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Determining Other People's Personality: Sensing vs. Intuition and Thinking vs. Feeling
Determining Other People's Personality: Sensing vs. Intuition and Thinking vs. Feeling
Determining Other People's Personality: Sensing vs. Intuition and Thinking vs. Feeling
Personality
Understanding the personality of other people is extremely useful in establishing effective
relationships with others. This page explains how to identify other people’s personality.
The notion of personality type was introduced by the famous psychologist Carl G. Jung.
According to Carl G. Jung, people can be characterized by two dimensions,
each represented by two opposites:
Practical
Relies on facts, numbers; specific
Present-oriented, concerned about problem in hand
VS.
N (iNtuition)
To determine whether the other person is a thinking (T) or feeling (F) type, choose the box
containing characteristics that describe the other person most:
T (Thinking)
VS.
F (Feeling)
A combination of S-N and T-F preference determines personality type group the other
person belongs to - either ST, NT, SF or NF.
VS.
I (Introvert)
Use the table above to identify extraverted vs. introverted personalities in other people.
E-I dimension together with T-F and S-N dimensions in Carl G. Jung typology form 8
possible combinations or groups with distinct behavioural qualities described above: EST,
ESF, ENT, ENF, IST, ISF, INT, INF.