![]() Think of introversion and extroversion like water and land, for introverts, the inner mind is the relaxing land while it takes effort to “swim” in the outer word So as a result, we have 4 functions (Sensing, Intuition, Thinking, Feeling) and for each of these four functions, there is an introverted and an extroverted version. It can be also be done for unquantifiable things, judging value in aspects like love or personal values (“do I love Alice or Bob more?”) (Feeling) On the other hand, judgement can be also done in two ways it can be done for quantifiable things, judging value between two black-and-white comparisons (Thinking). Perception can be done in two ways it can be in the present, the “here and now” (Sensing) and it can be looking beyond into the future and inferring patterns beneath the surface (Intuition) Sensing means looking more in to the here-and-now and concrete details instead of abstract patterns In writing this post, I hope to bring you from the shallow pools of the 16P and to the real nuts and bolts of Jung’s theory of personality! What are Jungian/MBTI cognitive functions? Once a person sees the more robust and comprehensive system, they will naturally accept it over the simplistic dichotomies. We are firmly in the second group, and we have seen that generally, people in the first group who start to learn about cognitive functions will almost always “see the light” and join the second group, seeing the types through the lens of cognitive functions rather than the simple dichotomies. Have you seen the light of the cognitive-function perspective? Here’s where the confusion arises: both groups have 16 types with the same 16 names, but a very different and incompatible understanding of what defines each of those 16 personality types. ![]() It is a more holistic and nuanced understanding of personality types that accounts for the fact that everyone has a bit of everything, and the difference between types lies in the different order of strengths and weaknesses. This group also recognizes sixteen different types, but organizes each of the sixteen types by a unique combination of these 8 cognitive functions. Based on this theory, all our psychological thought processes can be categorized into 8 different cognitive functions. In the second group are those who look further back to the origins of the modern MBTI, to the original theory introduced by Carl Jung in his 1921 book “Psychological Types” and expanded by Jungian analysts like John Beebe. The end result is that many test-takers feel like they do not fit the extreme definitions of “introvert” / “extrovert” / “thinker” / “feeler”, because naturally every person is a bit introverted at times, a bit extroverted at times, and uses logic and inner values depending on the situation at hand. It is a dichotomy (“strictly one or the other”) method that leaves much to be desired, because in a dichotomy system, you cannot have balance in your capability for sensing/intuition, or thinking/feeling. These sites peddle a type of personality assessment that simply asks “are you Extroverted or Introverted”, “are you an Intuitive or a Sensor”, “are you a Thinker or a Feeler”, “are you a Judger or a Perceiver” with percentage scores and give you your “MBTI type” based on those results. In the first group are those who came across the popular 16P personality quiz, or similar sites like. ![]() A typical result chart from Īs a result, there are generally two levels of understanding that we have seen.
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