tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post205212232187079044..comments2023-10-19T23:31:13.746-07:00Comments on Field Notes from an Evolutionary Psychologist: Just checking.Field Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372584643389870376noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-92183622745495571112007-02-20T10:00:00.000-08:002007-02-20T10:00:00.000-08:00I agree about the personality tyests acting like p...I agree about the personality tyests acting like psychics. Now psychologists are using another approach that seems to be growing in popularity - ask the best friend. That part about music stood out to me too, but only because I think that may be true of most people. There were other parts that stood out because hadn't thought about it before, but one of the ones that seemed accurate was the tendency to say something I don't really 'believe' just to see what the reaction of the person is. I thought that was really interesting.Field Noteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372584643389870376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-8010054916197891632007-02-19T21:57:00.000-08:002007-02-19T21:57:00.000-08:00I have a high level of skepticism about personalit...I have a high level of skepticism about personality tests that <I>ask you what you are like and then tell you what you are like</I>. But I did find there were a few things in that profile that are very accurate and had never occurred to me. Most notably, the bit about always choosing music that matches my existing mood, and how it would never occur to me to do otherwise.MWRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941131523820918736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-91900543677087329982007-02-19T09:39:00.000-08:002007-02-19T09:39:00.000-08:00Mr Motor Mouth is different because he rarely prat...Mr Motor Mouth is different because he rarely prattles about trivial things... it's all about the content. There are definitely times though...Field Noteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372584643389870376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-62047639145882341012007-02-19T09:37:00.000-08:002007-02-19T09:37:00.000-08:00Hey mwr, thanks for the link. That was a nice des...Hey mwr, thanks for the link. That was a nice description. I read all of it. Parts were scary true, but other parts were scary in just how wrong they were. This business of personality assessment and description is endlessly fascinating to me.... no surprise. I *will* get bored with it when there's nothing more to figure out. That part of INTP is very true :-)Field Noteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372584643389870376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-89998255100473781382007-02-19T06:44:00.000-08:002007-02-19T06:44:00.000-08:00ummmm, not meaning to step on any toes but also no...ummmm, not meaning to step on any toes but also not usually one to hold back...the trivial chat thing....your husband - motor mouth....hmmmm....just pondering...... he heChasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18025482868122368229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-51572385872365463102007-02-19T02:38:00.000-08:002007-02-19T02:38:00.000-08:00Is it just me or are the subtitles that third part...Is it just me or are the subtitles that third parties attach to the type indicators getting more and more absurd? "The Gentle Idealist", "The Serious Gardener", "The Vichy Collaborator", etc.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://intp.org/intprofile.html" REL="nofollow">This</A> is a nice INTP profile. You can bet no ESFJ would put such a thing together.MWRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941131523820918736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-44675272668400110842007-02-16T19:07:00.000-08:002007-02-16T19:07:00.000-08:00I suspect that to write their description, they ju...I suspect that to write their description, they just followed you around for a while... pretty accurate. Maybe next time, you should write something on your palm first, to see if they'll read that, too.Alasdairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289004474066548692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-77434374447829923812007-02-16T16:50:00.000-08:002007-02-16T16:50:00.000-08:00A few years ago, for work, I took the M-B and foun...A few years ago, for work, I took the M-B and found that I was an ISTJ. <BR/><BR/>Upon reviewing some of the personaility traits <A HREF="http://www.personalitypathways.com/type_inventory.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>, I find that it still fits me and my role as a Project Manager. Of course, I'm not perfect there are always traits of the other personality types that might make better project managers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-14153631225188424722007-02-16T15:18:00.000-08:002007-02-16T15:18:00.000-08:00I wonder what the INTJ description says. It proba...I wonder what the INTJ description says. It probably fits me too. And, for that matter the ENTJ, the ENTP, and the ENFP...Field Noteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372584643389870376noreply@blogger.com