INFP | MBTI Personality Type
Information about the MBTI personality type INFP. Conscious cognitive functions, shadow cognitive functions, brain research, similar types, sex and population ratio and INFP memes, videos and more.
Table of Contents
Known As
The Mediator
The Teacher
1 Cognitive Functions
Conscious
Unconscious
Opposing: Fe
Critic: Ni
Trickster: Se
Devil: Ti
What are the cognitive functions for INFP 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.
2 Type Group
Diplomats
The Diplomats group is made up of Feeling + Intuition as dominant or auxiliary users.
They are ENFJ, INFJ, ENFP and INFP.
This is a group of people who want to be having novel experiences with their feelings.
For more information about the Diplomats, checkout their article:
3 Similar types
Fi Dominant: INFP vs ISFP
INFP vs ISFP - Type Comparison by Cognitive Personality
The 16 Personalities and their Common Mistypes by Love Who
Ne Auxiliary: INFP vs INTP
4 Statistics
INFP is 6.4% of the population with a sex ratio of Male: 36% and Female: 64%.
In the overall population, INFP is 4.6% of men and 8% of women.
5 Brain Research
An INFP’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
ENFJ: Fe-Ni-Se-Ti
INFP likes what ENFJ likes in the same amounts but for different reasons.
(Fi-Ne-Si-Te vs Fe-Ni-Se-Ti).
ESTJ: Te-Si-Ne-Fi
INFP appreciates ESTJ for wanting to do what they naturally want to avoid doing.
(3rd-4th tier weaknesses Fi-Ne-Si-Te vs Te-Si-Ne-Fi).
ISTP: Ti-Se-Ni-Fe
INFP appreciates ISTP for their skills being the total polar opposite to theirs and vice versa.
(7th-8th tier weaknesses Fi-Ne-Si-Te-Fe-Ni-Se-Ti vs Ti-Se-Ni-Fe-Te-Si-Ne-Fi).
7 Enneagram
Type 4, Type 9, Type 2, Type 5
8 Memes
Group
Individual
Romance
9 Videos
INFP Youtubers: Matt Sherman - Geek Psychology, vondelpete
Inside The Mind Of The INFP (+ playlist) by Love Who
INFP Shots playlist by MBTI SHOTS
Primary (Hero): Fi
Auxiliary (Parent): Ne
Tertiary (Child): Si
Inferior: Te
Opposing: Fe
Critic: Ni
Trickster: Se
Devil: Ti
10 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).
Love Who. November 10, 2024. "I Analysed EVERY Enneagram & 16 Personalities Combination." YouTube. Link.
How To Spot an INFP in 2 Minutes... by Love Who
Inside The Mind Of The INFP (+ playlist) by Love Who
Revisiting the Types: INFP by Michael Pierce
INFP Personality Type in a Nutshell by It's Just Kevin
Day in the life of an INFP 🤣 by MBTI Humans
The 16 Personality Types - Best of INFP #1 by It's Just Kevin
Funny INFP 16 Personalities Highlights (INFP Only) by Frank James
3 things INFPs think is normal (but isn’t) by Joyce Meng
INFP Shots playlist by MBTI SHOTS
16 Personalities Through the Eyes of the INFP by dear Kristin
INFP tier-ranking the 16 personalities by dear Kristin
INFP... the Ultimate Girlfriend? by Frank James
Normal Girlfriend vs INFP Girlfriend by Frank James
Normal Mom vs INFP Mom by Frank James
Normal Dad vs INFP Dad by Frank James
Normal Child vs INFP Child by Frank James
The 16 types in their own words - ft Hillary INFP by Love Who
INFP Misconceptions by Love Who
Primary (Hero): Fi
INFP and ISFP: Fi Hero (Introverted Feeling) by Type Cast Heroes
Auxiliary (Parent): Ne
Ne Users often have Epiphanies #cognitivefunction #mbti #enfp #entp #infp #intp by Mind Maverick
INFP and INTP: Ne Parent (Extroverted Intuition) by Type Cast Heroes
Tertiary (Child): Si
INTP and INFP: Si Child (Introverted Sensing) by Type Cast Heroes
Inferior: Te
Te (Extroverted Thinking) - How does it show up in your Cognitive Stack? by Personality Guy
The 16 Personalities' 4th Function Appearing as the Angel on Their Shoulder by dear Kristin
INFP and ISFP: Te Inferior (Extroverted Thinking) by Type Cast Heroes
Opposing: Fe
Critic: Ni
Trickster: Se
How Does Your Trickster Function Work? | EgoHackers by EgoHackers
Devil: Ti