ENTP | MBTI Personality Type
Information about the MBTI personality type ENTP. Conscious cognitive functions, shadow cognitive functions, brain research, similar types, sex and population ratio and ENTP memes, videos and more.
Table of Contents
Known As
The Debator
The Inventor
1 Cognitive Functions
Conscious
Primary: Ne
Auxiliary: Ti
Tertiary: Fe
Inferior: Si
Unconscious
Opposing: Ni
Critic: Te
Trickster: Fi
Devil: Se
What are the cognitive functions for ENTP and what do they mean?
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a widely used personality assessment tool basing it’s conscious cognitive functions on Carl Jung's theories of psychological types. The original test was developed by Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers during the mid-20th century.
The MBTI framework is built upon four pairs of dichotomies, resulting in 16 possible personality types. Extraversion (E) vs. Introversion (I), Sensing (S) vs. iNtuition (N), Thinking (T) vs. Feeling (F), and Judging (J) vs. Perceiving (P).
Later on, other psychologists and researchers have added to the original Carl Jung framework alongside Katharine Cook Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers, such as the psychologist John Beebe and author Linda Berens. Beebe and Berens have developed what is known as the shadow cognitive functions which are the parts of one’s personality which often arise under stress or during times of personal growth.
For pages discussing the scientific validity of MBTI, it’s comparison to the big 5 and other psychology tests, checkout this page: About.
For ENTP, it’s cognitive functions of Ne-Ti-Fe-Si in the conscious and Ni-Te-Fi-Se in the unconscious create an interesting variation of person.
This combination results in ENTP encountering random new details (Ne) then going through analysis and systematic storage of the data (Ti). The data they accumulate is seen through the lens of it's usefulness for people or its origins being from other people (Fe). This enables ENTP to assess the emotions of others and navigate group dynamics effectively by providing unique useful data (Ne-Ti) catered specifically to individuals by distinguishing them from each other (Fe).
For more details on how each cognitive function works, checkout the individual pages: Ti.
What’s the affect of ENTP’s Conscious and Unconscious Shadow cognitive functions?
Hero - Ne - I’m Heroic with What others want
Parent - Ti - I’m Responsible with What I think
Child - Fe - I’m Childish with What others feel
Inferior - Si - I’m Fearful with What I experience
Nemesis - Ni - I’m Worried with What I want
Critic - Te - I’m Critical with What others think
Trickster - Fi - I’m Unaware with What I feel
Demon: - Se - I’m Demonic with What others experience
2 Type Group
3 Similar types
Ne Dominant: ENTP vs ENFP
🎥 ENFP vs ENTP - Type Comparison by Cognitive Personality Theory
🎥 The 16 Personalities and their Common Mistypes by LoveWho
To learn more about ENTP and ENFP, see here; ENTP vs ENFP.
For examples of ENTP and ENFP contrasting Ti and Te, go to the page for Ti.
Ti Auxiliary: ENTP vs ESTP
The differences between ENTP and ESTP is within their primary Extraverted Perceiving functions, Ne (Extraverted Intuition - ENTP) and Se (Extraverted Sensing - ESTP). The two functions shape how individuals engage with the external world.
Ne generates diverse possibilities and connections from current observations, fostering innovative ideas. However, Ne users may struggle to narrow down options or sustain focus on one idea.
Se, on the other hand, keenly observes and reacts to the immediate environment, thriving in the present moment. Se users excel at adapting to changing circumstances but might overlook future consequences.
Both functions prioritise real-time interactions, offering unique strengths and challenges in their cognitive function stack.
4 Statistics
ENTP is 3% of the population with a sex ratio of Male: 70% and Female: 30%.
In the overall population, ENTP is 4.3% of men and 1.8% of women.
5 Brain Research
An ENTP’s brain, as researched in Dario Nardi’s university research lab, shows:
A full breakdown of the regions can be seen here:
6 Similar but different
INTJ: Ni-Te-Fi-Se
ENTP likes what INTJ likes in the same amounts but for different reasons.
(Ne-Ti-Fe-Si vs Ni-Te-Fi-Se).
ISFJ: Si-Fe-Ti-Ne
ENTP appreciates ISFJ for wanting to do what they naturally want to avoid doing.
(3rd-4th tier weaknesses Si-Fe-Ti-Ne).
ESFP: Se-Fi-Te-Ni.
ENTP appreciates ESFP for their skills being the total polar opposite to theirs.
(7th-8th tier weaknesses Ne-Ti-Fe-Si-Ni-Te-Fi-Se vs Se-Fi-Te-Ni-Si-Fe-Ti-Ne).
7 Memes
Group
Individual
Romance
8 Videos
Default Videos
by Love Who
By Michael Pierce
by Erik Thor
by …
Extensive Videos
3 minutes ENTP Secrets: The Art of Uncertainty by Love Who
7 minutes ENTP Capture Guide by Street Urchin
Clip Videos
1 minute:
Two sides of entp #shorts by Daily MBTI
Analyst siblings in a nutshell by Carmen Lee
The 6 hottest mbtis #shorst by Daily MBTI
Bibliography
Storm, Susan. November 15, 2019. "How Rare Is Your Myers-Briggs® Personality Type?" Psychology Junkie. Link (archive).
James, Frank. September 13, 2021. "Is INFJ STILL the Rarest of the 16 Personalities? (NEW Statistics)." YouTube. Link (archive).
James, Frank. September 20, 2021. "What Are the Rarest 16 Personalities Types in Men vs Women?" YouTube. Link (archive).
Isabel Briggs Myers, Mary H. McCaulley, Naomi L. Quenk, and Allen L. Hammer. 2018. "MBTI® Manual for the Global Step I™ and Step II™ Assessments 4th Ed - PDF." The Myers-Briggs Company. Link (archive).
Isabel Briggs Myers, Mary H. McCaulley, Naomi L. Quenk, and Allen L. Hammer. 2018. "MBTI® Manual for the Global Step I™ and Step II™ Assessments 4th Ed - PDF." Library of Congress Catalog. Link (archive).
Nancy A. Schaubhut, Richard C. Thompson, Michael L. Morris, Justin J. Arneson. 2019. "Germany (German) Supplement to the MBTI® Manual for the Global Step I™ and Step II™ Assessments." The Myers-Briggs Company. Link (archive).
Isabel Briggs Myers, Mary H. McCaulley, Naomi L. Quenk, and Allen L. Hammer. 1998. "MBTI manual: a guide to the development and use of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator 3rd ed." Open Library. Link (archive).
Isabel Briggs Myers, Mary H. McCaulley, Naomi L. Quenk, and Allen L. Hammer. 1998. "MBTI manual: a guide to the development and use of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator 3rd ed." Internet Archive. Link (archive).
Nardi, Dario. January 1, 2011. "Neuroscience of Personality: Brain Savvy Insights for All Types of People." Goodreads. Link (archive).
Nardi, Dario. January 1, 2011. "Neuroscience of Personality: Brain Savvy Insights for All Types of People." PDF Room. Link (archive).
Personality Studies. January 31, 2016. "MBTI’s Highest Activity Regions on Electroencephalogram (EEG)." Link (archive).
5wings4birds. January 9, 2023. "Data from Neuroscience of Personality by Dr.Dario Nardi for those saying that MBTI is just like @str0l0gy . Very interesting!" Link (archive).
Group
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Individual
Romance
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ENTP x INTJ. Link (archive).
ENTP x ENTJ. Link (archive).
ENTP x ENFJ. Link (archive).
ENTP x ISFP. Link (archive).
ENTP x ESFP. Link (archive).
ENTP x ISTP. Link (archive).
ENTP x ESTP. Link (archive).
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ENTP x ESTJ. Link (archive).
ENTP x ISFJ. Link (archive).
ENTP x ESFJ. Unable to source.
ENTP x ENTP. Link (archive).