Re^2: My Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator is ...

[hardburn]

I read a while back that for Introverts, the J/P axis isn't clearly differentiated, while for Extroverts, F/T is unclear. So it's common to slip between INTJ and *P.

If the test has any merit at all, it's in trying to make sense of very complex patterns in an organized way that we can easily comprehend. The brain probably doesn't actively slot itself into one of 16 pidgin holes, but doing so is a useful tool for understanding.

Some of the main differences between INTJs and *Ps are that P's tend to disdain social rules as artificial constructs and doesn't think there is any good reason to follow them. J's tend to go along with social rules, if they can figure out what they are. The developer who wear's his hair a pony tail and gets into heated arguments with the boss is probably a P, while the one who just doesn't know when to shutup is probably a J.

[chacham]

I read a while back that for Introverts, the J/P axis isn't clearly differentiated, while for Extroverts, F/T is unclear. So it's common to slip between INTJ and *P.

That and the rest of your post show a clear disposition for Keirsey's definition and not Brigg's.

J/P is not an "axis." It simply explains with of the two shown functions types are extraverted.

Some of the main differences between INTJs and *Ps are that P's tend to disdain social rules as artificial constructs and doesn't think there is any good reason to follow them.

FWIW, the main difference internally, is whether they are dominant Ns (intj) or Ts (intp). And thus, as they develop, are they more like the INFJ (intj) or ISTP (intp). Keirsey only talks about the way they usually interact with the environment, and completely ignore the lifecycle.