Ne - Everything Unknown and Little-Known About the Eight Functions of the Psyche

Table 7.2. Main characteristic properties and manifestations of the socionic function Ne (“black”, “static” intuition)

Correlations of type property profiles with reference type function profilesFunctional profile of the property in absolute values (recalculation of the type profile of a property into a functional one according to the formulas in Table 2.3.)
Generalized psychological or psychophysiological properties (content clusters)total number of responses (taking into account all respondents and all questions of the cluster)NiNeSiSeTiTeFiFeNiNeSiSeTiTeFiFeIndex characteristics of the property for Ne (=<4>*<12>)
1Not characterized by, alien to conservativism of views and habits121330,250,74-0,49-0,29-0,240,06-0,220,180,300,87-0,58-0,34-0,280,07-0,250,220,64
2Need for novelty, curiosity, interest in everything new99490,090,82-0,43-0,08-0,160,05-0,340,050,080,75-0,40-0,08-0,140,05-0,310,050,62
3Regarding the requirements for the statements of others and the order in the surrounding world, ambiguity and pluralism are always better for them than unambiguity51690,420,78-0,12-0,24-0,44-0,23-0,08-0,090,410,77-0,12-0,24-0,43-0,22-0,08-0,090,60
4Breadth of interests27720,000,79-0,30-0,270,020,30-0,49-0,050,000,76-0,29-0,260,020,29-0,47-0,040,60
5Not inclined to focus on the familiar, the habitual, the proven, the past, the traditional; not characterized by conservatism and lack of inclination to change85560,300,73-0,40-0,26-0,230,16-0,420,130,340,81-0,45-0,30-0,260,17-0,470,150,59
6Low general irritability (in 81 situations in which a person may experience irritation for some reason)41630-0,030,81-0,12-0,08-0,20-0,02-0,27-0,09-0,030,69-0,10-0,07-0,17-0,02-0,23-0,070,56
7In politics, the "left" is more appealing than the "right" (in the European sense of these terms, an expanded calculation on 32 issues)194460,240,77-0,42-0,420,05-0,21-0,030,020,220,73-0,40-0,400,05-0,19-0,030,020,56
8Concentrated absent-mindedness as distracting forgetfulness (personal fantasies are experienced as of paramount importance and value)68420,400,71-0,41-0,45-0,03-0,07-0,05-0,100,410,73-0,42-0,46-0,03-0,08-0,05-0,110,52
9Prioritizes changes over stability63160,430,73-0,32-0,06-0,310,02-0,31-0,190,420,71-0,31-0,06-0,300,02-0,30-0,180,52
10Not characterized by pedantry in meeting deadlines99050,410,73-0,070,15-0,38-0,35-0,22-0,270,400,71-0,070,15-0,36-0,34-0,22-0,260,52
11Richness of associations71360,310,69-0,52-0,20-0,32-0,11-0,110,260,340,74-0,56-0,21-0,35-0,11-0,120,280,51
12Foresight for opportunities64190,150,73-0,63-0,22-0,120,19-0,140,020,140,69-0,59-0,21-0,110,18-0,130,020,51
13Ability to be surprised and to see the unusual in the ordinary19100,250,69-0,46-0,43-0,05-0,18-0,050,230,270,72-0,48-0,45-0,05-0,19-0,060,240,50
14Detachment from the criteria of practice and expediency, ease of detachment of fantasy constructions from reality45490,370,72-0,29-0,22-0,06-0,47-0,110,060,350,69-0,27-0,21-0,06-0,44-0,100,050,50
15Enjoys many gambling games199-0,400,69-0,28-0,05-0,060,15-0,140,09-0,410,70-0,28-0,05-0,060,15-0,140,090,49
16Tendency to do unexpected things30770,380,70-0,28-0,05-0,31-0,17-0,440,180,360,67-0,27-0,05-0,30-0,16-0,430,170,47
17In the sphere of his own behavior, he is prone to change and rejects conservatism, the familiar, the proven, the past, the traditional35330,240,67-0,65-0,15-0,330,14-0,040,120,250,70-0,68-0,16-0,340,15-0,040,130,47
18Nonconformism as a bold, greedy and unrestrained research instinct, originality of views, boldness of imagination and experimentation in the field of ideas and hypotheses129840,030,65-0,59-0,130,060,29-0,460,150,030,69-0,62-0,140,060,31-0,490,160,45
19Believes that change is better than stable order - opposes the forced creation and maintenance of a rigid, universal order imposed from above on the human world, as well as the imposition of life regulations on citizens from the top down60780,510,68-0,300,01-0,44-0,02-0,20-0,240,490,65-0,290,01-0,42-0,02-0,19-0,230,45
20Generalizing abstractions are clearer, more important, and more interesting than specifics29010,300,68-0,45-0,280,090,05-0,430,040,290,65-0,43-0,270,090,05-0,410,040,44
21Does not have tenacious attention to the surroundings, attention is scattered9020,360,68-0,52-0,35-0,220,010,11-0,060,340,65-0,50-0,33-0,210,010,10-0,060,44
22Associative mobility as difficulty in holding a thought40850,080,680,100,18-0,64-0,03-0,31-0,060,070,640,090,17-0,60-0,03-0,29-0,050,44
23Sloppy and unpedantic20830,180,67-0,220,06-0,520,00-0,380,210,180,66-0,210,06-0,510,00-0,370,200,44
24No penchant for a command-and-control style of leadership, unreasonable subordination, and strict personal control over everything that happens around him68330,440,67-0,18-0,52-0,28-0,120,11-0,110,420,64-0,17-0,49-0,27-0,120,10-0,110,43
25Tendency to mentally play with paradoxes21790,490,58-0,53-0,38-0,050,09-0,17-0,040,630,74-0,67-0,48-0,060,12-0,22-0,050,43
26Does not have a steady and stable life rhythm without accelerations, deccelerations, and breaks46160,330,69-0,400,25-0,34-0,24-0,24-0,050,300,62-0,360,23-0,31-0,21-0,22-0,050,43
27Not inclined to strive for strict control and unification of the environment, for strict administration and maintenance of universal order for all67580,480,66-0,23-0,41-0,30-0,320,080,040,470,64-0,22-0,39-0,30-0,310,070,040,42
28In response to a statement, often tells an anecdote/joke to the interlocutor227-0,260,69-0,09-0,24-0,180,17-0,120,03-0,240,62-0,08-0,22-0,160,15-0,110,030,42
29Does not believe that those close to him are always fundamentally closer than strangers and distant people (is just as willing to help strangers as he is to help his own family)8520,110,72-0,39-0,300,050,02-0,20-0,020,090,59-0,32-0,250,040,02-0,17-0,010,42
30Does not have a tendency toward narrowing the field of social permissibility, escalating legislative prohibitions, or tightening punitive norms; instead, advocates expanding the field of permissibility, softening criminal laws, and abolishing the death penalty19160,260,670,01-0,550,03-0,270,06-0,210,250,630,01-0,510,03-0,250,05-0,190,42
31Does not tend to finish what he starts (which indicate a weakening of the "rational" left-hemisphere divisions of the frontal cortex)126020,490,64-0,060,14-0,43-0,18-0,32-0,280,500,65-0,060,14-0,44-0,19-0,32-0,290,42
32Improvisation, urgency, reckoning on "maybe", denial of planning188500,390,650,060,19-0,46-0,08-0,38-0,370,380,640,060,19-0,45-0,08-0,37-0,370,42
33Ability and need to discover, isolate, and invent new things91630,250,61-0,42-0,410,260,21-0,43-0,070,280,68-0,48-0,460,290,23-0,48-0,080,41
34Associative mobility as quickness and diversity of associations with ease of switching (positive aspects of associative mobility)104130,150,67-0,240,07-0,68-0,05-0,110,200,140,62-0,230,06-0,63-0,05-0,100,180,41
35Violation of movement sequences, disruption of their rhythmic "melody" (defect of the premotor frontal cortex)21670,180,71-0,28-0,580,09-0,110,19-0,210,150,57-0,22-0,470,07-0,090,15-0,170,41
36Indiscipline117990,240,65-0,130,26-0,470,09-0,51-0,130,230,62-0,130,24-0,440,08-0,48-0,120,41
37Sometimes looks at an object and can not immediately realize what it is and what it is used for6180,140,77-0,21-0,04-0,01-0,18-0,44-0,040,090,52-0,14-0,030,00-0,12-0,29-0,020,40
38Uncertainty, undemandingness, and incompetence in choosing clothes, furnishings, jewelry, and organizing the environment47110,400,60-0,65-0,300,130,14-0,16-0,160,440,66-0,72-0,330,140,16-0,17-0,170,40
39Intensity and priorization of imagination and fantasy55430,530,56-0,52-0,44-0,02-0,09-0,050,020,640,69-0,63-0,53-0,02-0,12-0,060,030,39
40Instability when performing monotonous tasks8398-0,020,61-0,300,25-0,560,07-0,320,28-0,020,64-0,320,26-0,580,07-0,340,290,39
41Does not have a tendency to constant habits, to a predetermined, diligent and even sequence of initiated actions (which may indicate a weakening of the left-hemisphere "rational" parts of the frontal cortex)120030,310,62-0,310,19-0,66-0,07-0,160,080,310,62-0,310,19-0,66-0,07-0,160,080,38
42Speculative fantasies and any theoretical reasoning are more important and interesting to him than practice and the real world40130,370,60-0,59-0,42-0,01-0,05-0,020,120,400,64-0,63-0,45-0,02-0,05-0,020,130,38
43Not characterized by sensory, caring order in the surrounding daily life, that is, the tendency to take care of oneself, of things, and of the environment, creating and maintaining a constant healthy order in the surrounding material world55660,450,58-0,61-0,14-0,280,02-0,120,100,510,66-0,69-0,16-0,310,02-0,130,110,38
44Indifference to money and possessions47070,540,61-0,23-0,250,10-0,50-0,01-0,260,530,60-0,22-0,250,10-0,50-0,01-0,260,37
45Impulsive movements and gestures6023-0,230,59-0,250,21-0,360,23-0,500,32-0,240,61-0,260,22-0,380,24-0,530,340,36
46Sudden changes in the situation do not confuse him or cause a state of inhibition – he easily perceives the situation as a whole (allowing him to quickly grasp its changes), and he does not need to process the situation sequentially through individual details21560,040,63-0,260,18-0,160,25-0,62-0,060,040,57-0,230,16-0,150,23-0,57-0,050,36
47Speech lacks clear dividing pauses between words16030,200,66-0,21-0,33-0,390,17-0,190,090,160,54-0,17-0,27-0,320,13-0,150,070,35
48Often gets disoriented in time - what month, date, and day of the week it is now28590,540,64-0,30-0,14-0,21-0,19-0,03-0,320,460,54-0,25-0,12-0,18-0,16-0,02-0,270,35
49Increased distractibility by surrounding stimuli, difficulty maintaining focus on a goal43000,230,61-0,29-0,17-0,59-0,240,200,260,210,56-0,27-0,16-0,54-0,220,190,240,34
50Not inclined to be overly cautious, easily relearns, changes methods of work, systems on the computer, etc., without internal psychological resistance.2740-0,150,62-0,020,02-0,380,44-0,49-0,03-0,130,55-0,020,02-0,340,39-0,44-0,030,34
51Intellectualism (positive attitude towards science, scientists, mass education, freedom of scientific information)227440,330,60-0,59-0,440,000,11-0,110,110,310,57-0,56-0,430,000,10-0,100,110,34
52Weak visual sensitivity, memory and attention - notices only significant changes in the environment, partly due to indifference to everyday life and self-care86940,460,52-0,39-0,460,270,17-0,22-0,370,570,65-0,48-0,570,350,22-0,27-0,460,34
53His vision is characterized by primary visual attention to the whole object rather than its parts and details (primary visual synthesis, rather than primary visual analysis with subsequent induction)238690,230,60-0,69-0,25-0,180,35-0,080,020,210,56-0,64-0,23-0,170,32-0,080,020,34
54Predisposition to hypnogogic hallucinations ("cartoons" with closed eyes before falling asleep)15520,200,75-0,44-0,32-0,12-0,15-0,160,230,120,44-0,26-0,19-0,07-0,09-0,090,130,33
55Tendency to mentally play with abstractions14620,540,55-0,42-0,350,00-0,24-0,130,060,580,60-0,46-0,38-0,01-0,26-0,140,070,33
56Rich imagination39670,470,57-0,57-0,27-0,04-0,16-0,200,190,470,57-0,57-0,27-0,04-0,16-0,200,190,33
57Problems with motor skills - motor awkwardness, discoordination of movements (calculation for 13 questions)138270,440,51-0,55-0,590,110,090,02-0,020,540,63-0,68-0,730,130,110,02-0,030,33
58Blunted taste sensations12610,180,49-0,43-0,450,360,37-0,20-0,310,250,67-0,59-0,620,490,50-0,28-0,420,33
59Believes that encouragement is a better stimulus than punishment1717-0,420,630,07-0,660,100,140,080,05-0,350,520,06-0,540,090,120,060,040,32
60Clumsy handwriting (usually due to impairment of the isolated motor writing center at the base of the second frontal convolution of the left hemisphere – the so-called posterior left F2 region or Exner’s zone – or impairment of the sensory graphic center in the left angular gyrus or the left posterior parietal area, known as peripheral or apraxic agraphia)65630,270,67-0,13-0,47-0,030,26-0,20-0,370,200,48-0,10-0,34-0,020,19-0,15-0,270,32
61Superfluous movements, "automatisms" (fidgeting, scratching, rocking)26660,330,54-0,41-0,56-0,21-0,180,150,340,360,60-0,45-0,61-0,23-0,200,160,370,32
62Tendency to touch teeth and gums with the tongue16780,310,68-0,35-0,38-0,04-0,19-0,050,030,220,48-0,25-0,27-0,03-0,13-0,040,020,32
63Enjoys traveling a lot353-0,060,65-0,03-0,16-0,03-0,380,010,02-0,050,50-0,02-0,13-0,03-0,290,010,010,32
64Not characterized by a commitment to maintaining order and organization23000,380,580,000,16-0,51-0,32-0,09-0,210,350,550,000,15-0,48-0,30-0,08-0,200,32
65Not inclined to polish constant monotonous skills, not inclined to perfect and automatize them32300,320,57-0,570,12-0,41-0,240,000,200,310,55-0,550,12-0,39-0,230,000,200,32
66Not characterized by Hobbesian, contemptuous, or misanthropic views of people43260,030,63-0,28-0,58-0,200,050,220,140,030,50-0,22-0,46-0,160,040,170,110,32
67Motor automatisms, unnecessary and redundant movements37880,290,55-0,48-0,53-0,17-0,140,100,370,310,57-0,50-0,56-0,18-0,140,110,390,32
68Primacy of the whole over parts and details64500,110,57-0,62-0,13-0,090,46-0,360,060,110,55-0,60-0,13-0,090,45-0,350,060,32
69Low sensitivity of the tactile analyzer3690,110,50-0,50-0,550,280,10-0,030,080,130,62-0,61-0,680,350,12-0,030,100,31
70Penchant for the profession of an illusionist magician8800,280,64-0,210,08-0,19-0,37-0,230,000,210,49-0,160,06-0,14-0,29-0,180,000,31
71Enjoys noisy gatherings with lots of laughter and fun1276-0,580,52-0,140,24-0,31-0,10-0,070,43-0,660,60-0,160,28-0,36-0,11-0,080,500,31
72Does not adhere to purely biological and primitive alpha-dominant models of society with their vertical power structures, intimidation, exploitation, total control, reliance on secrecy, fear and deception and the slogan "the strong are always right" - with an emphasis on empires, absolute monarchies or authoritarian dictatorships centered around one person as the embodiment of the state. All of this is alien to him193170,230,58-0,16-0,610,070,090,03-0,230,210,52-0,14-0,550,060,080,03-0,200,30
73Lack of jealousy and possessive instinct41050,450,57-0,22-0,60-0,08-0,020,09-0,190,410,52-0,20-0,55-0,07-0,020,08-0,170,30
74Regarding the focus of attention on various parts of his body, he has poorly developed abilities to determine the coordinates of objects in space, direct his focus to these points, and make ongoing corrections in an egocentrically fixed coordinate system115210,350,50-0,67-0,480,160,19-0,060,010,410,60-0,80-0,570,200,23-0,080,010,30
75Believes that a large, uncertain future gain is better than a small but reliable present one (a crane in the sky is better than a tit in the hand)43020,180,57-0,590,22-0,440,11-0,260,190,170,52-0,530,20-0,390,10-0,230,170,30
76Rejects information censorship and does not believe that the interests of the state should outweigh the work of the media65530,260,58-0,19-0,38-0,070,05-0,13-0,110,230,51-0,17-0,34-0,060,05-0,12-0,100,29
77Believes that creative initiative is more important than discipline, unthinking obedience, and the preservation of the existing conservative order29000,480,55-0,26-0,25-0,370,14-0,23-0,060,470,53-0,25-0,24-0,350,13-0,22-0,060,29
78Not greedy for money or self-serving111280,270,58-0,36-0,44-0,02-0,510,270,200,230,50-0,30-0,38-0,02-0,430,230,170,29
79Not characterized by a commitment to the division into "us" and "them", to team group mentality, or the principle "who is not with us is against us"50720,440,57-0,17-0,41-0,010,04-0,14-0,320,390,51-0,15-0,37-0,010,03-0,13-0,290,29
80Weak antibacterial immunity - predisposition to chronic tonsillitis and sore throats11780,080,62-0,49-0,340,250,14-0,13-0,140,060,46-0,36-0,250,190,10-0,09-0,100,29
81Not characterized by a desire for comfort, practicality, skillfulness and exactingness in his matters208110,210,50-0,72-0,340,190,32-0,200,040,250,57-0,83-0,390,220,36-0,230,050,29
82Personal openness, need to spread knowledge and information7414-0,410,54-0,40-0,29-0,160,51-0,100,30-0,390,52-0,38-0,27-0,150,48-0,100,290,28
83Poor, fuzzy and diffuse awareness of one's body and the coordinates of its organs (assessment on 4 questions)18470,260,49-0,75-0,410,110,120,080,100,290,55-0,84-0,460,120,140,090,110,27
84No rigidity in the system of moral values, no discipline and pickiness in upholding the norms of social behavior295320,470,540,010,09-0,360,12-0,63-0,240,430,500,010,09-0,330,11-0,58-0,220,27
85Weak salivation4304-0,120,610,12-0,220,07-0,03-0,33-0,09-0,090,440,09-0,160,05-0,02-0,24-0,070,27
86Enjoys rocking on the back legs of a chair5060,220,56-0,44-0,15-0,13-0,01-0,290,240,190,47-0,37-0,12-0,11-0,01-0,250,200,27
87Motor arousal in a state of excitement3508-0,020,57-0,48-0,490,040,43-0,210,18-0,020,47-0,40-0,410,030,36-0,180,150,27
88Has the spirit of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky4260,110,55-0,26-0,350,040,12-0,20-0,010,090,49-0,23-0,310,040,11-0,18-0,010,27
89Simultaneous (parallel) information processing predominates over successive (sequential) processing7360,070,58-0,100,29-0,47-0,460,13-0,030,050,46-0,080,22-0,37-0,360,10-0,030,27
90Poor, fuzzy and diffuse awareness of one's body and the coordinates of its organs (based on 8 questions)74640,230,47-0,69-0,360,130,37-0,180,030,270,56-0,83-0,430,150,45-0,210,040,26
91Not inclined to carefully take care of his skin2420,320,51-0,26-0,160,44-0,12-0,34-0,380,320,51-0,27-0,160,45-0,12-0,34-0,390,26
92Uneven relationships and moods, emotional instability, emotional lability and mobility78170,120,51-0,200,31-0,71-0,25-0,010,230,120,51-0,200,31-0,70-0,25-0,010,230,26
93Indulgence in momentary distractions, need for distractions and breaks, frequent distractions to other things, frequent changes in plans, rapid depletion of motivation68030,340,510,280,19-0,63-0,39-0,17-0,130,340,510,280,19-0,62-0,39-0,17-0,130,26
94Tendency to a multiplicity of explanations15010,430,55-0,51-0,260,17-0,25-0,09-0,040,360,46-0,43-0,220,14-0,21-0,08-0,040,26
95Desire to highlight the main common feature and ignore the particulars117870,210,50-0,32-0,330,370,32-0,43-0,320,220,50-0,32-0,340,370,33-0,43-0,330,25
96Often forgets about events and misses them as a result2420,040,50-0,220,01-0,07-0,25-0,470,450,040,50-0,220,01-0,07-0,25-0,470,450,25
97Running or jumping gaze, difficulty in visual-motor concentration, inability to keep attention on one object for long or to carefully examine details; correlated with motor restlesness62290,140,56-0,62-0,23-0,350,33-0,090,270,110,45-0,50-0,19-0,280,27-0,070,220,25
98Grotesque imagination, ability and tendency to snatch and maliciously caricature in the portrayal of one main feature12830,390,52-0,37-0,27-0,440,20-0,260,220,370,48-0,34-0,25-0,410,19-0,240,200,25
99Not characterized by nationalism, xenophobia and its expansion to racism and chauvinism (a narrow list of 26 issues)178900,290,57-0,17-0,560,000,07-0,04-0,160,230,44-0,13-0,430,000,06-0,03-0,120,25
100Sparse handwriting, with large spacing between letters809-0,540,670,25-0,140,060,19-0,16-0,31-0,300,370,14-0,080,030,11-0,09-0,180,25

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