INTJ | MBTI Personality Type
Information about the MBTI personality type INTJ. Conscious cognitive functions, shadow cognitive functions, brain research, similar types, sex and population ratio, INTJ memes, videos and more.
Table of Contents
Known As
The Architect
The Mastermind
1 Cognitive Functions
Conscious
Unconscious
Opposing: Ne
Critic: Ti
Trickster: Fe
Devil: Si
What are the cognitive functions for INTJ 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
Analysts
The Analysts group is made up of Thinking + Intuition as dominant and auxiliary users.
They are ENTJ, INTJ, ENTP and INTP.
This is a group of people who want to seek out and find use for new facts.
For more information about the Analysts, checkout their article:
3 Similar types
Ni Dominant: INTJ vs INFJ
INTJ vs INFJ - Type Comparison by Cognitive Personality
The 16 Personalities and their Common Mistypes by Love Who
Te Auxiliary: INTJ vs ISTJ
INTJ vs ISTJ - Type Comparison by Cognitive Personality
Are INTJs tactful? (INTJ vs ISTJ) | MBTI memes by MBTI SHOTS
4 Statistics
INTJ is 3.1% of the population with a sex ratio of Male: 64% and Female: 36%.
In the overall population, INTJ is 4% of men and 2.2% of women.
5 Brain Research
An INTJ’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
ENTP: Ne-Ti-Fe-Si
INTJ likes what ENTP likes in the same amounts but for different reasons.
(Ni-Te-Fi-Se vs Ne-Ti-Fe-Si).
ESFP: Se-Fi-Te-Ni
INTJ appreciates ESFP for wanting to do what they naturally want to avoid doing.
(3rd-4th tier weaknesses Ni-Te-Fi-Se vs Se-Fi-Te-Ni).
ISFJ: Si-Fe-Ti-Ne
INTJ appreciates ISFJ for their skills being the total polar opposite to theirs and vice versa.
(7th-8th tier weaknesses Ni-Te-Fi-Se-Ne-Ti-Fe-Si vs Si-Fe-Ti-Ne-Se-Fi-Te-Ni).
7 Enneagram
Type 1, Type 5, Type 4, Type 6
8 Memes
Group
Individual
Romance
9 Videos
Inside The Mind Of The INTJ (+ playlist) by Love Who
INTJ shots (playlist) by MBTI SHOTS
Primary (Hero): Ni
Auxiliary (Parent): Te
Tertiary (Child): Fi
Inferior: Se
Opposing: Ne
Critic: Ti
Trickster: Fe
Devil: Si
10 Bibliography
Cognitive Personality Theory. October 20, 2019. “INTJ vs INFJ - Type Comparison.” YouTube. Link.
Love Who. October, 24 2022. “The 16 Personalities and their Common Mistypes”. YouTube. Link.
Cognitive Personality Theory. November, 24 2020. “INTJ vs ISTJ - Type Comparison”. YouTube. Link.
MBTI SHOTS. May 3, 2022. “Are INTJs tactful? (INTJ vs ISTJ) | MBTI memes.” YouTube. Link.
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 INTJ in 2 Minutes... by Love Who
Inside The Mind Of The INTJ (+ playlist) by Love Who
The Sixteen Types: INTJ by Michael Pierce
Revisiting the Types: INTJ by Michael Pierce
INTJ Personality Type in a Nutshell by It's Just Kevin
Day in the life of an INTJ 🤣 by MBTI Humans
The 16 Personality Types - Best of INTJ #1 by It's Just Kevin
Funny 16 Personalities Sketch Highlights (INTJ Only) by Frank James
3 Things INTJs think are normal (but aren’t) #16types #intj #mbti by Joyce Meng
INTJ shots (playlist) by MBTI SHOTS
Stuff INTJs Say by Frank James
16 Personalities Through the Eyes of the INTJ by dear Kristin
INTJ Girlfriend: Never Wrong About Anything by Frank James
Normal Girlfriend vs INTJ Girlfriend by Frank James
Normal Mom vs INTJ Mom by Frank James
Normal Child vs INTJ Child by Frank James
Primary (Hero): Ni
INFJ and INTJ: Ni Hero (Introverted Intuition) by Type Cast Heroes
Auxiliary (Parent): Te
INTJ and ISTJ: Te Parent (Extroverted Thinking) by Type Cast Heroes
Tertiary (Child): Fi
INTJ and ISTJ: Fi Child (Introverted Feeling) by Type Cast Heroes
Inferior: Se
The 16 Personalities' 4th Function Appearing as the Angel on Their Shoulder by dear Kristin
INTJ and INFJ: Se Inferior (Extroverted Sensing) by Type Cast Heroes
Opposing: Ne
Critic: Ti
Trickster: Fe
How Does Your Trickster Function Work? | EgoHackers by EgoHackers
Devil: Si