Extraversion - orientation on perception of objects themselves (processes, people, events, sensations). Energy level increases when interacting with a large group of people. Energy level is generally higher. More often focused on their surroundings. The extrovert having perceived and processed information about objects, immediately begins to feel the need in new information and often undertakes any active actions for its reception. As a result, socionic extroverts tolerate situations when the receipt of new information is limited much harder than introverts.
Introversion - orientation on impressions of all the above mentioned objects in the perceiving subject, as well as on interrelations and mutual influence of these objects on each other. Psychic energy more often flows inwards. Energy level increases when they are alone. Energy level decreases when interacting with a large group of people. Energy level is generally lower. More often focused on their thoughts and feelings. Tend to be more passive, less initiating.
Sensing is a mental process that involves focusing on concrete, tangible details that can be directly experienced. Sensorics have the main source of perception - his own senses and the sensations of his body, the world for him is something that can be felt, touched, smelled or otherwise sensed.
Intuition is a mental process that involves distancing perception from concrete, tangible details. The intuit easily switches from the senses to other sources of information: his own memory, imagination, signals from the unconscious. As a result, an intuitive can give the impression of a person who is ‘out of the world’, hovering in the clouds.
Ethics is a mental process that involves focusing on emotional experience, human relationships, and subjective attitudes. It is easier for ethicists to find an approach to another person as well as an animal, because the ethicist understands what to say, how to make a person feel comfortable. Frequently better at solving interpersonal problems. Tend to prefer persuasion over argumentation.
Logic is a mental process that involves focusing on inanimate objects, logical relationships, and objective truth. Logics consider the world around them as a set of objects obeying certain regularities (these can be laws of nature, laws of society, job descriptions, rules of behaviour, etc.). More often have interpersonal problems. Tend to prefer argumentation over persuasion. More vulnerable to “ethical” manipulation.
Rationals tend to plan ahead, make decisions early. Do not like to change their decisions. Tend to finish what they started. Rationals tend to prepare before taking any action: they form a step-by-step action plan and justify ‘why I am doing this’. They are less successful in acting spontaneously, according to the situation.
Rationals: consistent, predictable, stable, rigid, confused in new conditions, as a result of which sudden and sharp change of circumstances to the person of rational type creates inconveniences and feeling of discomfort.
Irrationals tend to wait and see, more spontaneous. Change their decisions frequently. Tend to start new things without finishing them. Irrationals don't tend to make reservations, so they focus on the current situation, which gives them the ability to react more quickly and flexibly to sudden changes.
Irrationals: flexible, switchable, easy on the rise, spontaneous, unpredictable, dependent on inspiration, trait that allows a person to adapt to the turn of the most unexpected events.
Subjectivist (Merry) - the merry ones care more about their subjective perception of the world; appreciate the emotional background, appreciate fun, humour, enthusiasm, expressions of emotion are more personal and individualistic.
Objectivist (Serious) - an objective perception of the world is more important; appreciate the issue of the appropriateness of showing emotion, more often you can hear frank conversations about feelings of love or hate, they try to show emotions ‘in the right place’, i.e. at work they are serious and do not get distracted by jokes.
Judicious - prefer to make decisions leisurely, having previously discussed, thought through, first assess the situation, only then try to change it, harder to mobilise, easier to relax.
Decisive - prefer to make and implement decisions quickly and respect this approach in others; values volitional qualities, harder to relax, easier to mobilise.
Democratic (individualist) - view people in terms of their individual qualities rather than in terms of their membership of a group; they believe that people are inherently equal to each other. Build relationships with people regardless of their social status. Personal qualities of a person are more important.
Aristocratic (collectivist) - aristocrats consider people in terms of their belonging to a certain group, a certain layer in the hierarchy, the predominance of vertical communication over horizontal communication, attuned to a hierarchy, a ‘social ladder’ where everyone must occupy ‘their own rung’.
Result – they are more interested in the goal than in the process, in the activity itself; they need to see a goal, a clear conclusion.
Process – long entry into the process, longer process and long exit from the process. Tend to polish, improve, refine, finalise. They are more interested in the process than the result, they need to be passionate about the process;
Carefree – in a new situation are more likely to notice and pay attention to what is new in that situation relative to their past experiences; are orientated locally, «you can't anticipate everything».
Farsighted – in a new situation act more according to past experience and less taking into account what has changed; calculate the situation in advance, trying to anticipate as much as possible what is necessary.
Yielding – are easier to persuade; are more inclined to compromise and give others a head start. Tend to give in, agree, do not confront.
Obstinate – are hard to convince of anything, are less inclined to compromise; are better at defending their point of view, their interests. Not inclined to give in.
Tactical – more often make decisions based on the current state of affairs, try to make local-optimal decisions, and take less account of the future; find it easier to see and evaluate the immediate step, they see the goal less clearly.
Strategic – are more likely to make decisions based on future-orientated perspectives, easier to set and evaluate a goal, harder to see the next step.
Constructivist – constructivists first perceive the semantic part of the situation, later the emotional colouring; at the beginning of the contact, focus more on the business at hand rather than on establishing a connection.
Emotivist – emotivists perceive the emotional colouring of the situation first, and the semantic part later; needs to experience and feel the emotions first,first establish emotional contact with a smile or words.
Positivist – positivists find it easier to see what is present in a situation, positivists primarily focus on the positive aspects of the current situation. The general attitude is that the world is good. This is expressed in relative confidence in the future.
Negativist – It is easier for negativists to see something that is not there, absent in the situation, negativists primarily focus on the negative aspects of the current situation. Entry into a situation is more focused on pitfalls, losses.
Asking – learn other people's point of view, ask questions more often; tend to listen to their partner in conversation; often answer briefly; it is more important for them to hear the interlocutor than to express their opinion. Communication usually takes the form of dialogue. Asking questions to get an answer.
Declaring – in conversation, declatists tend to monologue, are less inclined to ask questions, prefer to answer and express their opinions themselves; less frequently asked questions. Tend to express the formulated thought to the end and then listen to the interlocutor.