Detective ABO
FAN -- Solve The Mystery of "blood type and personality"As for relation between blood type and personality,
results differs by questionnaires. Therefore, it continued to bother researchers. Now, I
may have testified the consistent relation, if my reasoning is correct. But I'm not Holmes
nor Poirot.
Please judge whether I am collect or not. Take it easy and enjoy my reasoning! It is you
that is Sherlock Holmes!
Is there relationship?Much data is said to have proven the relation between blood type and personality. But three problems are laying ahead.
1. There isn't reliability of data, because random sampling method is not carried out
2. There are little reappearance of data. Trends differ by questionnaires.
3. If trends appears, they are different from blood type personality.
If one can solve these three problems, we can say "the relation between blood type and personality is proved."
Five conditionsI think conditions like the following are necessary to get stable results.
1. Homogeneous subjects (social position, age, region etc.)
2. The number of subjects is more than several hundred (more than one thousand and ratio of each blood types are the same, if possible)
3. Choose the personality description of Mr. Nomi.
4. Results does not correspond to Mr. Nomi's description ("language" does not represent "personality") -- also affected by culture and country etc.
5. Estimate statistical errors -- they are much larger than expected.
Condition 1: Homogeneous subjectsThere appears only 10 - 20% differences -- at most -- of
the results of questionnaires by blood type. Needless to say, the differences depend
on contents of questions. Moreover, there are fairly many factors that affect
trends: age, areas, sex, social position etc. Even the same blood type answerd
differently by these factors. So, when "random sampling" is carried out,
these factors sometimes overwhelms blood type. In many cases, the difference does
not come out. Do not do "random sampling" that is the popular method of
psychology!
So, clear difference appeared many times, when we see the data of university students.
There is few differences such as age, areas, social position and be very
homogeneous data.
Condition 2: The number of subjects is more than several hundredAs I have mentioned, there appears only 10 - 20% differences, at most. Significant results of c2-test will not appear if number of the subject is less than several hundred. More than 1,000 subjects are recommended, if possible.
Condition 3: Choose the personality description of Mr. Nomi.This is natural. Because difference is difficult to come out in general personality test. Question items of personality test themselves are hard to measure the differences by blood type. I don't know the reason yet ...
Condition 4: Results does not correspond to Mr. Nomi's descriptionAs I have mentioned, there are fairly many factors that affect trends: age, areas, sex, social position etc. Even the same blood type answered differently by these factors. "Language" does not represent "personality" -- also affected by culture and country etc.
Condition 5: Estimate statistical errorsThey are much larger than expected. For example, statistical error (yes-no question item) of 3,000 subjects is more than 7%! Don't you think this is large?
University studentsThe following data is presented by Mr. Ohmura. ("Chi no shonin no ejikini naruna -- detarame buri wa shomei sareta" [Do not become the prey of the merchant of blood], The Asahi Journal, March 8, 1985, pp. 89-92）
The subject is 480 university students of Nihon University -- he is the proffessor of the university.
Are there characteristics of Type O? (%) highest in red / lowest in blue
Items
Type O
115Type A
216Type B
104Type AB
451. Realistic thinking
54.8 57.8 63.5 55.6 2. Romantist
65.2 68.5 66.3 75.6 3. Strong group unity
60.6 50.0 51.9 53.3 4. Strongly independent
49.0 51.9 60.6 55.6 5. Open one's mind to friends
82.6 75.5 79.8 68.9 6. Watch out it in the first meeting
58.7 58.3 58.7 62.2 7. Logical
39.4 34.7 36.4 33.3 8. Judge things by instinct
61.3 64.4 71.2 60.0
There appears only 10 - 20% differences, at most. As you see, The differences are not large than usual people think. In this case, there is no statistically significant differences. Also condition 4 seems applicable, because Only three items out of eight showed the highest score.
Condition 4: Results does not correspond to Mr. Nomi's description
As I have mentioned, there are fairly many factors that affect trends: age, areas, sex, social position etc. Even the same blood type answerd differently by these factors. "Language" does not represent "personality" -- also affected by culture and country etc.
Regional DifferencesThe next data are regional differences. NHK hoso bunka kenkusho [Japan Broadcasting Corporation broadcasting culture research institute] conveyed nation wide reserach.
Representative items that showed the differences Nation Tokyo Results of c2-test Characteristics of Tokyo differ from other region 44.4% 51.9% p<0.01 Wish to join local events and festivals 46.7% 37.9% p<0.01 Associate around many relatives 54.3% 49.7% Does not get deeply involved to each other 31.0% 36.9% p<0.01 Cut down usual life and want to leave money and property 42.1% 33.3% p<0.01 Subjects 29,620 580 from NHK hoso bunka kenkusho "Gendai no kenmin kishitsu [Modern regional traits]" NHK Publishing, 1997, pp. 127.
Interesingly enough, there are many statistically
significant differences. But differences themselves are the same as blood type.
Why?
Only because NHK collected many subjects! Do you understand?
The
Gordian KnotMr. Matsui's paper is my Gordian Knot.
Matsui, Y. (1991). Ketsueki gata ni yoru seikaku no chigai ni kansuru toukeiteki kentou [Statistical consideration on personality difference of blood types], Bulletin of Tokyo metropolitan Tachikawa junior college, 124, 51-54.
JNN Data Bank (Japan News Network Data Bank, a department of TBS, which is one of the major TV stations in Tokyo) conducts a large annual survey. Its subjects are about 3,000 people annually, from age 13 to 59 using the random sampling method. The surveys of 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988 have items of blood type and 24 yes-no questions of personality. More than 10,000 people were analyzed.
Table 3 24 yes-no question items of personality
1 I am ready to keep company with everyone.
2 I make an effort toward my goal.
3 I like to be a leader.
4 I am not particular about things.
5 I do not know how to refresh myself.
6 I am serious when I should be so.
7 I often tell jokes to make others laugh.
8 I do not change my idea after I present it.
9 I am not worried by what I was told.
10 I have a lot of friends.
11 I am often worried about things.
12 I sometimes indulge in fancies.
13 I am not good at getting along with others.
14 I like to have parties in my home.
15 I am careful when doing something.
16 I am often moved to tears.
17 I often change my mind.
18 I am a good loser.
19 I am persevering.
20 I cannot be quiet and I make merry when I am delighted.
21 I am shy.
22 I sometimes burst into a rage.
23 I like to think deeply alone more than to talk with others.
24 I do not like to visit someone without presents.
Table 8 Percentages of people that answered yes to Item 4: " I am not particular about things." highest in red / lowest in blue
O A B AB 1980
31.8 30.6 37.8 34.3 1982
39.1 33.0 35.6 36.1 1986
39.5 32.4 38.8 39.9 1988
42.9 35.9 45.1 37.1 Only item 4 showed the same difference (Table 8). But the highest blood type(s) differed by year. The result lacked the consistency that exceeded one year. Therefore, the conclusion is that there is no blood-typical stereotypes in the data.
Only one out of 24 items showed significant difference
... more than 10,000 subject in total. I was at a loss ...
There are many factors that affect the difference: age, area, sex distinction, social
position etc. -- even the same blood type. Therefore, the difference might not appear when
"random sampling" is done ...
University students again!Let's try Mr. Matsui's another paper ...
Takuma, T., & Matsui, Y. (1985). Ketsueki gata sureroetaipu ni tsuite [About blood type stereotype], Jinbungakuho (Tokyo metropolitan University), 44,15-30.
The distribution of the blood types of the subjects is written in Table 1. 613 students without no answer are chosen out of 640 students who belong to the public/private university of Tokyo Met./Kanagawa Pref. The sex distinction is 345 men and 215 women. I think there may be no problem because it almost agrees with the average of Japanese.
Table 1 Distribution of ABO blood type of the subjects (%)
Items
N O A B AB Subjects
613 29.7 36.7 22.5 11.1 Average of Japanese
1,150 thousand 30.7 38.1 21.8 9.4
The percentage of people who answered "yes" are shown in Table 2. Mr. Matsui said "Items of the personality are carefully chosen by consulting Nomi' book (1984)".
From Table 2 (modified) Percentage of people who answered "yes" highest in red / lowest in blue
Items
O(182) A(225) B(138) AB(68) Result of c2-test 4. I esteem rules, customs and orders
57.7 54.7 50.7 41.2 p<0.001 10. I am optimistic to the future 46.2 52.9 52.2 67.6 p<0.05
Two out of twenty items showed significant differences ...
less than 1,000 subject in total.
In this case, subjects are university students -- very homogeneous. Therefore, the
difference might not appear when "random sampling" is done ... I might have cut
the Gordian Knot.
All Items
1. I am particular with everything
2. I care about it to the person of the surroundings
3. I suppress my feeling and desire
4. I esteem rules, customs and orders
5. I am seeking my reason for living
6. I am not influenced by the surroundings
7. I do not like be controlled, constrained by person
8. I understand new things and flexible thought
9. I open heart to people
10. I am optimistic to the future 11. I think straightly 12. I have clear two-facedness of emotionally stable and unstable 13. I am distant to people 14. I am not able to be absorbed to anything 15. I am a good analyst and critic 16. I treat people with smile and carefully 17. I am both romantic and realistic 18. I care human relations, especially esteem trust of people 19. I have vitality 20. I go straight with persistence and achieve when the purpose is decided
Check
the Reappearance of DataLet's proof the order of group-dependence, which is O=A>B>AB (Valid only in Japan?).
The data (table 18, pp.71) from "Shin ketsueki-gata ningen-gaku" (New blood type humanics) published in 1978. Results of a questionnaire to first-class Japanese athletes (exact dates were not specified). The ratios of athletes who choose "Do the best for Japan" in the international game.
Blood type Number of persons Ratio O 58 people 13.8% A 73 people 13.7% B 51 people 9.8% AB 22 people 0.0%
It is the order of O=A>B>AB as expected. To my surprise, the ratio of Type AB is 0! Type-AB people doesn't identify themselves with their country -- Japan.
The next data from the same book (table 24, pp.211). The question is "Which do you feel best when eating with people?" The ratios of people who choose "Eat alone". Exact dates were not specified.
Blood type Number of persons Ratio O 636 people 20.1% A 739 people 19.6% B 600 people 23.2% AB 428 people 27.1%
It is the order of O=A<B<AB, too, as expected. It is clear that Type-AB people like to be alone.
Famous psychologist, Raymond B. Cattell's Study shows the clear relation of blood types to personality traits. Click here!
Results of The ABO System
Australians are the same trend for the most part, although a dangerous rate is a little bit high, because there are few Type-AB people.
The same trend showed by Japanese psychologists. Surprisingly, probability is below 0.1%. The ratio of the person that chose "Esteem rule, custom and order" (Taketoshi TAKUMA and Yutaka MATSUI, 1985, About blood type stereotype, Jinbungakuho,172,15-30.).
Blood type Number of persons Ratio O 29.7% 57.7% A 36.7% 54.7% B 22.5% 50.7% AB 11.1% 41.2% Total 613 people in all -
Even, this is the order of O=A>B>AB as expected.
Do you think that there is relation between blood type and
personality?For these ten years, more than 70% of Japanese people
think that there likely are "relation between blood type and personality" and
the ratio is not changing. However, less than 20% of people think that there is strong
relation, while a little less than 50% of people think that there is some
relation. This data agrees completely with my reasoning!
Namely, there is not strong relation between "blood type and
personality", but some relation.
1. Do you think that there likely is relation between blood type and personality?
-- 1,102 Tokyo metropolitan residents aged 15 - 69 by random sampling
Answers
Percentage
Yes 75.0% No 18.4% D/K 5.9% N/A 0.6% from NHK public opinions research (1986)
2. Do you think that there is relation between blood type and personality?
-- 2,320 men and women all around the nation residents aged more then 20
Answers
Percentage
Yes 18% More and less 46% No 21% D/K 14% N/A
1%
from the Mainichi Shimbun "Kokoro no Jidai [Times of Heart]" (1987) Nation-wide research
3. Is there relation between blood type and personality/compatibility? (500 people)
Answers
Percentage
Yes 72% No 18% D/N 10% from Kansai TV's "Aruaru Daijiten" (June 15, 1997)
4. How do you feel about relation between blood type and personality (318 female university students) more than 50% in bold
Items
Affirmative (%) Personality differs by blood type
* I trust it
37.5 Ii match my personality
53.8 I enjoy it
83.6 I like it
61.5 Useful for communications with other people
40.4 Useful in the first time meetings
26.0 Think people's blood type before action 5.8 Change action by blood type
4.9 Useful for understanding other people's action
14.4 First of all, I think compatibility by blood type
26.7 I often read articles about blood type
57.7 Useful for knowing oneself 26.0 Able to Understand unknown self
12.5 It does new discovery about myself
16.4 Able to see myself objectively
26.0 I don't like Type A people 5.8 I don't like Type B people 10.6 I don't like Type O people 1.0 I don't like Type AB people 10.6
* "Very much" (0%), "Much" (11.6%), "To some degree" (61.1%), "Not much" (16.8%), "Non-existent" (10.5%)
from Matsui, Y., & Kamise, Y. (1994). Functions and structure of blood-group stereotype. Bulletin of University of the Sacred Heart, 82, 91-111.
5. Positive and Negative Reasons for relation between blood type and personality (318 female university students) more than 50% in bold
Items
Affirmative (%)* 1. It is scientific
11.6 2. Difference of components in blood influence personality
26.4 3. It is correct because it appears in many magazines
15.3 4. It fits well to the people around me
54.4 5. I can guess the blood type of other people somewhat
55.3 6. Personality of the same blood type as mine, resembles my personality
45.9 7. Personality is made by environment rather than blood type
93.1 8. Personality is not divided to four types by blood type 93.1 9. Personality is not such simple able to be judged by blood type
92.5 10. Personality of the same blood type differs
98.1 11. It does not fit well to some people around me
78.3 12. It does not fit well to me
21.3
* Percentages are the sum of "I think so" and "I think so to some degree"
from Matsui, Y., & Kamise, Y. (1994). Functions and structure of blood-group stereotype. Bulletin of University of the Sacred Heart, 82, 91-111.
Cut the Gordian Knot -- Mr. Matsui's PaperThere is consistent differences although it was trifling! Let's go!
2 I make an effort toward my goal. highest in red / lowest in blue
Year
O A B AB Max. - Min. 1980
26.7 27.1 23.8 30.4 6.6 1982
27.7 30.7 26.8 28.5 3.9 1986
28.3 26.8 23.7 29.0 5.3 1988
27.8 28.2 27.8 28.6 0.8 Mean
27.6 28.2 25.5 29.1 3.6 4 I am not particular about things. highest in red / lowest in blue
Year
O A B AB Max. - Min. 1980
31.8 30.6 37.8 34.3 7.2 1982
39.1 33.0 35.6 36.1 6.1 1986
39.5 32.4 38.8 39.9 7.9 1988
42.9 35.9 45.1 37.1 9.2 Mean
38.3 33.0 39.3 36.7 6.3 6 I am serious when I should be so. highest in red / lowest in blue
Year
O A B AB Max. - Min. 1980
38.2 39.2 36.6 42.7 6.1 1982
41.6 41.2 37.0 44.9 7.9 1986
36.5 38.9 35.6 37.4 3.3 1988
39.3 39.5 35.0 39.0 4.5 Mean
38.9 39.7 36.1 41.0 4.9 9 I am not worried by what I was told. highest in red / lowest in blue
Year
O A B AB Max. - Min. 1980
23.5 22.2 26.7 23.3 4.5 1982
28.2 24.3 24.4 25.0 3.9 1986
25.6 23.7 26.1 26.9 3.2 1988
27.6 24.2 27.2 28.3 4.1 平均
26.2 23.6 26.1 25.9 3.6
15 I am careful when doing something. highest in red / lowest in blue
Year
O A B AB Max. - Min. 1980
32.1 29.8 25.9 29.1 6.2 1982
32.7 32.3 29.8 31.6 2.9 1986
29.3 33.6 28.7 33.6 4.9 1988
28.3 32.3 26.4 30.1 5.9 Mean
30.6 32.0 27.7 31.1 4.3
22 I sometimes burst into a rage. highest in red / lowest in blue
Year
O A B AB Max. - Min. 1980
33.4 35.2 30.8 34.0 4.4 1982
34.2 34.1 28.4 33.5 5.8 1986
36.1 35.9 30.1 35.0 6.0 1988
36.0 35.0 34.7 34.9 1.3 Mean
34.9 35.1 31.1 34.4 4.0
Needless to say anything (laugh). Probability that only the certain blood type becomes the least rate is cube of 0.25 (0.016). So these are not accidental, because there are six items that showed consistent trends. Also c2-tests are significant.
Cut the Gordian Knot -- Mr. Sakamoto's PaperMr. Sakamoto's paper analyzed the largest number of samples: more than 30,000 people using the random sampling method. Of course, it showed the clear difference between blood types. But Mr. Sakamoto said "blood-typical stereotypes" caused the difference, not blood types themselves. So he thinks there is no relation between blood types and personality.
Yamazaki, K., & Sakamoto, A. (1991). Ketsueki gata sutereotaipu ni yoru jiko joju gensho [The self-fulfillment phenomenon generated by blood-typical personality stereotypes: time-series analysis of nation-wide survey]. Paper presented at the 32nd annual convention of the Japanese society of social psychology. Tokyo (pp. 289-291).
JNN Data Bank (Japan News Network Data Bank, a department of TBS, which is one of the major TV stations in Tokyo) conducts a large annual survey. Its subjects are about 3,000 people annually, from age 13 to 59 using the random sampling method. The surveys of 1978 - 88 have items of blood type and 24 yes-no questions of personality.
24 yes-no question items of personality
1 I am ready to keep company with everyone.
2 I make an effort toward my goal.
3 I like to be a leader.
4 I am not particular about things.
5 I do not know how to refresh myself.
6 I am serious when I should be so.
7 I often tell jokes to make others laugh.
8 I do not change my idea after I present it.
9 I am not worried by what I was told.
10 I have a lot of friends.
11 I am often worried about things.
12 I sometimes indulge in fancies.
13 I am not good at getting along with others.
14 I like to have parties in my home.
15 I am careful when doing something.
16 I am often moved to tears.
17 I often change my mind.
18 I am a good loser.
19 I am persevering.
20 I cannot be quiet and I make merry when I am delighted.
21 I am shy.
22 I sometimes burst into a rage.
23 I like to think deeply alone more than to talk with others.
24 I do not like to visit someone without presents.
Excerpts:
1. Age / Fig. 5
"A-B" score becomes higher as age becomes higher. In other words, senior people are more like "Type A".
2. Blood type / Fig. 6
"A-B" score of Type-A people (0.082) is significantly higher than that of Type-B people (0.027).
3. Year of the survey / Fig. 7
"A-B" score has gradually decreased in 11 years from 1978 through 1988. In other words, Japanese people are becoming more like "Type B".
4. Alternate action between blood types and year of the survey / Fig. 8
The alternate action between blood types and year of survey were detected. Type-A people become more like "Type A" and Type-B people become more like "Type B". This is the result that means the self-fulfillment phenomenon generated by blood-typical stereotypes.
Fantastic!
But, when you carefully watch Fig. 7 of the second paper,
you should notice something strange.
Until now, many opponents of "blood type and personality" (especially, Japanese
psychologists) have asserted that the difference of personality by blood types does not
exist, because reliable data and/or results of questionnaire are not available.
However, the difference is very significant -- out of question -- in Fig.
7 of the second paper. Eleven years and more than 30,000 people by complete random
sampling. Therefore, the former assertion, "reliable data and/or results of
questionnaire are not available", is completely wrong!
Also read Ms. Yoriko Watanabe's paper.
Watanabe, Y. (1994). The roles of prototype and exemplar in the formation of the "blood type stereotype". Shakai shinrigaku kenkyu [Social psychology research], 10-2, 77-86.
Subjects generalized their personality traits as the traits typical to people with the blood type of their own, whether these personality traits are commonly and publicly assumed blood type-relevant personality traits or not.
This means answers were not affected by the knowledge of blood type personality. Therefore, reliable data and/or results of questionnaire are available now, then there are clear evidence between "blood type and personality." Wow!
In the second season, I try to solve the remaining mysteries: Why differences don't appear by personality tests? This time, you are Ellery Queen!
Why not Mr. Nomi's items?In the first season, we examined many questionnaire items, which are only made by psychologists. Why not Mr. Nomi's items? You are right! Let's try.
Ms. Yoriko Watanabe's PaperI will introduce Ms. Yoriko Watanabe once again.
Watanabe, Y. (1994). The roles of prototype and exemplar in the formation of the "blood type stereotype". Shakai shinrigaku kenkyu [Social psychology research], 10-2, 77-86.
In this article, there seem little differences appear... so far. But I noticed incidentally there might be great differences between blood type. So, I decided to recalculate and the results are....
Result by recalculation (Excerpts from Table 1: Relation between Correct Answer Rates of Each Questions and Blood Types)
Blood
TypePersonality Traits
Excluding
One's Own Blood TypeOne's Own Blood Type χ2 p Type A Introvert, solve problem by oneself
.250 .658 16.50 p<0.001 Considerate, careful about everything
.563 .842 8.39 p<0.005 Responsible
.344 .605 6.61 p<0.05 Esteem tatemae (principle) than honne (practice)
.422
.658 5.31 p<0.05 Type B Shaken easily
.130 .440 11.10 p<0.001 Warm hearted
.182 .360 3.43 p<0.10 Less influenced by the surroundings with my pace style
.325 .640 7.81 p<0.01 Optimistic .312 .520 3.54 p<0.10 Lack of prudence
.390
.720 8.27 p<0.005 Type AB Fairy-tale like .133 .333 3.20 p<0.10 Rational thinking .200 .583 8.41 p<0.005 Cool and dry .478 .750 3.14 p<0.10 Capricious .089 .250 2.85 p<0.10 Type O (Not Siginficant)
p < 0.05 in red
It is natural, because these personality traits are referred to Mr. Nomi's (and other researchers) books, not pulled out from psychological tests! Wonderful differences appear unless one does not use psychological personality tests. (laugh)
There may be another reason. Personality diagnosis by blood type is very popular in Japan. Therefore as many as 70 percent of Japanese people think that there are (some) relationship between blood type and personality. Accordingly, in this case, as many as 70 percent of Japanese people would answer the personality that the person oneself is aware of -- in short, blood type's personality of the person oneself -- must be detected by the test, whether there are "real" relationship between blood type and personality or not.
These are logical conclusion. Then, two mysteries were left.
1. Are detected personalities are real or imaginary?
2. Why psychological personality test cannot detect the differences by blood type?
Mystery No.1 has already solved. Ms. Yoriko Watanabe will explain to you, again. From the above-mentioned article:
Difference between subjects that have exact knowledge and without it
Type of subjects
Percentages of
correct answersCorrelation coefficients of
exact knowledge
and subjects' knowledgeConviction rate
of ones' knowledgeSubjects with exact knowledge >=.75 (n=38)
.82 .90 (SD=.96) >=.72 (n=46)
.73 1.05 (SD=.93) Subjects without exact knowledge < .75 (n=56)
-.06 1.32 (SD=.91) < .72 (n=48)
-.10 1.34 (SD=.94) < .65 (n=35)
-.25 1.48 (SD=.84)
Subjects that have exact knowledge of blood types and personality, the exact knowledge and their knowledge are agreeing for the most part (in blue). Therefore, there is strong positive correlation between them. Conversely, subjects without exact knowledge, must have "nonexistent knowledge" or "opposite knowledge". If there is the relation between blood types and personality, there would be negative correlation between "opposite knowledge" and exact one (in red). Namely, it seems that there is some relation between blood types and personality. But, it is not possible conclusion, just being suggesting possibility persistently, because there are not significant differences statistically. Furthermore:
If detected personalities are imaginary, people with exact knowledge must think that personality is decided with only blood type. But this is not true. Conversely, the opposite tendency seems to appear. We must admit that detected personalities are real! Wow!
Also Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo had got the same results.
Dr. Peter J. D'AdamoDr. Peter J. D'Adamo performed a blood type-personality test on his website. The result is as follows. No comments needed. Excerpts from his book "Live Right for Your Type".
The testing group demographics of www.dadamo.com
Total 20,635 Total Female 15,255 Total Male 5,380 The demographics by blood type
Type A Type AB Type B Type O 7,187 1,473 2,809 9,166 34.83% 7.14% 13.61% 44.42%
A Fairly reliable synthesis of personality characteristics by blood type
Type O Type A Type B Type AB Extroverted
Strong
Leader
Confident
Pragmatic
Strategic
Patient
LogicalIntroverted
Intense
Demanding
Perfectionist
Sensitive
Cooperative
CreativeIndependent
Free Thinking
Resilient
Creative
Original
Subjective
Inveterate organizerIntuitive
Emotional
Passionate
Friendly
Trusting
Empathetic
Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo also shown comparison with Mr. Nomi.
Blood Type-Personality Characterizations
Type O Type A Type B Type AB Masahiko Nomi Extroverted
Strong
ExpressiveIntroverted
Perfectionist
RestrainedFree-thinking
Independent
Lacking
ambitionSensitive
Distant
PassivePeter Constantine Extroverted
OutspokenIntroverted
Reserved
CalmPragmatic
OrganizedBalance of extroversion and introversion Raymond Cattell Stable Prone to anxiety Self-sufficient Alienated Hans Eysenck Extroverted Calm Highly emotional Introverted Blood Type-Personality Test as www.dadamo.com Extroverted
Practical
Decisive
Lives in the presentIntroverted
Sensitive to the needs of othersFeeling
Flexible
Spontaneous
SubjectiveFeeling
Intuitive
Dr. Wu's study in TaiwanMystery No.2 has already solved, too. Dr. Wu in Taiwan will explain the truth.
To my surprise, I find a blood type study in
Taiwan!
Dr. Wu, the author, is a professor of medical college in Takao
prefecture, Taiwan.
Personality and Individual Differences 38 (2005) 797–808
Blood type and the five factors of personality in Asia
Kunher Wu, Kristian D. Lindsted, Jerry W. Lee
Personality diagnosis by blood type is popular in Taiwan, as well as in Japan. Therefore about 2/3 of high school students think that there are (some) relationship between blood type and personalities, as well as Japan.
However, the most famous psychological test in English area NEO-PI-R's Chinese edition (of course, there is a Japanese edition, too) which is standardized globally, detected little significant difference except type AB females, even using more than 3,000 high school students' subjects.
I think it is strange because there is not fictiveness scale (in other words, the person oneself tells a lie) in this personality test, so the personality that the person oneself is aware of -- in short, blood type's personality of the person oneself -- must be detected by the test.
# The situation is the same as in Japan. Few psychological tests detect differences of blood type, somehow.
It is said that NEO-PI-R psychological personality test has universality beyond languages, I may explain the past results (few significant differences appeared) without contradiction, including English versions!
The following is the explanation:
It is expected that significant differences must have appeared considerably, at least by individual answers (or the 30 facets). However, significant differences do not come out if individual answers are transformed to five personality scales. Therefore we might have to admit that NEO-PI-R test itself cannot detect the differences of blood type well, to explain the conventional data without contradiction.
Mr. Masahiko Nomi once said that psychological personality tests cannot measure the difference of blood type properly, and this might be right!
In addition, the NEO-PI-R's definition of personalities (ex: transformed by factor analysis etc.) are different from ordinary ones which we use everyday, It does not contradict to the conventional data.
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Blood Type in Asia (Excerpts) In this article, blood type personalities in Asia are expressed. Item "Neuroticism" is mysterious here. Type B seems to be most nervous somehow. In Japan, type As are said to be most nervous. Why?
This is not fun for type AB persons, like me, anyway. :-p. But, seeing from a medical view point, type Bs are most likely to be obsessive-compulsive neurosis (in Japan), perhaps this may affect. Characteristics of Taiwan Then about subjects:
The ratio of persons who have read books about blood type is as high as 75%, and that of having belief is 66%. We may think that the situation is almost similar to Japan. Results Then I will write about an important result.
It is just what it looked. There is only one difference: type-AB girls' scores of conscientiousness are significantly lower than type-Os (level of significance 5%). |
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By the way are there any scientific grounds? Several scientist explained there hypotheses.
Dr. T. Abo (March
25, 2007)In addition, there is a study to understand activities of the sympathetic / parasympathetic nerve by examining the ratio of polymorph and lymphocytes of white blood corpuscles.
According to Dr. Toru Abo, an immunologist
who is playing an active role worldwide.
In his book "medical care makes illness", says about relationship between
blood type and personalities (page 17-19).
I have mentioned that a person of sympathetic nerve superiority becomes an active "polymorph person", while parasympathetic nerve superiority becomes a generous "lymphocyte person". However, in conjunction with this law, it was connected with blood type between human nature case.
The connection with blood type and personalities has been pointed out for a long time, but few studies clarified the mystery scientifically till now.The scientific grounds are the following:
When I summarize a level of a lymphocyte of peripheral blood of the adult whom I measured by clinical survey in every blood type. Type O, 39%; Type B, 37%; Type A, 36%; Type AB, 34%; (object: 5,000 people). Dr. Fukuda Minoru, my respected friend clarified this scathing observation...
Brain Waves
(March 25, 2007)Several experiments were televised. For example, "Spa Spa Ningengaku (Humanics)" on October 7, 2004...
On the TV program, instantaneous exercises (dumbbell exercises) and stamina exercises (bicycle machines) were investigated, for the purpose of elucidating the reason that people cannot continue exercises, according to blood type. The next results were provided by measuring brain waves during exercises.
Instantaneous Exercise Stamina Exercise Type A Much stress Little stress Type B Little stress Much stress Type AB Different by person Different by person Type O Little stress Little stress
Very different by blood type.
Another example, "Aru Aru Daijiten" on October 3, 2004...
I was surprised by experiments of brain waves, this time, too (professor Munetaka Haida, faculty of medicine, Tokai University). It is interesting to measure compatibility using brain waves. On the program, he used machinery made by Hitachi Medico and measured photons which appeared from brain. We can easily find what part of brain is activated by detecting photons. Is it a high grade lie detector? I have a feeling that Hitachi, Ltd. did that kind of announcement. (Mr. Haida's experiment was introduced on Korean TV -- SBS in 2006, too.)
Another experiment by professor Noriyuki Yoshida, faculty of human and social environment, Hiroshima International University, was introduced on the same TV program. This is also very interesting experiment to measure differences of brain waves of 40 subjects (both males and females) according to blood type. Subjects push a button if a light is on and release it if the light is off with one's eyes closed. Brain waves among these two states are analyzed.
Point 1: How do brain
waves react to light stimulation?
Point 2: After light stimulation, how long does it take
for brain waves to return to the original state?
The results were fantastic!
[Added on March 25, 2007]
When we assume degree of brain waves excitement as [ quantity β band / (quantity of α band + quantity of β band) ], the degree was type A > type O > type AB > type B in order. In other words, to react to stimulation of the outside world in this order. Difference of brain wave excitement by blood type means difference of optic nerve and/or brain reaction by blood type. Finding differences of reaction by blood type would be demonstrated at cerebrum physiology level (aside from mechanism) for the first time! Great!!
Type As and type Os strongly reacted to lights and remains strong reactions of brain waves, even after lights have faded. Mr. Yoshida commented that type As and type Os are "easy to be influenced when something happens" and "worried about it". Immediately the narrator says "always set up one's antenna to grasp the situation"; "attentive"; "considerate".
As for type Bs, reaction is small and being restored immediately; Mr. Yoshida, says "changed one's feeling immediately"; "able go to a meal immediately even if in quarrel". The narrator says "carry through one's pace without being controlled by surrounding situations"; "seem to be self-centric"; "keep calm".
As for type ABs, reaction is bigger than type Bs (smaller than type As and Os) and to be restored immediately. Mr. Yoshida says "mind and take stimulation and can do postprocessing". "Show reaction in a mise en scene, but return to one's pace immediately"; "said to have two-facedness"; "deal with things calmly" says the narrator.
If the result are shown properly as above, these experiments may be appreciated properly. Then positive feedback might happen, and studies of relationship between blood type and personality may advance steadily in the near future. I really hope so.
Last update: March 25, 2007.
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