'Thanks for your input. I think I do relate more to Ni under that description. Though I sometimes find myself elaborating on tangents, it is mainly to provide definition/context (Ti) to the main topic...|||I have been very confident in my INTP status for a few years, first suggested by the tests and personality profiles/stereotypes, then reinforced by my study of the cognitive functions. I identify...|||Speaking generally, ENFP females are downright enchanting - by far the most attractive personality type to me. I once heard them described as bubbly, talkative love-muffins - awesome and true,...|||In my view, the only way to know your type with confidence is to (a) know the functions well - by which I mean you should be able to describe them comprehensively and meaningfully without overlapping...|||ENFPs are amazing - especially mine. ^^ Not only is she spontaneous, vibrant, entertaining, full of energy and enthusiasm, and still possessing an intellectual bent (as most ENFPs do); she is also...|||According to the theory, you cannot - but it's not exactly science (not even close.) I find it highly unlikely that even the most experienced MBTI professionals could have typed me as INTP while I...|||Rain Man is a movie of which the eponymous hero is an autistic man with prodigious mathematical and memory capabilities. I've been called that before after retrieving very obscure information from...|||Welcome to the forum!  1. If I sense that the person may have an intellectual side or may otherwise be receptive to MBTI, I may bring it up in a fairly reserved fashion. I have had a few friends...|||Oh, another random difference: Fi-users don't usually take criticism well - they take it very personally. Ti-users will just analyze the criticism and decide whether it is true or false and give...|||Yes, all cognitive types have emotions - provided they have no neurological abnormalities. The question is more of how they manifest themselves and how you deal with them. I think I represent INTPs...|||Well, as I said, I prefer to observe my subjects interacting normally as well as answering my questions. Mannerisms help me determine cognitive function preferences. While some would argue that...|||LOL. Yeah, besides just not caring, INTPs are often unaware that what they say might be offensive; essentially, we don't tend to take sensitive topics very seriously. INFPs are usually more serious...|||Offensive humour and sarcasm, plain dress/lack of attention to appearance, evidence-based evaluation of new ideas.....those are the main things that, at the least, would seem to distinguish you as...|||Judging by your answers, I would say INTP is quite plausible.|||My Ti and Fe used to be in perfect opposition to each other, essentially battling for supremacy. When I would let my Fe activate in certain social settings, it was a palpable transformation into a...|||Of course not.|||Context is everything. I'm nice to whomever I expect to meet again (obviously for practical reasons), or who impresses me in some way. To everyone else, I'm kind of a dick.  I don't generally like...|||Generally speaking, ENFPs are great. They've got loads of positive energy and enthusiasm (quite contagious, really) and can discuss intellectual topics quite competently, providing useful insights...|||1. Truth 2. Logic 3. Autonomy/Independence 4. Pleasure/Well-being 5. Self-improvement 6. Justice 7. Novelty/Variety 8. Human connection 9. Success 10. Excellence|||I can mix with any type depending on the context. I can get along just fine with ISTJs and ESTJs in a work setting, but I doubt I could handle them for too long in other environments. ESFJs and...|||If there is any subject which evokes something like passion in me, it is probably languages - not just writing and speaking foreign languages, but linguistics (esp. grammar, theoretical, and...|||Tribalism, which allows otherwise normal humans to behave like psychopaths.|||Louis CK, Jimmy Car, and Craig Ferguson are the first names that come to mind.|||I tend to be interested in conversations about history, culture, languages, linguistics, politics, philosophy, religion, theology, physics, art, and music - provided they are being discussed...'