Look at all these ridiculously insecure "intuitives" who are desperately attempting to find meaning from some "theory" invented by a crackpot and butchered by two untrained housewives decades ago, without giving a second thought to the idea that maybe it's all bullshit. Who knew that a test comprised mostly of theoretical questions would cause an intuitive bias hmmm, Visual shape analysis and logic steps are not theoretical. To another it may be interpersonal. There are several theories revolving around the mutual effect of personality and intelligence. It may not be the best type, as they all have unique qualities. To another it may be mechanical. It's nice to sit here and think that only sixteen personalities can define our species, but likely, this is just us trying to once again, categorize and generalize ourselves within the holistic processing of acknowledgment: Another psychological bias. They can completely cut out time wasting emotional reactions and see logic, not only that they keep to themselves, storing even more information. I am of the opinion that INTJs and INTPs are roughly equal when it comes to intelligence. I would just like to say that I am an INTJ and my Ni function allows INTJs and INFJs to see the perspective and motives of others better than any other, thus allowing us to extrapolate those perspectives and make the most open- minded decisions. Which is fine. On the other hand, the INTPs are extremely difficult to be identified due to their extreme intelligence. They exhibit pleasant and sociable traits but can be impatient. That's coming from an INFP- but I'd like to think that doesn't matter. It's like Gryffindor vs. Ravenclaw at a quiz bowl. Finally, there are different types of intelligence as the author pointed out. Recent: A Falling Music Industry And What To Do About It, Recent: The Hard Toothbrush is the way to go, Recent: Why Most Websites Don't Make Money, Recent: Top 41 Best 80s / 90s Synth Pop / Dance Songs of All Time. 1. But IQ is just one way to measure intelligence. They do follow things alot but they also do know when there is no value or sense in something thats happening. Also there are types that are perhaps better at logic than others. And you may not be smart at all. You're just saying that I'm wrong because I didn't do it the way you think I should. Thanks! Often we'll question it if this isn't the case. A score between 30 and 80 is considered normal. So though you admit to speaking in generalities, this analysis is hardly the truth. There so many wrong, incomplete and ilogical assumptions in this article that is hard to know from wich one should we start to comment/correct. Any mbti type can learn certain intelligence, but doesn't come as naturally to them as another type would. Perhaps I'm one of those who's most in the clouds. I'm just saying that if your friend were an INTJ, with his current emotional intelligence and cognitive ability, he would gain the talent of unlimited perspective, deep critical analytical thinking, and rationality, making him a genius with more effective power. But that still leaves a level of dissatisfaction for most people, especially feelers who know that they aren't stupid. Dies geschieht in Ihren Datenschutzeinstellungen. This Samuel individual is completely unnecessary. LOL -I'm an INTJ but i dont care that much. Interesting. They can process information given to them usually faster than I can, even if i might be able to precieve the concept more easily, actually applying it might take me a lot longer than an S type. Being smart isn't about being a thinker or being a feeler. You're wrong because that's not what MBTI is about! I don't think INTJ's have trouble understanding what motivates people at all. These types are also adept at taking in and sorting information that is sent their way, she adds. I think the profound difference between intuition and sensation is that sensation says "what" and intuition asks "why?". History will remember the INTP, the magazines will talk about ESFJ's. I have talked about the cognitive functions in other places. If you're in college drop out and come start a business with me :). So: personality type can accurately be used to measure how somebody will solve a problem, but when it comes to intelligence it is less accurate - as there are exceptions. On the flip side, even though the feeler is using emotion the way that they are pulling the emotion through introversion is going to bring a great level of precision and accuracy. I think this is terribly inaccurate and biased by your own world view instead of objective analysis. As an intuitive person myself, I know this may sound self-obsessed and biased, and truth be told it is but show me a piece of research, no matter how scientific that does not have any bias at all and it will be impossible. We've all thought about it. The way of solving a general problem may be more efficient in one personality type than another. I remember reading a comment on here about the different personality types and how they fare in different types of intelligence. I've witnessed it firsthand. I said that the INTJs were best at knowing the world but by that I mean the logical, factual world. NF's and NT's make great partners and are often found to marry each other with statistically impossible numbers. Being intelligent vs being smart? With that said, I am of the opinion that reason is above emotion and therefore place T above F. The thing that separates humans from animals and lower species is our intelligence and our reasoning abilities. Filling with enthusiasm, spontaneity, and impulsiveness, common careers for ENFPs include counseling, religion, arts, and teaching. Watch on We first need to define what we mean by smart. I have to say that this is a pretty interesting study. They are not very good with analytical matters but they have a good idea on what to do in most circumstances. Highly intelligent, they are inspired innovators and motivated to solve intellectually challenging problems. They tell the exact same story. INTP with the curse of curiosity. I did like the article though! ESFJ- ESFJs are intelligent when it comes to people and knowing the right thing to say to make people happy. This accords us a greater degree of control and conspicuity. Love his sense of humor too. Also they mostly only care about themselves, meaning they are unlikely to store any information which doesnt relate to them. As for the lack of Data? N's usually create things that the S's use. There are plenty of INTP's who will end up accomplishing little to nothing, and ESF's who have greater mental capacity than INTP's. FJ on interpersonal. I myself am a strong E, and am also very, very smart. I do think that the author does a good job with his approach. However thanks for this interesting article. I instead have lived life, taken in lots of experiences, data, feelings and the like, and then I've said, oh interesting, MBTI fits in well with these other things. They are good at being in charge and understanding institutions, they are also brainboxes, storing so much factual evidence. So if we were to list them from smartest to dumbest I would break it down as follows: According to this breakdown an intuitive, introverted feeler (INF) is usually going to be smarter than an intuitive, extroverted thinker (ENT). They commonly work in religion, teaching, and the arts. He dwelled in both camps, one where ideas abound and the other where they are strung together with mathematical precision. ESTP Almost any N is going to have an edge over an S. So I would put N above S when it comes to who is smarter because the N has much more influence than the S. As stated earlier, this probably is about 85% of which MBTI is smarter. I'm not trying to back up INTPs here or anything, however, INFJs deserve to be much lower than they actually are on the ranking. Isabel Briggs Myers called this type the "scholars, theorists, and abstract thinkers" of the personality theory universe, and they're also commonly known as the "Architect" or "Logician" type. INFP ESFJ The two types which actually have Introverted Intuition as their primary functions are INTJ and INFJ only. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. I was once a Pantheists until I couldn't understand how something could be infinite, without infinitessence, and so the infancy of my intimacy with infiniticy, infinitively vanished. Just to prove my point and not bragging as it is anonymous anyway, my IQ consistently scores at 145. He did mention in the video / article ( either in this one or the Ns are smarter than Ss video / article ) that intelligence can be measured in many different ways so as the author he would go by what would be the best definition of that according to his opinion. This is where the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) comes in. Don't forget Voltaire and Benjamin Franklin. These are the people who breezed through exams at school because they "test well" or who can rattle off every state capital on a whimthey'd likely be your "Phone-a-Friend" on an episode of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. There are probably loads of them that could make the world a better place, but no one will listen because they are too logical and not in touch with "feelings". SJ on routine. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator consists of four categories and six subtypes: introverted (I) or extraverted (E), sensing (S) or intuition(N), thinking(T) or feeling(F), and judging(J) or perceiving(P). Fair enough. Of course there are going to be lots of people who have a big problem with this article. In addition, NF's tend to have a greater imagination than NT's which often comes from a creation of "something from nothing" which in itself is an evolution in the thinking process. Rationality however, is BOTH contained in intuiting/sensing feeling/thinking processes. Outliers are there, and many people may bitch about this, and get butthurt/offended through taking things waaaay too personally. Idealists i.e INFP, ENFP, ENFJ and INFJ in my opinion are the most spiritual of all types.If there was spiritual intelligence these types would easily top all other types with once again the top being a possible tie between INFP and INFJ.When it comes to logical and mathematical intelligence, its unfortunate idealists are behind rationals.It is the precise reason why most scientists are rationals or NT types. Very well said, and when viewing this on the basis of the functions I would have to agree with you. In actuality, they were the only tie on the list. It also proves that sensors are able to factor in their intuition to make decisions. Thanks for sharing :), ENT vs INF, Im in agreement with your breakdown (as an entp) I would argue the ent brings external "wisdom" which is not easily measurable to an IQ exam. The information that Ive seen seems to link the design of IQ tests with traits more common in intuitives, specifically those with dominant extraverted intuition (as opposed to the introverted intuition used by INTJs). Try looking at the charts more carefully. Most coordinated There are tons of influential P's and tons of influential J's. It's a general rule, and there are exceptions. From Myers-Briggs 16 personality types to the 9 Intelligence types identified by Howard Gardner, it has become apparent that overall intelligence combines traits and experiences. Yes, you don't use socionics, yes you haven't used any data, but I still don't see why people hate this article so much. You come off as an absolute idiot if you feel the need to attack someone over their analysis, their are several ways to interpret a set of data, just because it doesn't align with yours doesn't mean it's wrong and necessary for name calling. I am an INTP with iq 152 in mensa and i believe Intp/intj are the smartest and moat intelligent. Do not think you are a genius because you are an INTJ. I have 2 bachelors, one in engineering social science and i managed to graduate in 4 years summa cum laude with a minor. And to yet another it may be impersonal. Honestly, the differences are minimal (3.7% of INTPs are geniuses; 0.8% or so of ISTPs are, so both numbers are pretty small). The ENTJ is just stubborn. Durch Klicken auf Alle akzeptieren erklren Sie sich damit einverstanden, dass Yahoo und unsere Partner Ihre personenbezogenen Daten verarbeiten und Technologien wie Cookies nutzen, um personalisierte Anzeigen und Inhalte zu zeigen, zur Messung von Anzeigen und Inhalten, um mehr ber die Zielgruppe zu erfahren sowie fr die Entwicklung von Produkten. Value or sense in something thats happening this analysis is hardly the truth also,. 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