+Red You should know however that most psychologists don't see it as a reliable test. It is based on the 16 personality model from Jung which isn't widely accepted by psychologists at all. And if you do the test twice you are likely to get a different outcome. And at last it's results are seen as stereotypes and those are not accurate. But it might give you some insights in your personality and it might trigger you to think critically about the test as well as your personality which is great. The Hogan Personality Inventory is a better test but it is more focussed on hiring employees. If you like MBTI you could like the HPI too.
Annie Same here it’s really intriguing to read about all of the different personality types and compare them to my peers and try and figure out where they fit. And then I ask them (if they know their type) and see if I’m correct
I love the study of people and the 'self' this has helped me a lot in understanding people and predicting how they will act..I have a form of autism but I don't even mention that anymore because I basically conquered it
More often than not, when most people encounter personality tests casually, it's the Meyers-Briggs test, which is at best pop culture, and at worst, not much more profound than astrology. I think a lot of people go through a phase where they take Meyers-Briggs a lot more seriously than it's taken in the mental health community, myself included. Mostly, it tends to reinforce and exaggerate how we see ourselves in the first place.
Tyler Witt You can take any of them. My advice is merely to view any such self-administered popular personality quiz as entertainment, the same as if you were reading it in a lifestyle magazine.
I really hate when people say this because essentially you're saying that Carl Jung can be almost entirely discredited in his observations of people. No, it is not just pop culture and "not much more profound then astrology". Yes, it has definite limitations on both a scientific and applicable basis.
VivroMori Carl Jung was a pseudoscientist from the era when psychiatry had no real scientific rigor. If you're going to defend Jung, there's probably not a lot of point in us conversing, because we're probably never going to agree. He was also into astrology, alchemy, and a lot of spiritualist nonsense, so my line was pretty apt. If you want to defend Jung, it's helpful to consider how much woo you're letting through the door.
I was wondering about why we can't seem to get enough of something we like but know we shouldn't do... like eat more than the serving size for potato chips (12 chips)
What does it mean about my personality if the woman in the image at 7:06 doesn't look to me like she's crying or laughing, but only that she's posing for an image to be used in a psychology experiment? Does that mean my conscious knowledge has overpowered my instantaneous feelings on the subject or can that really be my gut reaction?
AndroidDoctorr it means that your conscious knowledge has overpowered your instantaneous feelings of any visual, auditory, or tactile stimuli. You might as well attempt to make money and earn a living just to sit within a blank room whilst hooked up to a drip-feed. Why even bother looking at images? Music? Books? You are such an amazing savant with such amazing intuition.
Is it just me or is the first animation suppose to be from Orange is the New Black? Theres crazy eyes (3rd on the left) and red in her chief uniform (3rd from the right)
I'm the snake, metal, true neutral and INTJ. *Online description:* "Hardcore, sneaky, and super-duper smart." *Me:* Make whale noises in the library because I want a realistic idea of what they sound like.
There’s a GLARING missed pun in here. “Using OCEAN or CANOE to remember..whichever one you want” should’ve been “Using OCEAN or CANOE to remember..whichever floats your boat” 😂😂😂😂
How would you measure a personality? What, exactly, is the self? Well, as you've come to expect, it's not that easy to nail down an answer for those questions. Whether you're into blood, bile, earth, wind, fire, or those Buzzfeed questionnaires, there are LOTS of ways to get at who we are and why.
It's great that you started to use Google+, but posting everything at the same time is not really the best way to enter people's streams :-). Best wishes.
David de Kloet I think this is just catch-up, because they've posted here before. Hopefully, things will be posted in a more timely fashion from here on.
Robert Plutchik's wheel of emotions is an interesting concept that made an appearance in one of my CS research projects. I'm surprised it didn't get a passing reference in the video.
M Rachel Its kinda funny because until the more recent episodes of Adventure Time (from way after this episode of CCP aired) she was kind of a sociopathic control-freak. xD
So, I watch Crash Course for the fun of it, the psychology series especially. I just find his way of talking and teaching really relaxing, his voice is very expressive and fast paced in a way that keeps me interested and entertained at the same time. Most of the time, with educational videos, the speaker speaks so..slow and monotonous and I hate it SO much. I always fell asleep in class because of it. But when t hey occasionally show something with this fantastic man, I was always interested and ready to learn.
How on earth did you list all those systems if categorizing people's personalities without mentioning Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Gryffindor? It must have been a conscious choice. I was SURE you'd come back at the end with a joke like, "Thanks for watching. By the way... I am a Hufflepuff." (or whichever)
This video sparked my need to know more on how the personality is affected by long term exposure to poverty. I feel like I'd be a completely different person if I lived comfortably, not having to deal with the constant social pressures, the hopelessness, feelings of inadequacy, the shame, regret, and self hatred.
The Chinese Wu Xing system, used in almost everything, including medicine, actually has wood instead of wind. It was thought that wind was created by trees, and therefore not a separate element.
that instead of having a soft outside your more crunchy with means you're probably a little distrusting or self reserved, it could also mean you're more green on the outside and therefore more positive, or that you see yourself as different from other people and are nervous around others because you fear that they will judge you because you're different, or your a vegetarian, just a guess
"We’re all different people all through our lives. And that’s okay. That’s good. You gotta keep moving, so long as you remember all the people that you used to be."
When it came to the picture of the woman in the hall, a person in my psychology class said that they thought that she was laughing because she had just killed him...
TheSabatuer Mistyping is often a problem when it come to free myers-briggs test, and INTJ is often the most mistyped. This is because these free online tests are over-simplied and/or all the questions seem to have a "right" answer to them, so people misunderstand what the questions are asking and/or the chose what they believe to be the right answer. This is my system of determining if someone is really INTJ. If there response to recieveing an INTJ result was: 1) "I got INTJ, okay cool." *Then does nothing*. They are not INTJs 2) "I got INTJ, lemme make sure this right" *Then retakes or takes different test for a second opinion, and researching about INTJs becomes a hobby for a while* They are INTJs.
ShortVideosRUs Actually, the first test I took gave a different result; I read the description, and it only partially fit. But I noted that for MANY of the questions on that test, I was Forced to select one of the two results, when the real answer was "Neither", or more often: "Irrelevant". So I looked for another Myers-Briggs test and found one which had a third "Not Applicable" option, allowing me to strip out the random noise generated by all those non-appropriate choices. This second test came up with #INTJ , and I found THAT description disturbingly accurate, including a number of traits which I have rarely if ever observed in other people, but which very clearly applied to me.
Demonac I am generalizing of course, but I've seen some many cases (forums and real life) of people claiming to be INTJ, but do not act like an INTJ. I tell them this and they respond with "But the test told me so!", the case usually being the never sought out a second opinion. Mistyping in MBTI is common in any type, INTJ just happens to be more common due to most tested being biased.
ShortVideosRUs yep I'm definitely from that second category, multiple tests, I'm always INTJ or very few times INTP. I'm a big follower of INTJ on reddit, and have come to understand that the relationship of cause and effect of people claiming to be INTJ can be a bit muddled up. But its always very interesting to me to see that many people do share my traits although i rarely encounter them during my social escapades... Ive always identefied as INTJ however i learnt how to masquerade as an Extrovert, mainly because of its social advantages, and because i have a few friends that are like that. and soo as imitating creatures, you learn to adapt. as a INTJ, i can see how you categorized peoples actions based on thier test results, this is sthg i can relate to immensly, as a judgmental person i tend to seek high-quality valid information, reconfirmations, repeatability..etc. on which to base my judgementalism, so to say. I remember reading an article that mentioned all the possible personality combinations and connects them to that of an animal... it was sooo amusing, INTJ was an octopus. Capable of extreme self sufficiency and can remain alone for quite some time, always analyzing and calculating their next move, I found the bit about camouflaging to be very accurate to me as well, i can put on many masks, yet still remain true to my original self.
This not only got me through AP Psychology in high school but also my psych 101 class in college and will probably help me in getting my degree! Thank you Hank
Why "yay". It's not like its a good thing, just as extroversion isn't a good thing, it's just a thing that your are and others aren't, it has its merits and downsides.
VivroMori You're right. But for someone like me who lives in a society that prefers traits that are more commonly found in extroverts, it's nice to be able to feel at peace with being an introvert especially when I got so much shit for it when I was younger. So, yay.
People say that if you take the test more than once you’ll always get a different answer, but I’ve taken the test like way too many times throughout the last six years since I’d heard of it, and while I do think no test should ever be taken as gospel - one’s personality can change over time or due to circumstance, I’ve gotten the same result every time (INTP), and I’m not sure I’d believe someone who said they got different answers taking it two days in a row.
excellent exposition of a hard subject!....congratulations on your effectiveness in the subject matter and especially in making it fun!....more schools should learn from your technique of teaching!...
Overall, great episode! I hate to be "that person," but I do feel the need to point out that introversion does not necessarily mean the same thing as shyness. Introversion means finding energy without having to be around people. Shyness means being afraid or nervous around people. Those are two different things. Now you know. Have a great day and DFTBA! :)
The traits for the chart on 3:40 are confusing. Because I'm a little of both for each. I've noticed I act different ways with different people. I never treat 1 person the same. Some people are hard to deal with, and based on how well I feel I can handle them ,affects how I treat them. People have multiple views of me, and I do trust people, but I am suspicious when I know something's wrong and then I pull back and reserve myself. I've come to the conclusion, I'm a little of everything .
I had to take Maslow's self-actualization test for a personality psych course. Most of its questions are sensible, but then there are a few really weird ones, like "Agree/Disagree: I relate to wizards." I don't really understand how that's even a question on the test. Anyway, when I took it, I found what I already knew: I'm mentally stable in most of my life, but horribly, terribly deficient in my social and love life. Yeah, thanks for rubbing THAT in...and making me write an 8-page paper on it...
***** Hm. Maybe. But Maslow's test didn't really seem to be looking for disorders, just actualization in various aspects of life (career, social life, etc.).
The Myers-Briggs has some serious flaws. Two of the most notable ones: i) the values for its traits are normally distributed such that the great majority of people are actually found in the middle of the continuous spectrum, so pigeonholing people into two discrete categories (per each of the four traits) is seriously dubious; and ii) its lacking at least one dimension (the Neuroticism factor of the Big Five) needed to accurately characterize personality profiles. In conclusion, the Big Five is much more scientifically rigorous. That being said... I'm an ENTP :P
I would say there is reason for an association. Introverts don't function as well as others in social settings, and are actively drained by them, this could easily create negative reinforcment to social situations, leading to social anxiety. I'm introverted and was also quite socially anxious. Now I am just introverted. Shyness and introversion can be connected, but an introvert is not always shy and a shy person is not always an introvert. The distinction should be made, but to say there is no connection, I believe, is false.
Personality can be hard to put together and fully figure out because peoples personalities and out looks on life among other things can alternate at times whether it be times of crisis or chaos or not. Personality probably has its rating scores as well like other types of different scales to the contrary and all. What some would deem a terrible or horrendous personality others would deem Okay or Average or even a Fantastic or Amazing personality and vice versa. I suppose what most people within there right minds may view as a top tier personality would be someone who has no flaws and has made not mistakes physically, Mentally, and Spiritually among other ways of doing misdeeds. Some peoples mentality or mindsets may be designed and programmed liked a certain way sometimes like a humanoid robot or machine. Some peoples personalities to others can change depending on the circumstances going on around them like they may act nice around certain people and okay around others and like complete savages around others and so on and so forth. Some personalities are just a public persona and display while alone and private it is indeed unfamiliar. Some people have Multiple personality Disorders that can certainly alter there personas and sometimes make the victim of the diagnosis unpredictable and sometimes rash and reckless to a fault. Kinda like a Jekyll and Hyde Syndrome I suppose they would call it at least I would. The Majority of us have made mistakes in our lives some may consider them mistakes or choices or another topic depending on the individual of course but it is not always so easy or simplistic to define and pinpoint with accuracy and all. Of course some of our personalities I suppose can get us in better moods whether by exercising or some medications like anti depressants or perhaps some other type of formula medication or something of the sort. Some peeps have more of a "Moral Compass" to them and can not stand to see anyone or anything in what they would consider a bad place or position no matter what wrong the person may have done to them. Others are indifferent and others are sadistic and enjoy causing pain and terror to others for nothing but there own amusement. Some people personality wise can be shy and quiet individuals or they can be in between laid back and outgoing which is something I consider myself but some may label me different then what I view myself as of course. Some people Feign one personality and lie through there teeth and are very skilled liars and manipulators to get there way a "Wolf in Sheep's clothing" some would call it or the definition of "Fake it to you make it". Some are just the same way no matter what they are into or who or what they are around.
I'm a high-functioning autistic rationalist and with a morality based on altruistic utilitarian consequentialism and trans-humanism. My favorite personality quantification is the MtG colour wheel. I'm U-R-G in that order.
Not always, but it often does. I know someone who is introverted but often when I meet her she`s always kind of wacky and outgoing in random bursts when around other people. On the other hand I`m introverted and really don`t like talking much.
Arkantos117 Yeah, but those who are introverted would be more likely to be shy right? It seems a little counter intuitive for a shy person to be extroverted. actually what would a shy extrovert be like? I`m presuming you can enlighten me on this.
Bricks Of Awesome A shy extravert is someone who maybe wants to be the centre of the party and have everyone pay attention to them, talk to them etc. but can't bring themselves to do it. Maybe they have bad experiences or something resulting in them fearing being looked down upon. An introvert doesn't necessarily want any of that but could handle it, therefore not shy.
Bricks Of Awesome Actually, it's arguable that extroverted people tend to be shy more often. Extroverts usually care about others' opinions more, so they would be more embarrassed if they weren't as close to the 'norm' or whatever. Introverts are usually just a little slower to start up, not particularly shy. As an introvert, I'm not shy, but I am quiet, I never see the point in being gregarious or anything like that.
I would just like to say as an artist attempting to navigate her way through the soft sciences (tho from such a mindset, psychology seems pretty hard science sometimes.) Anyways, I really enjoy the graphics. Beautiful work. They're equal to the quality of verbal information given. Thank you.
+Naomi Lewis how do sciences get softer? haha i just see this as academics putting out ideas about the nature of reality that can't be proven and really don't even seem to fully describe it. as john green thinks of it, it's so soft it's nearly philosophy, but it thinks that it's hard enough to be nearly biology.
I might be the only one up for something like this but what if CC proposed an open ended question to the viewers, or some type of response provoking question after each video open to discussion, I think it would help solidify a lot of the ideas taught throughout the video by helping viewers create personal relationships to the content enabling us to walk away with some substance and call to action.
I'm sorry but as a Swiss Cheese sandwich, chinese pirate, merge between Nevile Longebottom and Luna Lovegood I can tell you very much that buzzfeed quizzes MATTER
I was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder - I would really appreciate more information about this disorder - I've also been diagnosed with Bipolar and GAD when I was 14 and 16 respectively. I really appreciate the video's you have for those, they really helped explain to my friends what it means to have my illnesses, but I can't find anything that really helps explain BPD and I don't know a lot about it other than I have it.
CrashCourse Just a point of clarification, MMPI and Myers Briggs are not actually trait tests, not in the sense of trait theory. MMPI uses empirical criterion keying. Basically a large battery of random questions were administered to clinical populations, and responses were correlated with diagnostic groups. When you take the test, your results are based on how your responses correlate to the average response in one of those groups. It's a very atheoretical type of test and based more on psychiatric diagnosing than traits. Myers-Briggs also does not use traits, which are continuous, but rather focuses on types. Types are binary categories. You are extroverted or introverted, etc. It does not tell you to what extent you are introverted or extroverted though. Trait tests on the other hand are developed using factor analysis, which groups together similar questions into groups called factors. The test developer then looks at what these have in common and gives the factor a name. When someone takes the test, they are placed on a continuum, rather than a binary category like the Myers-Briggs. Many trait theorists will get a bit peeved if you compare their work to the MBPI, which they often view as unscientific. I made that mistake once when I first started studying trait theory, haha. Some good trait tests are the popular Big Five Personality Inventory, the HEXACO personality inventory, the alternative five/zuckerman-kuhlman-aluja personality inventory, and the Eysenck personality inventory. There are free versions of these online except for the alternative five I believe, so those curious about personality traits should take them all and compare the results from different tests!
Brandon Vaughan Actually Myers-Briggs can be placed on a continuum if you factor in the cognitive functions which include, Introverted Thinking (Ti), Extraverted Thinking (Te), Introverted Sensing (Si), Extraverted Sensing (Se), Introverted Feeling (Fi), Extraverted Feeling (Fe), Introverted Intuition (Ni), Extraverted Intuition (Ne). Say for example your type is INTP then your cognitive function stack will be from strongest to weakest, Introverted Thinking (Ti), Extraverted Intuition (Ne), Introverted Sensing (Si), Extraverted Feeling (Fe). The test is continually changing like the Big 5, I think this is the biggest misunderstanding people have about the myers briggs. So basically my point is depending on environmental factors you use these cognitive functions like perks and the strongest one or tendency to use more would likely show your type.
Phillip Han There are more problems with the MBTI than just the one Brandon pointed out. Another major criticism is that it lacks at least one factor that's needed to accurately characterize personality profiles, namely Neuroticism. And possibly even two, which is why there is now the HEXACO, which is basically just the Big Five + Honesty. And as interesting as the Jungian cognitive functions sound, afaik there's not been any good research done to actually root its theoretical framework in actual empirical findings. And at least from my perspective, the predictions of these functions don't sound very testable (ex. the Ne function is supposedly great at exploring a wide range of abstract ideas ---> very vague and imprecise), i.e. they're not very falsifiable, and thus aren't very scientific. Of course, it's not completely useless as each of the various traits of the MBTI do in fact correlate moderately to strongly with actual personality dimensions. But still, there are very good reasons why it is not seriously used or studied by personality researchers.
Thank you everyone who makes all these videos! especially the psychology ones!! they are really great and way to make a difference and help people learn
I love the Internal Family Systems therapy model that describes self with 8 C's: curiousity, compassion, calm, clarity, creativity, courage, connectedness, & confidence. I have dissociative identity disorder (previously known as multiple personality disorder) & have been on an epic journey of redefining who "I" am! LOVE your videos!!!!! HUGE HELP along this healing journey!!!! THANK YOU for all you do!!!!! in Light & Love, ~Kristin
