Braintypes
Indications are you are BACK-Brain Dominant: lower energy level, reserved, soft spoken, shy, do fewer things, seek more private, solitary activities with quiet to concentrate, internal, reticent, hold things in, reflective, deliberate.
Back-brainers (B) are compelled to recharge their batteries from within. Many Back-brain dominant people are inclined to keep their real selves hidden until they fully trust a confidant or until they know others will take the time to hear them out. Back-brainers build their energy when they have time and space to be alone. They are not as distracted by activities around them, as they possess better concentrating abilities. B’s generally conserve energy and delve deeply into interests and relationships. They have fewer acquaintances, since they tend to become drained by too much interaction. Through practice, or by being in an “extraverted” Front-brain dominant family, a Back-brainer may develop a good facility for Front-brained “extraversion.” Remember, environment or upbringing can have a profound influence on one’s persona. It will not, however, change a person’s Front or Back brain genetic dominance at all. What it can do is make an impact on the personality traits of extraversion and introversion.
Conversely, In very general terms, Front-brainers (F) usually prefer to focus on the outer world and are energized by their contact with it. Their batteries are normally charged by talking and interacting with people, with activities, with living out their plans and dreams. It is believed that upwards of 80 percent of the population in the United States is Front-brained-thanks to their genetic dominance.
There are varying degrees of Front-brain and Back-brain proficiency. People who display extreme dominance in the Front-brain (normally the result of unique genetic or nutritional factors) will be absorbed in action, crowds, business, rushing from place to place, and speaking extemporaneously. They would rather “do” than “wait.” Back-brainers with extreme tendencies will be reclusive, painfully shy and retiring. Most of us are somewhere in between.
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Indications are your preception of the outside world tends to be EMPIRICAL: interpret matters literally, rely on common sense, practical, realistic, experiential, standard, usual, conventional, consider immediate issues, focus on the here-and-now, facts, things, seeing "what is" .
The Empirical (E) lives in the real world of the present. Empiricals are pragmatic and enjoy impressions from their environment taken in through the five senses. They’re observant and factual. They are most interested in the immediate usefulness of knowledge, and they tend to shun the theoretical. One of their questions is, “Will it work?”
Empiricals go through life trusting the tangible, the visible. They pay attention to detail and follow directions step by step. Direct conversation is their style, generally saying what they mean and interpreting what they hear and read literally.
Conversely, Conceptual (C), while associated with Jung’s “intuition,” should not be confused with common notions of that word. Conceptual is the reliance upon one’s own insights into the world of possibilities, concepts, significance, absorbing information. In other words, the ability to easily imagine.
The Conceptual enjoys symbols, daydreaming, and mental gymnastics that focus on the future. For the Conceptual, the here and now takes second place to the past and future. Facts are useful only to develop patterns that lead to further discoveries or that support thoughts and ideas already held. The driving force inside the Conceptual is to invent and create. Cs are more apt to “read into things” and “read between the lines.” Therefore, the Conceptual who is permitted to develop this giftedness is the dealer in ideas-the inventor, the novel writer, the research scientist, the journalist, the movie director.
The difference between Empiricals and Conceptuals is wide and varied, and they need great tolerance of one another. Empiricals may see Conceptuals as flighty, impractical, out of touch with reality. Conceptuals may see Empiricals as short-sighted, nit-picking and unimaginative. Using one function or the other exclusively can lead one astray. We need the input of both functions-facts with possibilities, and dreams in touch with reality.
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Indications are your processing of information tends to be ANIMATE: gentle, tend to appreciate, conciliate, tenderhearted, merciful, sensitive, people-oriented, compassionate.
There are two ways that we process the information we take in-either PERSONALLY or IMPERSONALLY. Decisions must inevitably be made, and people find themselves most comfortable making them based on either a personal basis-their Animate (A) function, or on an impersonal basis-their Inanimate (I) function.
Animate-oriented persons make judgments or decisions more subjectively, placing extra emphasis on personal values. They consider how a decision will affect people. They are more apt to be totally and personally involved in decision-making. They use persuasion rather than argument to convince another person to see things their way. Softer, friendly expressions and ready smiles give us clues to their dominant Animate function.
Conversely, Inanimates are more apt to make decisions based on logical, impersonal reasoning. They can be objective and rational, considering rules and policy, and they can more easily remove themselves personally from the decision-especially those dominant in the Left-brain. From the Animate perspective, the Inanimate may sometimes seem distant and hard-hearted.
Inanimates seek objective truth, using the terms “true” and “false,” “right” and “wrong.” They use emotions and values only to validate logical conclusions. Inanimates must be careful to ensure their deductions are based on valid statistics. To avoid hurting a friend, a wise Inanimate will learn at an early age to be tactful when telling the truth.
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Indications are you are RIGHT-Brain Dominant: flexible, adaptable, unplanned, spontaneous, easygoing, "live" and "let live" , go with the flow, play-minded, latitude, freedom.
We have the two hemispheres of the brain. Neuroscientists have discovered that the Left hemisphere specializes in concentrating on one issue at a time, whereas the Right hemisphere focuses on many issues at once.
In determining whether someone is an L or an R, don’t put too much emphasis on how they behave at work. Work arenas demand we act a certain way. Think about the total person, how we choose to live during the time when we call the shots.
Right-brainers are those who need additional time dealing with the outer world before making decisions. They feel the need to gather more information and make observations, keeping their schedules and viewpoints fairly open-ended. In this way, they are in a position to experience the new and exciting. This is true for both the Front-brainer and the Back-brainer (on the Right side). If you want to do something on the spur of the moment, call the spontaneous R person.
The Right brain is more emotional, negative and pessimistic than the Left brain. Right-brain dominant individuals are more flexible and adaptable. They shun the attempts of others to put them in a box. They avoid confinement and desire greater freedom with little or no restraints. If taken to the extreme, R persons may stray off course and lose control of their outer lives. R’s need a degree of Left-brain function so that they can know what their boundaries are.
Last, R’s tend to receive new information in a non-judgmental, open-minded way, whereas L’s are inclined to make new information conform to preconceived knowledge, hesitating if it doesn’t. Years of research at BTI have revealed that well over half of the United States population is innately Right-brain dominant.
Left-brainers prefer to take action and come to a decision or conclusion as soon as possible. They are driven to closure in their outer world. Left-brained persons tend to be organized and decisive, and they value advanced planning. They are geared toward making decisions about what they should do, as well as what others should do. They prefer to plan, maintain order, and control events and people around them. L’s do better with deadlines and living by the rules. Being more work-oriented, they want to get their work done before they play, believing that play must be earned. They are essentially optimistic and cheerful, even amid difficult times. That optimism may not always be readily observable, however, as they continually try to put things in order. Yet they heavily reside in the Left brain-the more emotionally stable hemisphere.
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According to the answers you gave, you are a Artisan: appreciates beauty and texture; artistic, athletic and graceful; reticent, not verbally expressive; realistic; sensitive, modest, kind; sympathetic; impulsive, enjoys freedom; service-oriented; gross motor skilled.
BTI Brain Type: BEAR
Jung-Myers Equivalent: ISFP
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WTH??- How am I artistic, athletic and graceful????