As you see from responses, people can assume stereotypes from details when reading personality type profiles (like thinking preferences can lead others to believe that the said individual has little heart) . There are varying interpretations from authors, so it's natural that not every type-specific profile will fit an individual to a T. I'm asking to further understand other types. Most responses given are the type of answers I'm looking for. Except yours. You wrote a general explanation about the accuracies and inaccuracies of profiles and how they apply to people. That first paragraph applies to everyone of every type so I don't see how that can deepen my knowledge of other types. Also, if you visit any personality type message board and ask what's inaccurate about a type description, more than one person is likely to answer. With some people, it may be a detail or it may be the gist of the whole (answers on this thread have indicated both).
For clarity, I didn't mean stereotype = profile when stating my original question. I never assumed that people viewed a whole profile as untrue. I am referencing a stereotype that may be untrue, and you have to admit that all message boards run rampant with those. You made a good point when you stated that there is some truth to stereotypes; I'm just here to find out which is true and which isn't. Or if it's really a matter of certain discrepancies among certain individuals.
Ah, thank you for the clarification. You're right that this is probably where the problem lies. I tend to see Types as stereotypes, and that's how I misinterpreted your question.
For clarity, I didn't mean stereotype = profile when stating my original question. I never assumed that people viewed a whole profile as untrue. I am referencing a stereotype that may be untrue, and you have to admit that all message boards run rampant with those. You made a good point when you stated that there is some truth to stereotypes; I'm just here to find out which is true and which isn't. Or if it's really a matter of certain discrepancies among certain individuals.
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Ah, thank you for the clarification. You're right that this is probably where the problem lies. I tend to see Types as stereotypes, and that's how I misinterpreted your question.
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