The science behind Meyers-Briggs and Kiersey personality/temperament stuff is sketchy. Some of it is evidence-supported, some not particularly. But there is some well-tested personality psychology. The Big Five personality traits (aka OCEAN or CANOE traits) have been shown to be a group of independent axes along which people vary, and people tend to be pretty stable as to where they are on those axes.
They are:
- Openness to Experience
- Conscientiousness
- Extraversion
- Agreeableness
- Neuroticism
There’s a free online test where you can get a sketch of yourself along those lines; here’s how I came out…
I’m a O84-C2-E12-A50-N76 Big Five
Not as catchy as “INFP” is it?
Colloquial translation: “I am a twitchy slacker recluse, but inquisitive/creative.”
O59-C13-E31-A63-N18
That jibes with what I’d expect knowing you, James. :)
O7-C41-E27-A14-N49
Surprising or unsurprising? I have no idea.
O76-C41-E9-A27-N32
I’m a O84-C17-E64-A69-N4 Big Five!!
Joe’s low O seems very weird to me, maybe I don’t really understand what “O” is supposed to mean. Jim, no big surprises there. :)
O96-C10-E89-A87-N1
I just don’t seem to fall in the middle of any of the axes…
Greg’s score translates as “Nicest Nerd You Know.”