
I read INFJ and think yes. I read ISTP and think, well, also yes. Am I just suggestible, or is there something wrong with how I am reading these?
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Is the four-letter type thing actually real, or is it basically astrology?
My workplace ran a session on it and half the room was rolling their eyes. But it does seem to describe me. I would like a straight answer rather than either the enthusiast…
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Tests say I am an introvert but I genuinely like being around people. What is going on?
I look forward to seeing friends, I am fine at parties, people tell me I am outgoing. But every test puts me on the introvert side and I do need a lot of time alone afterwards.
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If behaviour tasks are more objective than questionnaires, why bother with questionnaires at all?
I did the balloon task and the risk questionnaire and they disagreed. My instinct is to trust the task since it recorded what I did. Is that right?
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My friends describe me completely differently from how my results came out. Who is right?
I came out fairly low on warmth and people-focus, and two friends independently said that is the opposite of how they would describe me. It is bothering me because I trust them.
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