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Re: Dare I write it, I think Sambersil has a point...

Re: Dare I write it, I think Sambersil has a point...

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Posted by Laurence on October 22, 2000 at 05:52:42:

In Reply to: Dare I write it, I think Sambersil has a point... posted by Jason S on October 21, 2000 at 06:23:26:

Ones and fives have very different cognitive patterns, indeed they do not perceive the same world and do not organise their knowledge in the same way, and that's because the subconscious drives are very different, ones seek to do things without mistake, the perfect way, which implies there in only one way to do things properly and they are "action" oriented, while the fives seek where they fit in the world, ie they are more interested in interactions and links and need to grasp the whole picture, or else, if they were to leave a small part out , that might be where they could fit, ie they may loose out something important.

: Why do ones think it is a great test while 5's constantly discredit it? Though I am a 1 after reading a lot of the comments on the one board I'm beginning to really wish I was a really funky coolio groovy 5 - like I'd always believed.

: Hmmm, I think perhaps I made a mistake - that's it 5's often have difficulty admitting their wrong... (I'm not thinking of anyone in particular:) yes that's it I'm definitely a pseudo-5!

: But seriously how different are 5's and 1's? Are 5's more intellectual - most 1's I know are in university - wait all the 1's I know are in university (For the Americans Univeristy = College = Tertiary Education, savvy?) or are heading there very soon. Though they tend to be in environmental science or teaching and the fives are doing engineering, computer science, chemistry and Arts.

: As a psychology student (Though I now think psychology is the biggest waste of time) it has occured to me that the most important factor determining the IQ of most people is their personality. For example I know a girl with an IQ of 135-140 now my IQ on the same test was about 122 - now none of our friends would say she was more intelligent than I(I'd argue that she is - only her intelligence is very narrowly used so her full potential intellectualy is has never been realised) This is all assuming you can rely on the testimony of IQ tests - I don't, but to illustrate my point I used that example.

: So my major question is:

: What features of type 5's and 1's make them intelligent? I'm fulling aware of the Jungian explanation and the myers-briggs but I don't think these typographies are sufficient an explanation - as 2's can be brilliantly intelligent but tend not to be(Sorry if I just insulted some of you) in the same way 5's and 1's are. If you get what I mean.

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: Ones and fives have very different cognitive patterns, indeed they do not perceive the same world and do not organise their knowledge in the same way, and that's because the subconscious drives are very different, ones seek to do things without mistake, the perfect way, which implies there in only one way to do things properly and they are "action" oriented, while the fives seek where they fit in the world, ie they are more interested in interactions and links and need to grasp the whole picture, or else, if they were to leave a small part out , that might be where they could fit, ie they may loose out something important. : : : Why do ones think it is a great test while 5's constantly discredit it? Though I am a 1 after reading a lot of the comments on the one board I'm beginning to really wish I was a really funky coolio groovy 5 - like I'd always believed. : : Hmmm, I think perhaps I made a mistake - that's it 5's often have difficulty admitting their wrong... (I'm not thinking of anyone in particular:) yes that's it I'm definitely a pseudo-5! : : But seriously how different are 5's and 1's? Are 5's more intellectual - most 1's I know are in university - wait all the 1's I know are in university (For the Americans Univeristy = College = Tertiary Education, savvy?) or are heading there very soon. Though they tend to be in environmental science or teaching and the fives are doing engineering, computer science, chemistry and Arts. : : As a psychology student (Though I now think psychology is the biggest waste of time) it has occured to me that the most important factor determining the IQ of most people is their personality. For example I know a girl with an IQ of 135-140 now my IQ on the same test was about 122 - now none of our friends would say she was more intelligent than I(I'd argue that she is - only her intelligence is very narrowly used so her full potential intellectualy is has never been realised) This is all assuming you can rely on the testimony of IQ tests - I don't, but to illustrate my point I used that example. : : So my major question is: : : What features of type 5's and 1's make them intelligent? I'm fulling aware of the Jungian explanation and the myers-briggs but I don't think these typographies are sufficient an explanation - as 2's can be brilliantly intelligent but tend not to be(Sorry if I just insulted some of you) in the same way 5's and 1's are. If you get what I mean.

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