Personality type and the Forer effect

[Tayshaun]

http://forer.netopti.net/

This should be kept in mind, especially by hardcore typists.

[Jennywocky]

Gee. Some of this is like astrology -- some accurate, some so vague and without context so as to be meaningless.

You are personality type: QBL

You have a need for other people to like and admire you, and yet you tend to be critical of yourself. While you have some personality weaknesses you are generally able to compensate for them.

You have considerable unused capacity that you have not turned to your advantage. Disciplined and self-controlled on the outside, you tend to be worrisome and insecure on the inside. At times you have serious doubts as to whether you have made the right decision or done the right thing.

You prefer a certain amount of change and variety and become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations. You also pride yourself as an independent thinker; and do not accept others' statements without satisfactory proof. But you have found it unwise to be too frank in revealing yourself to others.

At times you are extroverted, affable, and sociable, while at other times you are introverted, wary, and reserved. Some of your aspirations tend to be rather unrealistic.

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LATER:

Lol, so THAT'S what the Forer effect was! I had forgotten.

[Tayshaun]

This personality test gives everyone the same results, but people rate it 74% accurate.

[calenwen]

All the results are the same...

Brilliant.

[Stoned_Rider]

QBLs get on my nerves all the time! Can't stand em :banghead:
I came up as NDM by the way.

[Jivinjeffjones]

I gave it a 2/5 and hoped that the AI would be punished. Evidently it won't.

[Jennywocky]

QBLs get on my nerves all the time! Can't stand em :banghead:
I came up as NDM by the way.

You always thought you were special.

Now you know.

[Stoned_Rider]

You always thought you were special.

Now you know.
Hell yeah. Us NDMs make up 0.000000000001% of the population :rocker:

[Tayshaun]

I came up as NDM by the way.

NDM = Nique des meres?

I came up as UR2KUL!

[Jennywocky]

Hell yeah. Us NDMs make up 0.000000000001% of the population :rocker:

... freakin' NDM mod, thinks he's better than all of us now... grumble..

[Jivinjeffjones]

Hell yeah. Us NDMs make up 0.000000000001% of the population :rocker:

There isn't even a whole one of you on the planet? Damn!

[Jennywocky]

There isn't even a whole one of you on the planet? Damn!

LOL. Nice catch.

[Stoned_Rider]

NDM = Nique des meres?
:whyi:!!!


There isn't even a whole one of you on the planet? Damn!
Yep. That special :cool:

[Jivinjeffjones]

Yep. That special :cool:

I grovel abjectly at the feet of 0.005% of you. :worthy:

[Oculus Sinister]

Tell this to the LIST MASTER.

[Jennywocky]

Tell this to the LIST MASTER.

Never fear, we'll have all these categorized by sundown with Seawolf on the job!

[TheGiftofWork]

You are personality type: APOY

The following is a description of people of the APOY personality:


You have a need for other people to like and admire you, and yet you tend to be critical of yourself. While you have some personality weaknesses you are generally able to compensate for them.

You have considerable unused capacity that you have not turned to your advantage. Disciplined and self-controlled on the outside, you tend to be worrisome and insecure on the inside. At times you have serious doubts as to whether you have made the right decision or done the right thing.


You prefer a certain amount of change and variety and become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations. You also pride yourself as an independent thinker; and do not accept others' statements without satisfactory proof. But you have found it unwise to be too frank in revealing yourself to others.

At times you are extroverted, affable, and sociable, while at other times you are introverted, wary, and reserved. Some of your aspirations tend to be rather unrealistic.

[Tayshaun]

You are personality type: APOY


I knew you were APOY but also ABOY and AGOY! :devil:

It's great to see more people are taking the test and experiencing the Forer effect despite the warning in post 3. :cheer:

[Pooja]

hmmm... everytime i refresh the page, the letters on the top that tell me what personality I am change. Meanwhile, the description stays the same.

However, despite that inconsistency, I found the description to be eerily accurate.

You have a need for other people to like and admire you, and yet you tend to be critical of yourself. While you have some personality weaknesses you are generally able to compensate for them.

You have considerable unused capacity that you have not turned to your advantage. Disciplined and self-controlled on the outside, you tend to be worrisome and insecure on the inside. At times you have serious doubts as to whether you have made the right decision or done the right thing.


You prefer a certain amount of change and variety and become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations. You also pride yourself as an independent thinker; and do not accept others' statements without satisfactory proof. But you have found it unwise to be too frank in revealing yourself to others.

At times you are extroverted, affable, and sociable, while at other times you are introverted, wary, and reserved. Some of your aspirations tend to be rather unrealistic.

in the times that i refeshed it, i got the following letter combos:

ODBJ
IUL
XY
LD
WTZ
ST
ILX
A
AOYD
VH
DVD
.... is this some sort of joke on typists?

edit: yes it is

[Jivinjeffjones]

Follow the links.

[Tayshaun]

hmmm... everytime i refresh the page, the letters on the top that tell me what personality I am change. Meanwhile, the description stays the same.

.... is this some sort of joke on typists?

You are on the right track. Like JJJ said, follow the link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Forer_effect).

[puzzled-observer]

ENBG

The following is a description of people of the ENBG personality:


You have a need for other people to like and admire you, and yet you tend to be critical of yourself. While you have some personality weaknesses you are generally able to compensate for them.

You have considerable unused capacity that you have not turned to your advantage. Disciplined and self-controlled on the outside, you tend to be worrisome and insecure on the inside. At times you have serious doubts as to whether you have made the right decision or done the right thing.

You prefer a certain amount of change and variety and become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations. You also pride yourself as an independent thinker; and do not accept others' statements without satisfactory proof. But you have found it unwise to be too frank in revealing yourself to others.

At times you are extroverted, affable, and sociable, while at other times you are introverted, wary, and reserved. Some of your aspirations tend to be rather unrealistic.

edit: Hah. as if i'd read what other people had to say!

[Jivinjeffjones]

Heh. This should be stickied in the intro section with Madrigal's damnable forest.

[Jennywocky]

Heh. This should be stickied in the intro section with Madrigal's damnable forest.

Wait, I thought this test was on Madrigal's site. :theclap:

[littlelostnf]

Since I know what the Forer effect I of course didn't rate the quiz very high. I took it because I wanted to know what the write up was going to say. They did a good job of making everything vague...you are feeling you are thinking, you are introverted, you are extrovered...anyone who read that and said it sounded like them wasn't really reading it at all.

[cjs55]

Nice test. I gave it 3/5 without knowing what the Forer effect was. It's actually interesting way to find out someon'e strongest functions I think (by giving someone the description and seeing their reactions to it). My thought process when reading through the description:




At times you are extroverted, affable, and sociable, while at other times you are introverted, wary, and reserved.

Nah, I'm introverted almost all of the time, so I called BS on this.



You prefer a certain amount of change and variety and become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations. You also pride yourself as an independent thinker; and do not accept others' statements without satisfactory proof. But you have found it unwise to be too frank in revealing yourself to others.

Damn. That was really good. I was thinking, 'this really applies to me!'



You have a need for other people to like and admire you, and yet you tend to be critical of yourself. While you have some personality weaknesses you are generally able to compensate for them.

I really don't care about other people admiring me that much.



You have considerable unused capacity that you have not turned to your advantage. Disciplined and self-controlled on the outside, you tend to be worrisome and insecure on the inside. At times you have serious doubts as to whether you have made the right decision or done the right thing.

Of course, I think I have tons of untapped potential. But I'm not generally worrysome and insecure on the inside. I usually don't worry too much about things. I do occasionally worry about making or having made the right decision, but usually I just think 'what's done is done, move on'.

[Nightning]

Barnum's effect = Forer's effect... The only thing I learnt out of this... well at least it's better than nothing. =/

"Every day a sucker's born..."

[zhang_bob]

This personality test gives everyone the same results, but people rate it 74% accurate.

It just means most people are insecure and also narcissistic.:)

[In...TP]

FWB, I didn't rate it.

[Stoned_Rider]

I grovel abjectly at the feet of 0.005% of you. :worthy:
Surely you mean 0.006% of me? :cool:

[Jivinjeffjones]

Surely you mean 0.006% of me? :cool:

Are we that overpopulated already? Ok, I concede. You are somewhat less special than I calculated.

[Stoned_Rider]

Are we that overpopulated already? Ok, I concede. You are somewhat less special than I calculated.
0.005% is too special. It would make me unhealthily narcissistic.

[Jennywocky]

0.005% is too special. It would make me unhealthily narcissistic.

New tagline: "I'm a healthy narcissist!"

[Stoned_Rider]

New tagline: "I'm a healthy narcissist!"
AKA God :highfive:

[Dark Razor]

You are personality type: JVR

The following is a description of people of the JVR personality:


You have a need for other people to like and admire you, and yet you tend to be critical of yourself. While you have some personality weaknesses you are generally able to compensate for them.

You have considerable unused capacity that you have not turned to your advantage. Disciplined and self-controlled on the outside, you tend to be worrisome and insecure on the inside. At times you have serious doubts as to whether you have made the right decision or done the right thing.


You prefer a certain amount of change and variety and become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations. You also pride yourself as an independent thinker; and do not accept others' statements without satisfactory proof. But you have found it unwise to be too frank in revealing yourself to others.

At times you are extroverted, affable, and sociable, while at other times you are introverted, wary, and reserved. Some of your aspirations tend to be rather unrealistic.

Interesting, keeping stuff vague works.

[Bluehaze]

You are personality type: NNLG

The following is a description of people of the NNLG personality:


You have a need for other people to like and admire you, and yet you tend to be critical of yourself. While you have some personality weaknesses you are generally able to compensate for them.

You have considerable unused capacity that you have not turned to your advantage. Disciplined and self-controlled on the outside, you tend to be worrisome and insecure on the inside. At times you have serious doubts as to whether you have made the right decision or done the right thing.

You prefer a certain amount of change and variety and become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations. You also pride yourself as an independent thinker; and do not accept others' statements without satisfactory proof. But you have found it unwise to be too frank in revealing yourself to others.

At times you are extroverted, affable, and sociable, while at other times you are introverted, wary, and reserved. Some of your aspirations tend to be rather unrealistic.

Surprisingly, pretty accurate for me--but after reading others results, it seems pretty general, so I'm not sure in the end :\

[dubbeltop]

You are personality type: GKB

You have a need for other people to like and admire you, and yet you tend to be critical of yourself. While you have some personality weaknesses you are generally able to compensate for them.


yes , would like to be a musician/composer instead of the low life garden demolisher that I am..

You have considerable unused capacity that you have not turned to your advantage. Disciplined and self-controlled on the outside, you tend to be worrisome and insecure on the inside. At times you have serious doubts as to whether you have made the right decision or done the right thing.

OH YES see above

You prefer a certain amount of change and variety and become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations. You also pride yourself as an independent thinker; and do not accept others' statements without satisfactory proof. But you have found it unwise to be too frank in revealing yourself to others.

YES, i'm easily bored/distracted and I hate to be restricted...

At times you are extroverted, affable, and sociable, while at other times you are introverted, wary, and reserved. Some of your aspirations tend to be rather unrealistic.

mmmh yes .....

[abweichend]

After refreshing it enough I got HEY. I wonder if if a monkey is using a typewriter to give us our letters.

[Masterofnone]

No, I've seen what they do for the letters. They toss 3 dwarves at a time at a giant keyboard.

[CreativeChaos]

Since I know what the Forer effect I of course didn't rate the quiz very high. I took it because I wanted to know what the write up was going to say. They did a good job of making everything vague...you are feeling you are thinking, you are introverted, you are extrovered...anyone who read that and said it sounded like them wasn't really reading it at all.

I gave it a 1, hoping to punish the crap, myself. Yeah, the description is vague and describes everyone. But if you're already familiar with personality tests you get that. It's the poor slobs who don't know that get suckered in. And I hate it when people accuse MBTI of being just the Forer affect. Shows their supidity.

I have found astrology to have not included the Forer effect. I've read numerous descriptions of Virgo's (that's me) and they have gotten rather specific, and were totally wrong on 80% of their descriptors.

[Aridela]

Yeah It pretty much describes me!
No more than the INTP profile though...
Here's my score::p
You are personality type: DTQ

The following is a description of people of the DTQ personality:


You have a need for other people to like and admire you, and yet you tend to be critical of yourself. While you have some personality weaknesses you are generally able to compensate for them.

You have considerable unused capacity that you have not turned to your advantage. Disciplined and self-controlled on the outside, you tend to be worrisome and insecure on the inside. At times you have serious doubts as to whether you have made the right decision or done the right thing.

You prefer a certain amount of change and variety and become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations. You also pride yourself as an independent thinker; and do not accept others' statements without satisfactory proof. But you have found it unwise to be too frank in revealing yourself to others.

At times you are extroverted, affable, and sociable, while at other times you are introverted, wary, and reserved. Some of your aspirations tend to be rather unrealistic.

[Niffer]

the fuck. i got QB. it was completely wrong.

[Niffer]

OH..i get it....that was a waste of time.

[CTG]

You are personality type: SEPE

The following is a description of people of the SEPE personality:

You have a need for other people to like and admire you, and yet you tend to be critical of yourself. While you have some personality weaknesses you are generally able to compensate for them.

You have considerable unused capacity that you have not turned to your advantage. Disciplined and self-controlled on the outside, you tend to be worrisome and insecure on the inside. At times you have serious doubts as to whether you have made the right decision or done the right thing.

You prefer a certain amount of change and variety and become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations. You also pride yourself as an independent thinker; and do not accept others' statements without satisfactory proof. But you have found it unwise to be too frank in revealing yourself to others.

At times you are extroverted, affable, and sociable, while at other times you are introverted, wary, and reserved. Some of your aspirations tend to be rather unrealistic.

[Kirai]

I'm HHZF.

Whoooot! I'm so speshul *sparkles*

[Kathara]

You are personality type: XU

The following is a description of people of the XU personality:


You have a need for other people to like and admire you, and yet you tend to be critical of yourself. While you have some personality weaknesses you are generally able to compensate for them.

You have considerable unused capacity that you have not turned to your advantage. Disciplined and self-controlled on the outside, you tend to be worrisome and insecure on the inside. At times you have serious doubts as to whether you have made the right decision or done the right thing.


You prefer a certain amount of change and variety and become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations. You also pride yourself as an independent thinker; and do not accept others' statements without satisfactory proof. But you have found it unwise to be too frank in revealing yourself to others.

At times you are extroverted, affable, and sociable, while at other times you are introverted, wary, and reserved. Some of your aspirations tend to be rather unrealistic.

----

I could care less if people admired or liked me, I actually prefer they didnt.

I have weaknesses that cannot be compensated, the soul isnt math, you cant add 2 to -2 and get an equilibrium.

I have yet to find it unwise to express myself frankly - I always say what is on my mind, even if that makes me unpopular.

I dont have unrealistic expectations.

[euterpenc]

Hm. I wonder if there's a better way of determining type...

[Ellipsis]

RKY

The following is a description of people of the RKY personality:


You have a need for other people to like and admire you, and yet you tend to be critical of yourself. While you have some personality weaknesses you are generally able to compensate for them.

You have considerable unused capacity that you have not turned to your advantage. Disciplined and self-controlled on the outside, you tend to be worrisome and insecure on the inside. At times you have serious doubts as to whether you have made the right decision or done the right thing.

You prefer a certain amount of change and variety and become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations. You also pride yourself as an independent thinker; and do not accept others' statements without satisfactory proof. But you have found it unwise to be too frank in revealing yourself to others.

At times you are extroverted, affable, and sociable, while at other times you are introverted, wary, and reserved. Some of your aspirations tend to be rather unrealistic.

[Doctor-Alvis]

Questions 2, 4, 6, 10, and 15 radio buttons have the same name so you can only answer one.

[RepoOne]

To those of you who haven't figured it out yet:
http://skepdic.com/forer.html

[Fictionarium]

LOL this is the best spoof of personality typing ever xD

[Acala1]

You are personality type: SX

The following is a description of people of the SX personality:

You have a need for other people to like and admire you, and yet you tend to be critical of yourself. While you have some personality weaknesses you are generally able to compensate for them.

You have considerable unused capacity that you have not turned to your advantage. Disciplined and self-controlled on the outside, you tend to be worrisome and insecure on the inside. At times you have serious doubts as to whether you have made the right decision or done the right thing.

You prefer a certain amount of change and variety and become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations. You also pride yourself as an independent thinker; and do not accept others' statements without satisfactory proof. But you have found it unwise to be too frank in revealing yourself to others.

At times you are extroverted, affable, and sociable, while at other times you are introverted, wary, and reserved. Some of your aspirations tend to be rather unrealistic.

Who wrote this report has to chose better his words...

[Acala1]

You are personality type: SX

The following is a description of people of the SX personality:

You have a need for other people to like and admire you, and yet you tend to be critical of yourself. While you have some personality weaknesses you are generally able to compensate for them.

You have considerable unused capacity that you have not turned to your advantage. Disciplined and self-controlled on the outside, you tend to be worrisome and insecure on the inside. At times you have serious doubts as to whether you have made the right decision or done the right thing.

You prefer a certain amount of change and variety and become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations. You also pride yourself as an independent thinker; and do not accept others' statements without satisfactory proof. But you have found it unwise to be too frank in revealing yourself to others.

At times you are extroverted, affable, and sociable, while at other times you are introverted, wary, and reserved. Some of your aspirations tend to be rather unrealistic.

Who wrote this report has to chose better his words...

Sometimes the realization come too late....:rofl: