INTP | MBTI Personality Type
Information about the MBTI personality type INTP. Conscious cognitive functions, shadow cognitive functions, brain research, similar types, sex and population ratio, INTP memes, videos and more.
Table of Contents
Known As
The Logician
The Architect
1 Cognitive Functions
Conscious
Unconscious
Opposing: Te
Critic: Ni
Trickster: Se
Devil: Fi
What are the cognitive functions for INTP 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 or 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
Ti Dominant: INTP vs ISTP
INTP vs ISTP - Type Comparison by Cognitive Personality
Ne Auxiliary: INTP vs INFP
4 Statistics
INTP is 4.5% of the population with a sex ratio of Male: 59% and Female: 41%.
In the overall population, INTP is 5.4% of men and 3.6% of women.
5 Brain Research
An INTP’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
ENTJ: Te-Ni-Se-Fi
INTP likes what ENTJ likes in the same amounts but for different reasons.
(Ti-Ne-Si-Fe vs Te-Ni-Se-Fi).
ESFJ: Fe-Si-Ne-Ti
INTP appreciates ESFJ for wanting to do what they naturally want to avoid doing.
(3rd-4th tier weaknesses Ti-Ne-Si-Fe vs Fe-Si-Ne-Ti).
ISFP: Fi-Se-Ni-Te
INTP appreciates ISFP for their skills being the total polar opposite to theirs and vice versa.
(7th-8th tier weaknesses Ti-Ne-Si-Fe-Te-Ni-Se-Fi vs Fi-Se-Ni-Te-Fe-Si-Ne-Ti).
7 Enneagram
Type 5, Type 4
8 Memes
Group
Individual
Romance
9 Videos
Primary (Hero): Ti
Auxiliary (Parent): Ne
Tertiary (Child): Si
Inferior: Fe
INTP vs. Fe: The Hidden Battle in 30 Secs #16types #mbti #intp #entp by Joyce Meng
Opposing: Te
Critic: Ni
Trickster: Se
The 16 Type's - Worst Functions by Love Who
Devil: Fi
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 INTP in 2 Minutes... by Love Who
Inside The Mind Of The INTP by Love Who
The Sixteen Types: INTP by Michael Pierce
Revisiting the Types: INTP by Michael Pierce
INTP Personality Type in a Nutshell by It's Just Kevin
The 16 Personality Types - Best of INTP #1 by It's Just Kevin
Funny 16 Personalities Highlights (INTP Only!) by Frank James
Day in the life of an INTP 🤣 by MBTI Humans
The day of an INTP in a nutshell by Lili Aqvq
How to speak INTP #shorts by Love Who
16 Personalities Through the Eyes of the INTP by dear Kristin
INTP tier-ranking the 16 personalities by dear Kristin
Math + Glasses = INTP Girlfriend by Frank James
Normal Girlfriend vs INTP Girlfriend by Frank James
Primary (Hero): Ti
Ti and finding meaning | INTP ISTP ENTP ESTP by LiJo
INTP and ISTP: Ti Hero (Introverted Thinking) 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: Fe
Fe (extroverted feeling) display in your personality type (upper stack only) by Personality Guy
The 16 Personalities' 4th Function Appearing as the Angel on Their Shoulder by dear Kristin
INTP vs. Fe: The Hidden Battle in 30 Secs #16types #mbti #intp #entp by Joyce Meng
INTP and ISTP: Fe Inferior (Extroverted Feeling) by Type Cast Heroes
Opposing: Te
Critic: Ni
Trickster: Se
How Does Your Trickster Function Work? | EgoHackers by EgoHackers
Devil: Fi