Hi, everyone what is the main difference between an Intuitive and a Sensor?

Question

Lately i've been having complexities if either i am an INFP or an ISFP. In some tests, I score as an INFP in others as an ISFP. I am perplexed. I greatly appreciate everyone's help. Plus finally getting to the point of knowing specifically which of these two types I am gives plenty of peace of mind. Thank you.

Answer 1

Okay, maybe I can help here.

Sensing: taking in information by use of senses. How things look, taste, feel and touch. As they are. (Seeing the lay-of-the-land; really well) This is your accepted "reality".

Intuition: looking at the same things and realize that there is more to this, than meets the eye. (looking for the lager picture) "Reality" is about point-of-view.

Answer 2

Firstly, personality tests are not very accurate and not everybody fits into exact personality types. I use a variation on the MBTI test where I ask people, when thinking about their work, what would they prefer to be doing.

To answer your question more specifically, iNtuitives solve problems by looking for new ideas and solutions. They seek the answer inside themselves. Sensors look at the facts and try and find an answer outside of themselves. They prefer to find a solution that already exists.

Personally, I use all the different personality traits in different situations. So don't worry too much, some problems should be solved by looking at the facts and finding the answer, some problems should be solved by being creative and looking inside yourself.

True creative geniuses, such as your self, will first look at all the facts and previous answers, then solve the problem by being creative and looking inside themselves.

Answer 3

These tests are meant to give you and others an idea of your personality, not provide you with a specific category to which you belong.

You 'belong' to every personality type, but you belong more to some than others. You're simply borderline between INFP and ISFP.

These results will of course very between tests, because these tests aren't designed to give you absolute answers. The results may also very over time as your personality changes, matures, etc.

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

I'm not 100% sure about this, but I'm an ENFP - a friend of mine who has been certified to give the test and interpret its results explained it this way to me:

The functions you're referring to deals more on how you make decisions - if you're a sensor, then you make them more on hard facts - if you depend on intuition, then you make them more on your moral feelings - what you believe your gut is saying about the situation. Take buying a car, for instance - if you're a sensor, you're going to buy a car because of the gas mileage being good, because the make of the body won't kill you if in a car crash, or because it's a good deal for your money - an Intuitive person would buy it because the company they buy it from agrees with their moral values, they like the color because it makes them feel good, or because the interior is comfortable.

There's more to it than that, but that's a basic explanation...

Answer 5

sensors prefer to use their five senses to gather information. Sensors are quite literal, preferring facts and details to interpretations. If a hard-core sensor asks what time it is, he or she expects to hear "11:07 a.m.," and not "a little after 11" or "about 11." About 70 percent of Americans are sensors. For iNtuitives, on the other hand, everything is relative. They aren't late unless the meeting has started without them. iNtuitives look at the grand scheme of things, trying to translate bits of information, through intuition, into possibilities, meanings, and relationships. Details and specifics irritate intuitives.

intuitives see the forest; sensors see the trees. When working with sensors or intuitives, it is important to remember these differences. Sensors prefer to learn through sequential facts; intuitives through random leaps. The task- "Please sort through these surveys" - means something entirely different to sensors and intuitives.