Semantic Content of Socionic Questim-Declatim Functions

Part 1: MEANING AND PROPERTIES OF THE 4 QUESTIM-DECLATIM FUNCTIONS

One of the factors pushing for the introduction of additional questim-declatim functions is the fact that their introduction is required by the value-based quadral trait of democracy-aristocracy. Without them, it is impossible to explain either its existence or its substantive content without gross distortions. With them – it’s simple (democracy = white questimity + black declatimy, and aristocracy = white declatimy + black questimity; all by analogy with judiciousness-decisiveness and cheerfulness-seriousness).

Why, in the block of four traits of the questim-declatim block (consisting of questimity itself, democracy, positivism, and process), can only questimity be used as the trait forming the functions? Let’s start with the fact that the trait forming the functions must obey the law of dual complementarity (this, in turn, means that it must be biologically real, i.e., it must be additively and linearly encoded at the genetic level). Questimity and positivism satisfy dual complementarity. Democracy and process do not satisfy dual complementarity, so they can be immediately discarded.

Next. For all traits forming the functions, universal Reinin rules apply for group multiplication of traits (more precisely, multiplication of the signs of their polarity).

Thus, for intuition it holds that: Tactics = Intuition * Rationality; Carelessness = Intuition * Extraversion; Judiciousness = Intuition * Statics

Similar relationships are easily fulfilled if we take Questimity as the trait forming the functions. Then: Positivism = Questimity * Rationality; Process = Questimity * Extraversion; Democracy = Questimity * Statics

However, if we try to use not questimity, but positivism as the trait forming the functions, we will no longer get anything so elegant and neat! Positivism * Rationality = Questimity; Positivism * Extraversion = democracy (!!!) – a quadral trait has become analogous to carelessness and compliance, which makes no sense at all! And Positivism * Statics = Process. We should have obtained a quadral trait (i.e., Democracy), but instead, we get Process – a non-quadral trait spread across all the quadras!

Thus, only Questimity-Declatimy is suitable as the trait forming the new set of four functions. No one and nothing else.

How are the new functions calculated? Just like the old 8 functions, they are calculated from the profile of 15 traits. By summing the values of the traits with well-defined weighting coefficients. This table was first published in a 2016 article by V. Talanov, where the concept of questim-declatim functions was introduced for the first time. (see Table 5 in the article: V.L. Talanov “Are psychological types quantized? Checking population distribution density at the boundaries between the 16 ‘standard’ psychotypes. Introduction of 4 new psychical functions.” sociotoday.narod.ru/funkc_3.html)

The core of all new functions is questimity-declatimity, each pole of which can take on an extraverted or introverted coloring. Questimity is associated with increased irritability of the subject, i.e., low thresholds for the emergence of irritation, disgust, and stress reactions in response to these irritations. Declatims, on the contrary, have high thresholds for irritation, disgust, and stress. If a person is greatly annoyed by the manners, habits, actions, words, and views of many other people, it becomes difficult for them to identify with these people. In such cases, psychologists talk about a NARROW RANGE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL EQUIVALENCE. Declatims, on the other hand, who easily accept other people with all their views, quirks, and shortcomings, have, conversely, a WIDE RANGE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL EQUIVALENCE.

Qi (White Questimity)

Introverted (white) questimity. This is a narrow psychological range of equivalence in its introverted variant. Protection from numerous subjectively irritating aspects of society and its pressure on the self, carried out by, first, self-isolation and emphasizing one’s independence, and second, by demanding the minimization of social pressure on the individual, adherence to clear rules, and equal justice for all.

Thus, Qi seeks protection from irritating factors in a societal model with predominantly horizontal connections. In neurophysiological terms, Qi shows a strong positive correlation with the function of the anterior frontal areas of the right-hemispheric cortex (perceiving flaws), a negative correlation with the function of the anterior frontal areas of the left-hemispheric cortex (whose activity is associated with ignoring flaws), and a strong negative correlation with the function of the posterior (temporal and parietal) areas of the left-hemispheric cortex. In particular, the function of analyzing spatial-logical relations associated with the temporoparietal region of the left hemisphere suffers in Qi. Specifically, Qi gives negative responses to all questions related to rapid mental analysis of such spatial-logical relationships (like: “I immediately understand who’s being talked about when someone mentions the son of a brother or the brother of a son, etc.”).

On a purely physiological level – Qi is characterized by low thresholds for stress reactions (hence the introverted irritability), which is accompanied by increased cortisol release, which in turn objectively leads to lower average immunity over time.

Part 2: Positive markers of Qi

The following list of questionnaire items consists of questions that, among all 12 socionic functions, show exclusively high absolute correlation specifically with Qi. After each question, two numbers are provided. The first indicates the linear correlation coefficient of respondents’ answers to this question with the value of their Qi. The second number is a special indicator of the exclusivity of this question for the Qi scale. It equals the previous correlation coefficient multiplied by the share of Qi variance in the total variance associated with responses to this question across all 12 socionic functions.

1. I often catch colds – my immunity to cold viruses is clearly weakened (this refers to all kinds of acute respiratory infections with runny nose or “tickling” in the nose and throat) 0.66 0.34
2. During the autumn-spring period, when there are many sick people outside, I easily “catch” colds or flu. 0.60 0.29
3. It is true that, as a rule, I do not tolerate any pressure on me from any general, collective, or “public” opinion. 0.56 0.27
4. Chilling usually triggers relapses of chronic infections for me. 0.60 0.26
5. I despise the “herd mentality” in people. 0.55 0.24
6. I am sensitive to cold. 0.63 0.24
7. I am an individualist, and in both myself and others, I am only interested in personal qualities, not belonging to any group. 0.65 0.23
8. It is very characteristic of me to avoid bad people and toxic relationships in advance to protect myself from negative experiences. 0.53 0.23
9. Individuality is above all for me; I reject any hierarchy, pack behavior, or groupthink. 0.66 0.23
10. I am distinguished by a pursuit of truth and honesty in everything. 0.46 0.23
11. I respect the originality of another person more than their ability to fit into a group as a useful member. 0.53 0.23
12. I feel immediate, acute hatred toward any attempt at authoritarian rudeness or coercion. 0.57 0.22
13. Current, momentary failures greatly throw me off balance. 0.47 0.20
14. I am greatly irritated by any obvious brazen lies, even if the distortion of facts does not directly affect me. 0.36 0.20
15. In any matter, it is very important for me to maintain a sense of my independence. 0.51 0.20
16. I find it difficult to do anything just because I’m told to; I always think about the ultimate goal of the task. 0.48 0.18
17. Above all, I value my independence. 0.48 0.18
18. I react painfully and sensitively to any injustice, whether against me or others. 0.49 0.18
19. My skin is more prone to all kinds of infections (for example, pimples often turn into inflamed acne, scratches usually get infected, I may also have increased susceptibility to fungal infections, etc.) 0.50 0.18
20. I consider those who usurp power or take from the weak to be scum. 0.46 0.17
21. Human rights and social equality are definitely more important than the imperial power of the country. 0.62 0.17
22. I am always repelled by any manifestations of laziness, lying, cruelty, and injustice in people. 0.48 0.17
23. I greatly lack communication with mutual understanding and mutual care in life. 0.39 0.17
24. I only recognize leadership in people who are smarter and more talented than me. 0.34 0.17
25. To stay focused and productive, I absolutely need peace and comfort. 0.42 0.17
26. I tolerate heat better than cold. 0.56 0.17
27. I am highly sensitive to the risk of losing. 0.36 0.17
28. I don’t need any leaders or bosses; I’m self-sufficient. 0.52 0.17
29. I am hurt by any surrounding injustice. 0.44 0.16
30. I categorically do not tolerate deceit and any inaccuracies. 0.43 0.16
31. I always perceive mistakes and bad periods in life as incomprehensible and undeserved injustice. 0.41 0.16
32. I clearly lack optimism in life. 0.42 0.16
33. When trying to achieve something from others through persistence, I often lack flexibility. 0.43 0.16
34. Any truth is always better than absolutely any lie. 0.39 0.16
35. What is more characteristic of you? - 1) Striving for wholeness and unity, willingness to unite people and join them. 5) Unwillingness to unite and gather. 0.47 0.16
36. I like being in such a society and environment where no one depends on anyone, where there are no “elders” or “authorities”. 0.56 0.16
37. It’s true that I absolutely cannot stand and do not forgive any crude coercion. 0.40 0.15
38. If a person rarely doubts, they don’t know how to think. 0.34 0.15
39. I often worry about my health. 0.42 0.15
40. I am rather squeamish and avoid sick people. 0.49 0.15
41. I am rather squeamish and avoid sick people. 0.49 0.15
42. I react painfully to any awkward situations in social interactions. 0.43 0.15
43. Even with minor cuts, my blood takes a long time to stop. 0.40 0.15
44. I am annoyed by any manifestations of social injustice. 0.46 0.15
45. I often worry about my health. 0.41 0.15
46. I am irritated by any manifestations of inequality among people. 0.49 0.14
47. I highly value my own independence. 0.41 0.14
48. I keep only those near me who do not contradict me and do not encroach on my pride. 0.36 0.14
49. I prefer to do everything without haste and get irritated if I am rushed. 0.34 0.14
50. On TV, I usually find individual sports competitions more interesting than team games. 0.31 0.14
51. Sometimes I don’t immediately grasp the meaning of phrases like: “the son of my father’s sister” or “the wife of my uncle’s son” (it’s hard to figure out who is being referred to right away). 0.36 0.14
52. I have always defended and will always defend freedom of speech — the more complete, the better. 0.43 0.14
53. I am more likely to distrust the opinion of the majority than to trust it. 0.41 0.13
54. Many events happening in the world and in the country deeply affect me. 0.38 0.13
55. I am easily irritated by any dissonance and discrepancy with expectations. 0.41 0.13
56. I am the only judge of my beliefs and words. 0.39 0.13
57. I often get nervous. 0.44 0.13
58. I have an increased squeamishness toward anything dirty. 0.41 0.13
59. By nature, I’m a bit of a “slowpoke.” 0.41 0.13
60. Which motto is closer to you? 1) Everything is simpler than it seems. 5) Everything is more complicated than it seems. 0.33 0.13
61. I find it extremely unpleasant to feel dependent on someone. 0.38 0.13
62. I avoid touching anything dusty or dirty — I’m squeamish and afraid of catching something. 0.42 0.13
63. I get irritated when I’m temporarily distracted from something because it’s hard for me to quickly switch my attention. 0.45 0.13
64. Among people I know, there are definitely some I dislike. 0.37 0.12
65. Children should be taught to respect others’ rights and lives from kindergarten. 0.35 0.12
66. I am squeamish and intolerantly irritated by anything bad, stupid, or obviously wrong. 0.43 0.12
67. I experience severe discomfort when deprived of something familiar — I start constantly thinking about how to get it back. 0.34 0.12
68. I am easily offended by remarks. 0.43 0.12
69. When playing cards, I have a hard time keeping track of cards and partners’ interests; it’s much easier for me to play just for myself. 0.23 0.12
70. I really don’t like changing my plans and I can’t stand having things imposed on me. 0.35 0.12
71. The people I fear and distrust the most are those I see as prone to dictatorship and violence. 0.46 0.12
72. I often experience fear or anxiety. 0.42 0.12
73. Any discomfort strongly irritates me. 0.48 0.12
74. Failures make a strong impression on me. 0.39 0.12
75. An elevated level of negative emotions is normal for me. 0.40 0.12
76. Grievances should only be compensated fairly (“an eye for an eye,” not two for one). 0.25 0.12
77. I lack flexibility in my behavior. 0.48 0.11
78. Many surrounding phenomena or people shock me and seem unpleasant and therefore intolerable. 0.35 0.11
79. I react emotionally and painfully when my plans are disrupted. 0.37 0.11
80. It usually takes me more than five seconds to recognize who’s calling me on the phone by voice. 0.25 0.11
81. I judge a person only by their abilities — their diplomas and titles mean nothing to me. 0.41 0.11
82. I know that, as a rule, it’s very hard for me to yield, change plans, and adapt to circumstances. 0.40 0.11
83. I get irritated if someone tries to push me into hasty actions. 0.31 0.11
84. Unlike many, I can’t make insincere compliments (it goes against my nature). 0.34 0.11
85. I love to “put things in order,” organize and classify. 0.38 0.11
86. I get irritated and don’t like listening when someone tries to talk me out of something. 0.32 0.11
87. In any situation, I formulate my own understanding of what’s right and wrong, without yielding to pressure. 0.31 0.11
88. There are situations that automatically trigger strong fear in me at the physiological level, which is impossible to resist. 0.36 0.11
89. It’s hard for me to perceive information aurally — the meaning takes a long time to sink in; it’s much faster and easier when reading visually. 0.21 0.11
90. It’s usually difficult for me to distract myself from some disappointment or upset. 0.34 0.11
91. A radio or TV playing in the next room often keeps me from falling asleep. 0.35 0.11
92. I always get irritated when I fail to seize some opportunity. 0.35 0.11
93. I would feel disgusted bathing in luxury at the expense of others without creating anything myself. 0.28 0.11
94. I almost always feel anger and irritation when someone tells me I didn’t understand something or allegedly misunderstood something. 0.32 0.11
95. In conversation, I tend to separate myself from others (that is, I would ask a partner: “So, are you finally coming?” rather than “So, are we finally going?”). 0.33 0.10
96. My interests are usually separated, distanced from the interests of others. 0.34 0.10
97. Sometimes my limbs slightly go numb and feel cold. 0.34 0.10
98. I feel disgust towards any dishonesty in people. 0.44 0.10
99. I am easily hurt. 0.41 0.10
100. Nettle burns on my skin quickly raise intensely itchy blisters. 0.37 0.10
101. I quickly get tired if a task requires frequent and flexible switching between visual and auditory attention at different speeds and rhythms. 0.28 0.10
102. If I get sick, I’ll consult several doctors and personally control the treatment process, getting involved in all the tests and procedures. 0.30 0.10
103. I despise those who push others aside to get ahead and create chaos. 0.22 0.10
104. I am easily wounded by careless words. 0.40 0.10

Part 3: Negative markers of Qi

1. Compared to many of my friends, I rarely catch colds or runny noses. -0.56 -0.28
2. A person is not a patriot if they allow or, even worse, help foreigners criticize their own country. -0.68 -0.26
3. It is true that I am not an anxious person at all. -0.67 -0.24
4. Since my youth, I have believed that scientific discoveries sooner or later turn into evil. -0.51 -0.23
5. An ideal monarchy is better than an ideal republic. -0.57 -0.22
6. I would allow gladiator fights to the death for public entertainment. -0.53 -0.21
7. I almost always feel like part of a clan or tribe, rather than a loner. -0.59 -0.20
8. Alcohol shifts my state towards a more aggressive one. -0.39 -0.20
9. I can easily imagine myself performing some kind of heroic death in war (and sometimes I’ve imagined it in my dreams) — like the feats of pilots who rammed their planes into enemies, Japanese kamikaze pilots, or Alexander Matrosov’s feat of covering an enemy pillbox with his body. -0.49 -0.19
10. I can adapt to any established situation. -0.42 -0.18
11. Online, I prefer team games requiring partner interaction — like Dota 2. -0.35 -0.17
12. Mutual responsibility is an important part of stable and successful governance. -0.33 -0.17
13. I am polite and skillful when it comes to asking for something and getting what I want. -0.47 -0.17
14. I would enjoy having a terrarium with a snake at home. -0.42 -0.17
15. In my opinion and taste, there is too much equality in modern society. -0.49 -0.16
16. In the interest of business, I can show good diplomatic skills, winning people over with my modesty and romantic charm. -0.39 -0.16
17. I would make a good diplomat. -0.45 -0.16
18. I consider it acceptable to deceive someone if it does not break the law and benefits me. -0.37 -0.16
19. I am a team player and always rely on teamwork and division of labor. -0.44 -0.15
20. Sympathy for a country competing with your homeland or a company competing with your employer is already betrayal. -0.55 -0.15
21. I would enjoy working as a high-altitude worker or stunt performer in my prime. -0.34 -0.15
22. I have a lot of useful connections. -0.48 -0.15
23. I would enjoy working at a meat processing plant. -0.36 -0.15
24. I quickly get bored when I’m home alone. -0.37 -0.14
25. If a person does not have loyal feelings towards their ruler, then they lack noble character. -0.47 -0.14
26. Societal contradictions should be hidden, not exposed. -0.38 -0.14
27. If I were a ruler, I would definitely try to classify and hide the arrival of an alien flying saucer from the public. -0.37 -0.14
28. Compared to others, I adapt quite easily to an atmosphere of quarrels, grievances, and conflicts. -0.37 -0.14
29. Public peace is more important than the truth. -0.35 -0.14
30. Autocratic rule is better than any democracy. -0.46 -0.14
31. A subordinate should not know the purpose of the orders given to them. -0.38 -0.13
32. If five people start an equal cooperative, it would be right for the strongest one to gradually take over leadership and control everything. -0.43 -0.13
33. Sometimes I enjoy pushing myself to exhaustion — I know how to get a kick out of fatigue. -0.42 -0.13
34. Russian serfdom had many positive aspects that Russia lost for a long time after its abolition. -0.37 -0.13
35. I like raising and training a dog. -0.32 -0.13
36. I usually care very little about risk. -0.32 -0.13
37. Representatives of different social groups should remain in their own groups without mixing. -0.50 -0.13
38. I always feel part of a collective. -0.40 -0.12
39. A society without lords and submissive subjects is boring to live in. -0.49 -0.12
40. Choose the most suitable: 1) I am not inclined to follow the general opinion and mood. 5) I don’t like being in the minority and easily align myself with the general opinion and mood. -0.42 -0.12
41. I enjoy fulfilling someone else’s strong desire — it feels like I become part of that desire (but if the desire is weak and unsure, I start resisting it). -0.39 -0.12
42. I often visit friends and social gatherings. -0.38 -0.12
43. Fulfilling requests and easily agreeing to them usually feels like humiliation. -0.39 -0.12
44. Restricting individuals for the sake of the clan as a whole is always justified. -0.39 -0.12
45. I suffer from heat more than others — I’d rather have cold weather. -0.50 -0.12
46. I absolutely cannot spend three days alone doing something — I constantly need communication, even by phone. -0.40 -0.12
47. I can easily control the expression of my emotions. -0.34 -0.12
48. I am excellent at storytelling. -0.32 -0.12
49. I know how to use my connections. -0.36 -0.12
50. I spend very little time making decisions. -0.28 -0.12
51. How many pieces of gum do you use per day on average? 1) None 2) One or two 3) Three to five 4) Six to nine 5) Ten or more -0.29 -0.12
52. I can catch and crush flies or wasps with my bare hands without disgust. -0.35 -0.12
53. How many pieces of gum do you usually use per day? 1) None 2) One or two 3) Three to five 4) Six to nine 5) Ten or more -0.29 -0.12
54. I can catch and crush flies or wasps with my bare hands without disgust. -0.35 -0.12
55. I respect those who are tough enough to impose their will on everyone around them. -0.40 -0.11
56. If a scientist develops and modifies someone else’s old theory, they should not encroach on its name, its brand — if you invented something that replaces the old, give it a completely new and personal name. -0.26 -0.11
57. Probably, in another era, I could have easily become a religious fanatic. -0.33 -0.11
58. The more fear there is in society, the more prosperity and order it has. -0.31 -0.11
59. When I’m asleep, it’s sometimes hard to wake me up — they say sometimes you have to shake me or shout in my ear for more than two or three minutes. -0.31 -0.11
60. I enjoy group games like Mafia. -0.33 -0.11
61. I am very good at working with all kinds of people. -0.38 -0.11
62. I enjoy extreme sports — I like to test the limits of my courage. -0.28 -0.11
63. There are people, often called the intelligentsia, who try to teach us that we should think for ourselves, have our own understanding, and be able to express our own opinions. And they say that all kinds of viewpoints are important, and every opinion matters. But replacing all this nonsense with the word “pretentiousness” reveals the true value of these people. -0.33 -0.11
64. It’s easier for me to think and focus not in silence, but when there’s a stream flowing nearby or when there’s some kind of movement on TV next to me. -0.24 -0.11
65. I can calmly place a bee on my skin and let it sting me. -0.28 -0.11
66. I can use my left hand almost as well as my right (or even better). -0.30 -0.11
67. What is more typical of you? 1) Rejection, fussiness, selectiveness, detachment, rejection. 5) Attraction, conformity, tendency to join in and unite others, sometimes indiscriminate in relationships. -0.44 -0.11
68. I almost always feel confident and protected — I constantly feel the truth and the support of like-minded people behind me. -0.32 -0.11
69. The masses do not need the development of rights or self-awareness — strengthening faith and traditions is more necessary and important for them. -0.32 -0.11
70. I am a team player — for me, there are always “ours” and “theirs.” -0.40 -0.11
71. I am diplomatic, especially good at negotiating with people in informal, heart-to-heart settings, without any pressure. -0.42 -0.11
72. I would make a good diplomat. -0.40 -0.11
73. I easily adjust my work plans along the way, adapting to those around me. -0.33 -0.11
74. I like to prohibit things, or I enjoy controlling how people follow certain rules. -0.40 -0.10
75. Sometimes I deliberately say or do something nasty to provoke an unpleasant feeling in a person and see their reaction. -0.32 -0.10
76. In communication, I’m very good at “relaxing” a tense and anxious partner, lowering the drama of the situation for them. -0.35 -0.10
77. I think I could navigate any group and secure for myself a discreet but advantageous and “key” position. -0.34 -0.10
78. When I talk standing up, I can’t stay still — I’m more likely to “dance” than stand in place. -0.29 -0.10
79. I have a better memory for faces than for voices. -0.31 -0.10
80. The harsh and isolated military regime in North Korea, based on the Juche ideology, has every right to exist, and no one should interfere in their affairs or try to influence their internal politics. -0.37 -0.10
81. When I hear obvious lies (that don’t personally concern me), I tolerate it — it doesn’t really irritate me. -0.37 -0.10
82. To achieve success, I’m better than most at making myself known and being in the right place at the right time. -0.30 -0.10
83. Only a system of subordination can be fair, not a system of equality. -0.39 -0.10
84. I had my first sexual experiences long before adulthood. -0.26 -0.10

EXAMPLES OF KEY Qi MARKERS IN THE LII PSYCHOTYPE

(positive markers — a combination of the exclusivity of the question for Qi — among functions, with its exclusivity for the LII — among types):

1. What most often irritates you in other people’s approaches to problems? (indicate the most appropriate option in the box on the right): 1) Tendency to overcomplicate things. 5) Simplification.
2. If a person rarely doubts, they don’t know how to think.
3. Above all, I value my independence.
4. I despise “herd mentality” in people.
5. I find it hard to do something just because I’m ordered to, as I always think about the ultimate goal of the task.
6. I feel instant, sharp hatred towards any acts of authoritarian rudeness and forced coercion.
7. I am disgusted and intolerant of all things bad, stupid, and obviously wrong.
8. It is true that I generally do not tolerate pressure from any general, collective, or “public” opinion.
9. I respect the individuality of others more than the ability to fit into a team as a useful member.
10. Truth is always more important than public opinion, so I will never compromise my beliefs and principles just because someone around me might think something negative about it.
11. I am characterized by a drive for truth and justice in everything.
12. I am more likely to distrust the opinion of the majority than to trust it.
13. I have a hard time handling stressful situations — I find it difficult to mobilize and then feel drained for a long time afterwards.

EXAMPLES OF KEY Qi MARKERS IN THE ESI PSYCHOTYPE (positive markers):

1. I am easily offended by criticism.
2. Human rights and social equality are surely more important than the imperial power of the state.
3. I consider those who are capable of usurping power or taking something from the weak to be scum.
4. I am greatly irritated by any obvious blatant lie, even if the distortion of facts does not directly concern me.
5. I am highly sensitive to the danger of losing.
6. I clearly lack optimism in life.
7. Any manifestations of inequality among people irritate me.
8. I always have an acute, painful reaction when I feel injustice, observe inequality, or see someone being wronged.
9. I find it hard to be flexible in communicating with bad people.
10. I have a very painful and sensitive reaction to any injustice, whether done to me or to others.
11. I am easily annoyed by any discord and inconsistency with expectations.
12. I categorically do not tolerate deception and any inaccuracies.
13. Unlike many, I am completely incapable of giving insincere compliments (it’s repulsive to my very being).
14. My skin has a heightened tendency to various infections (for example, pimples often form at the site of blackheads, scratches usually become inflamed, and there may also be increased susceptibility to fungal infections, etc.).
15. I really lack communication with mutual understanding and mutual care in life.
16. It’s true that I absolutely do not tolerate and do not forgive harsh coercion.
17. I always perceive mistakes and dark times in life as incomprehensible and undeserved injustice.

Qe (Black Questimity)

Extraverted (black) questimity. A narrow psychological range of equivalence in its extraverted variant.

I’M THE BOSS – YOU’RE A FOOL.

This is a psychological strategy in the form of an extra-accusatory bias, emphasizing one’s exclusivity and superiority over “the crowd”, demonstrativeness, self-aggrandizement, and self-admiration (tendency toward narcissism).

The combination of a narrow psychological range of equivalence, causing contemptuous irritation toward most people (“the rabble”), with an active outward-directed extraverted position leads the individual to idealize “leader-centric” social models with inherent social inequality and vertical hierarchy, i.e., built from the top down (leader and obedient dull population, hero and crowd, etc.).

It should be noted that not only many EIEs among pronounced questims gravitate toward these models and the corresponding style of behavior, but also many LSEs with similarly high questimity. Such was, for example, Anatoly Sobchak (mayor of St. Petersburg in the early 90s), who loved delivering accusatory speeches, had demonstrative character traits, and never missed an opportunity to humiliate the deputies and emphasize his superiority (and this despite being a pronounced white sensor).

In neurophysiological terms, Qe has a clear correlation with areas of the right temporal cortex (including the insula and hippocampus), the activation of which, as is known at least from the works of V. Madorsky on the study of temporal lobe epilepsy, is accompanied by demanding and angry demonstrative narcissistic behavior.

Part 4: Positive markers of Qe

1. My character is characterized by irritable obsession. 0.58 0.28
2. To publicly admit your mistake means to damage your authority. 0.77 0.27
3. In conversation, I often feel bodily tension caused by a strong and barely restrained desire to object to the interlocutor (or the speaker). 0.54 0.27
4. I am quick-tempered and easily angered, often making a mountain out of a molehill. 0.63 0.26
5. Once involved in some process, I often find myself unable to get out of it. 0.50 0.24
6. I often experience and feel a sense of almost physical disgust - towards certain foods, smells, animals, or the mannerisms and speech of some people. 0.50 0.24
7. I react quickly and sometimes even impulsively. 0.46 0.23
8. I often have sudden and sharp feelings of rejection and irritated protest. 0.46 0.23
9. Visual monotony tires me and always quickly bores me. 0.54 0.22
10. I react very painfully if someone surpasses me in rewards and recognition. 0.43 0.22
11. I often use the word “very” in my speech to emphasize importance, significance, magnitude, or striking contrast and intensity. 0.50 0.21
12. I often get disoriented and confused in my own thoughts. 0.61 0.21
13. Sometimes I behave with a somewhat pompous “theatrical” emphasis. 0.47 0.20
14. I like to shock the public. 0.43 0.20
15. I often admire myself. 0.52 0.20
16. It always angers and irritates me when people start asking questions before I have finished expressing my thought. 0.47 0.19
17. The scariest thing for me would be suddenly feeling like an invisible gray mouse in society. 0.48 0.19
18. I often act in opposition just to avoid following someone else’s lead. 0.50 0.19
19. I drink little and rarely; my body does not need a lot of water. 0.42 0.18
20. I find jokes about butts and passing gas extremely disgusting. 0.41 0.18
21. Without some sharp sensations, I inevitably fall into a joyless and boring mood. 0.42 0.18
22. My fingers are noticeably long. 0.41 0.17
23. I am a lean person; there has never been excess fat on my body (if you are over 45, evaluate this based on your younger years - how it was then). 0.37 0.17
24. I won’t listen to the opinions and advice of someone if they present them in a disrespectful manner. 0.44 0.17
25. In childhood or youth, I had at least one impulsive escape from my parental home. 0.34 0.17
26. My movements and gestures are characterized by a certain smooth and graceful “affectedness.” 0.43 0.17
27. I get easily distracted when interrupted or pulled away from what I’m doing. 0.48 0.17
28. I easily develop a reaction of disgust toward something. 0.46 0.17
29. I am often distracted and irritated by external smells. 0.39 0.17
30. I often argue and take offense. 0.44 0.16
31. At times, I lack restraint and balance. 0.45 0.16
32. Proper authority must be built “top-down,” and talk of democracy is for the weak-minded. 0.61 0.16
33. I enjoy mentally searching for who’s to blame. 0.35 0.16
34. I often tormented my family with angry “scenes” and tantrums. 0.39 0.16
35. At least a couple of times a week, I have emotional outbursts of rage and anger in relationships with close people. 0.41 0.16
36. I often act impulsively, almost without thinking about the correctness of the choice. 0.37 0.16
37. I have a terrible character, but I can’t help it. 0.37 0.15
38. With unfamiliar people, I am usually deliberately friendly, but at home, I often have scandals. 0.35 0.15
39. I tend to exaggerate illnesses, and when I get sick, I immediately assume the worst – even a fatal disease. 0.58 0.15
40. Sometimes I experience strong motor restlessness and impatience, unable to sit still for even a minute. 0.36 0.15
41. When I’m offended and frustrated, my first impulse is not to talk or explain but to scream, cry, run away, or fight. 0.39 0.15
42. I cannot stand not getting what I want. 0.36 0.15
43. As a child, during arguments, I often wanted to hit someone, then cry and confess my love afterwards. 0.37 0.15
44. Sometimes (once a month or more) in a rage, I pound my fist on the table, stomp my feet, or throw nearby objects. 0.37 0.15
45. I am squeamish, and after shaking hands with certain people, I often rush to wash my hands. 0.50 0.15
46. My life is a big and constant performance for an audience. 0.39 0.15
47. I tend to over-plan and worry too much about the future, sometimes getting stuck on it. 0.47 0.14
48. I find it difficult to control my desires. 0.44 0.14
49. I am demanding of others and their statements, easily provoked, and less skilled than others at smoothing out conflicts. 0.43 0.14
50. If society lacked a power hierarchy and everyone was truly equal forever, life would be very boring. 0.43 0.13
51. I think I experience feelings of disgust or revulsion more often than others. 0.35 0.13
52. Sometimes the voices in my head become uncontrollable and intrusive. 0.45 0.13
53. I avoid anything ordinary, gray, and unattractive — I’m afraid I’ll “catch” it myself. 0.35 0.13
54. In childhood games with my parents, I liked pinching or hitting them painfully — they got angry, and I laughed and did it again. 0.31 0.13
55. Quite often, I “fight” and argue with relatives on my own initiative. 0.37 0.13
56. I am usually very stubborn in my intentions. 0.33 0.13
57. When reading a book, I often immediately look at the end or at least the bottom part of the page. 0.36 0.13
58. I often have fits of rage. 0.39 0.13
59. Sometimes I quickly press something “wrong” without thinking. 0.38 0.13
60. By nature, I am hot-tempered. 0.37 0.12
61. In my feelings, I am often selfish and pay little attention to the feelings of others. 0.35 0.12
62. I often unintentionally provoke people into clashes of opinions with my questions or positions. 0.32 0.12
63. When I get nervous, I completely lose my ability to be diplomatic. 0.39 0.12
64. I feel jealous of those who become the center of attention in my circle of friends. 0.33 0.12
65. I have always enjoyed dominating my peers. 0.38 0.12
66. I often react to things automatically, almost without thinking. 0.28 0.12
67. To keep myself in an optimally excited state, I constantly have to jolt myself with new powerful impulses, “shake myself up so the jelly doesn’t turn into aspic.” 0.28 0.12
68. I “fanatically” love some music bands. 0.30 0.12
69. Sometimes I stubbornly escalate a scandal or conflict, refusing to calm down despite others’ attempts. 0.46 0.12
70. I often make sudden and impulsive movements. 0.30 0.12
71. Admitting guilt is foolish — if I’m at fault, I can almost always twist the conversation to blame others. 0.43 0.12
72. I often fear losing my status or my social identity for some reason. 0.26 0.12
73. I would be ashamed if all my colleagues drove newer BMW models while I drove an older one. 0.32 0.12
74. In summer, I was often tormented by the buzzing of mosquitoes — sometimes the sound bothered me more than the bites. 0.29 0.11
75. Quite often I experience anger, rage, or fury. 0.38 0.11
76. It’s important for me to be the center of attention, with all eyes and ears focused on me. 0.35 0.11
77. Sometimes I feel a “internal heat” filling my blood, as if a heater switched on inside me (this happened more than once in the past month). 0.33 0.11
78. Quite often, something drives me to anger. 0.38 0.11
79. I react very sensitively to unwanted touches and unpleasant smells. 0.40 0.11
80. There are people who cause me an almost physical sense of disgust. 0.36 0.11
81. The sight and smell of scattered feces or especially filthy garbage with wriggling worms easily makes me feel nauseated with disgust. 0.39 0.11
82. I can’t stand those who always “march in step.” 0.31 0.11
83. To seriously engage in something, it has to be grand and socially significant. 0.27 0.11
84. I try to avoid certain numbers, while others are good omens for me. 0.30 0.11
85. I am easily irritated. 0.39 0.11
86. I am squeamish: no poop, no sick children, no other people’s saliva, no sweaty handshakes, no shared dishes — I’ll hide and wash, wash, wash in panic. 0.37 0.11
87. I usually have trouble sitting still for long periods. 0.32 0.11
88. In my emotional fantasies, I have often imagined myself as the leader of a large group of people. 0.37 0.10
89. Some faint sounds really irritate me. 0.33 0.10
90. All my habits are good and desirable. 0.32 0.10
91. An individual’s personal world is just a small part of the greater destiny of the state — nothing more. 0.38 0.10
92. Sometimes, due to my personality traits, I torment others. 0.34 0.10
93. If you don’t belong to a group of people bound by personal loyalty to their leader, you’ll achieve nothing in life. 0.40 0.10
94. Many smells often irritate me. 0.31 0.10
95. I can express my feelings loftily and inspire others to follow me. 0.35 0.10
96. For me, there’s no calm and even flow of time — my time is always either rushing, dragging, jumping, or stopping. 0.34 0.10
97. I get very irritated and angry when people don’t understand me and don’t immediately do what I want. 0.33 0.10
98. If someone publicly offends me, I will definitely demand they apologize to me publicly, standing before people. 0.31 0.10
99. Sometimes I deliberately quarrel just to get rid of someone annoying. 0.32 0.10
100. It annoys me when people misplace stress in words, and I always want to correct them. 0.22 0.10
101. I am vain and do not like admitting guilt. 0.32 0.10

Part 5: Negative markers of Qe

1. I behave with restraint and use my strength and energy sparingly. -0.68 -0.31
2. I can easily communicate on equal terms with a person I do not respect. -0.52 -0.23
3. I am a “good” lazy person: I would never do anything that could basically be avoided. -0.44 -0.19
4. I tend to simplify rather than complicate the structure of the subject of my thoughts. -0.47 -0.19
5. It is very difficult to make me angry. -0.52 -0.19
6. I notice memory problems in myself — I often forget things I would like to remember. -0.41 -0.19
7. I am a completely non-impulsive person. -0.50 -0.18
8. I have a broad range of personally acceptable things — meaning all those things I easily tolerate or agree with, and that practically do not irritate me. -0.40 -0.18
9. If I were an omnipotent god, I would follow the principle of self-determination for people; intervention and supervision would disgust me. -0.43 -0.18
10. As a boss, I would exhibit a democratic, rather than a command-administrative leadership style. -0.56 -0.18
11. I would prefer to live in a society with no division into aristocrats and commoners, masters and slaves, superiors and subordinates. -0.53 -0.18
12. Physical disgust is practically unfamiliar to me. -0.54 -0.18
13. I more often select suitable goals based on already available resources, rather than searching for and accumulating resources for pre-conceived goals. -0.30 -0.18
14. It is difficult to irritate me. -0.49 -0.18
15. My position: let everyone live as they wish. -0.39 -0.17
16. Any patient has the right to complete and truthful information about their illness, and hiding a diagnosis even from terminally ill patients is absolutely unacceptable. -0.38 -0.17
17. Earwax has never built up in layers on the walls of my ears — it’s too liquid for that, it flows out with sweat, and only leaves yellow marks on cotton swabs, without flakes pulling out with the cotton. -0.40 -0.17
18. My ability for self-criticism without emotional turmoil (“with a cold nose”) and honest admission of mistakes is higher than that of other people. -0.45 -0.16
19. My slogans: live and let live, do not seek domination, and respect others’ freedom. -0.48 -0.16
20. Power should be built from the bottom up, according to the principles of democracy, and under no circumstances from the top down. -0.54 -0.16
21. If you had to depict a pair of hanging scales on your coat of arms, how would you depict them? 1) Uneven, with the pans at different levels 5) Balanced, with the pans at the same level -0.40 -0.16
22. When I look at the night sky, I always clearly see that the stars do not shine with a steady light, but twinkle. -0.40 -0.16
23. I quickly and accurately catch all the thoughts my interlocutor tries to squeeze into their speech. -0.44 -0.16
24. I very rarely talk about my own feelings and experiences. -0.56 -0.16
25. I calmly and easily ignore trolls attacking me on the internet. -0.45 -0.15
26. I generally sweat rarely, and never “from nerves.” -0.41 -0.15
27. Any event always has many equally plausible explanations. -0.34 -0.15
28. I am sedentary and can sometimes sit motionless for a long time. -0.48 -0.15
29. I will only agree to command people with their voluntary consent. -0.44 -0.15
30. I can draw a recognizable face of a specific person (a portrait or caricature) from memory. -0.51 -0.15
31. Attempts to restrict and curtail the rights of “migrants” are dangerous chauvinistic nonsense that can go far. -0.34 -0.14
32. I am a good mediator in relationships because I am gentle and soothingly soft, never push to the forefront, and never initiate conflicts. -0.46 -0.14
33. I am more inclined to carry my feelings inside rather than express them out loud. -0.46 -0.14
34. I can avoid irritation and, thanks to this, achieve my goals and live for my own pleasure. -0.41 -0.14
35. I feel unpleasant anxiety every time I find myself in the center of public attention. -0.40 -0.14
36. I am patient and tolerant towards people whom many consider unpleasant. -0.36 -0.13
37. I willingly listen to others’ stories about personal troubles and hardships. -0.48 -0.13
38. Which statement is closer to you? - 1) The people are strong through unity. 5) The people are strong through individual talents. -0.43 -0.13
39. Any conflict is a source of extremely unpleasant stress for me; therefore, in a conflict situation, I usually concede first and seek compromise, even neglecting the interests of the matter — just to relieve tension. -0.40 -0.13
40. If I were a god, I would prefer to divide misfortunes among several people, thereby reducing their intensity for each person. -0.29 -0.13
41. My mood is usually evenly confident, calm, and optimistic. -0.42 -0.13
42. In public, I am usually deliberately dry and even somewhat gruff. -0.54 -0.12
43. If people in a company make fun of me, I barely notice and usually just ignore it. -0.38 -0.12
44. In what state do you more often “attack” other people or their interests? 1) Agitated or dissatisfied 5) Calm and balanced -0.41 -0.12
45. The state should take children away from parents who physically punish them or neglect their proper development. -0.27 -0.12
46. In communication, I know how to use a silent condemning look (and I use it quite often). -0.43 -0.12
47. I usually start walking around a large store from the left side. -0.31 -0.12
48. I am used to interacting with others as equals and cannot imagine any other way of interacting (i.e., I stick to the same approach with my subordinates and with socially recognized authorities). -0.43 -0.10
49. Every person should be absolutely free in their political views. -0.34 -0.11
50. The comparison “softer-harsher” is used more often than “lighter-darker.” -0.42 -0.11
51. In response to an insult, my first reaction will definitely be verbal; it would never even occur to me to strike back or make an obscene gesture in return. -0.27 -0.11
52. As a rule, it’s easier for me to walk away than to defend my opinion. -0.33 -0.11
53. I dream more often about other countries than about future times. -0.35 -0.11
54. I absolutely cannot remember ever feeling nauseous in the mornings “due to nerves.” -0.33 -0.11
55. I usually perceive and understand any situation immediately and as a whole, without breaking it down into components for better understanding, and at first, I don’t even think about them. -0.28 -0.11
56. I view with irony those national cultures where every youth group (and not only youth) must have its own leader. -0.39 -0.11
57. Some thoughts and assumptions often come to mind for the smallest reasons. -0.40 -0.11
58. I’m more often afraid of not noticing what people are capable of in a negative sense rather than what disasters events might bring. -0.35 -0.11
59. In a normal society, people should not march through life in step and in unison because they are all different. -0.33 -0.11
60. I love and respect snakes for their behavior. -0.34 -0.10
61. I know how to ignore everything that could be unpleasant. -0.32 -0.10
62. The skin on my hands and feet is almost always completely dry, without any sweating. -0.32 -0.10
63. I try and usually manage to treat all people equally, regardless of the position they hold relative to me (that is, I try to maintain the same stance with both my subordinates and socially recognized authorities). -0.43 -0.10
64. I easily adapt to any social changes. -0.37 -0.10
65. If I were to write a poem, there would most likely be a lot of playful irony in it. -0.42 -0.10
66. I show calmness and composure in the most stressful and extreme situations. -0.44 -0.09
67. As a child, I was scared of almost everything unfamiliar. -0.29 -0.09
68. I usually remain calm when others are already irritated. -0.37 -0.09
69. I would prefer a job as an industrial equipment merchandiser to a job as a traffic police officer. -0.29 -0.09
70. In conflict situations, I almost always tend to defuse the conflict and seek a compromise rather than “standing my ground.” -0.34 -0.09
71. I really dislike interfering in other people’s affairs and disputes or receiving such assignments. -0.32 -0.09
72. Great wealth is more desirable to me than great power. -0.39 -0.09
73. As a child, I was rather shy than self-confident. -0.28 -0.09
74. I believe that some form of apocalypse is inevitable within the next couple of hundred years. -0.30 -0.09
75. Keeping important events secret from the public is always extremely bad. -0.32 -0.09
76. Compared to others, I am calm and tolerant of different points of view and other lifestyles. -0.33 -0.09
77. In an orchestra’s sound, I can easily pick out a single instrument and focus on its part without hearing the others. -0.28 -0.09
78. I enjoy publicly pointing out the mistakes of a person with a formally higher status. -0.35 -0.09
79. I can “lie in wait” without losing patience. -0.36 -0.08
80. Envy and rivalry are clearly not my thing. -0.27 -0.08
81. “The madness of the brave” is very far from me. Rather, in 99% of cases, I would play it safe and warn others. -0.29 -0.08
82. I go with the flow of life, living it with pleasant surprises, without planning ahead. -0.29 -0.08
83. Freedom, Equality, Brotherhood are sacred concepts to me. -0.33 -0.08
84. I constantly and consistently replace some sounds with others in my speech — for example, I always say “zhachem” instead of “zachem” (why), “fino” instead of “vino” (wine), constantly replacing the hard-to-pronounce “zdanie” (building) with the easier “dom” (house), etc. (The substitutions may vary; the important part is their presence and consistency). -0.35 -0.08

EXAMPLES OF POSITIVE QUESTION MARKERS FOR THE EIE PSYCHOTYPE:

1. I am hot-tempered and easily angered, often making a mountain out of a molehill.
2. I easily develop feelings of disgust towards something.
3. Sometimes I behave with somewhat pompous “theatrical” emphasis.
4. My life is a big and eternal show with an audience.
5. I often quarrel and take offense.
6. The scariest thing for me would be suddenly feeling like an invisible gray mouse in society.
7. Sometimes I stubbornly escalate a scandal or conflict, refusing to calm down despite peace-making efforts.
8. It’s important for me to be the center of attention, with all eyes and ears on me.
9. I think I experience feelings of disgust or revulsion more often than others.
10. I have often tormented my family with angry “scenes” and hysterics.
11. My character is marked by irritable obsession.
12. The smell and sight of scattered excrement or especially dirty trash with wriggling worms can easily make me almost nauseous with disgust.
13. Once a week or more, I am overwhelmed by a revolting wave of fear or anger, and at such moments I cannot think clearly.
14. I am always preoccupied with improving my social status.
15. I am demanding of others and their statements, easily “flying off the handle” and worse than most at smoothing over conflicts.

EXAMPLES OF POSITIVE QUESTION MARKERS FOR THE LSE PSYCHOTYPE:

1. I sympathize more with European and American “right-wingers” than with European and American “left-wingers.”
2. I feel disgusted buying food in cheap stores.
3. My emotions have high inertia: if an emotion switches off, it’s hard to turn it back on, and if an emotion starts, it’s hard to stop or change it.
4. I become aggressive if I see and understand something clearly but others do not see it.
5. I always get irritated when I fail to realize some opportunity.
6. It is unbearable for me when I don’t get what I want.
7. I have a weakness where I easily lose self-control.
8. When I get nervous, I lose all ability for diplomacy.
9. I easily get irritated.
10. I would enjoy “hunting” sectarians or pedophiles by exposing and uncovering their crimes.
11. I have had bronchial asthma or severe allergies to something.
12. Everything in my life often ends up a bit over the top: the volume of tasks, the scope of movements, and the loudness of my voice.
13. In communication, I often fail to consider that the other person simply cannot know what I know.
14. I often fail to contain my outward aggression.
15. I am very impatient and immediately irritated if a partner does something wrong or if I have to wait for them.
16. I greatly respect subordination but will only be an obedient subordinate to a very authoritative power or someone much stronger than me.
17. I am hot-tempered by nature.

Di (White Declatimity)

Introverted (white) declatimity. A wide psychological range of equivalence in its introverted version.

YOU ARE THE BOSS - I AM A FOOL.

Group mentality, “unity”. Emphasis on unity with the part of society closest to the subject, on associating oneself with it (with other people), on self-subjugation, on providing non-reasoning support to other members of the pack (group), regardless of their personal qualities and manifestations, based solely on their group affiliation, and in turn receiving support from them.

All of this becomes both necessary and possible due to the subject’s introverted attitude (aimed at minimizing energy expenditure) and due to extremely weak critical attitude and low irritability toward the behavior and values of others (wide range of equivalence, indiscrimination in contacts).

Also important is Di’s tendency to shift the issues of initiative and goal-setting onto society - this aspect of Di indicates a clear connection of this function to the left hemisphere, which, in isolation from the right hemisphere, is known in neuropsychology to be devoid of both goals and a sense of personal uniqueness and originality. Prescribed instructions and the will of others compensate for Di’s own emotional-volitional deficit, allowing it to feel “alive” and needed. Obedience, compliance, “a place in the general formation” - this is all Di.

Furthermore, Di with its wide range of equivalence does not see differences between people, ignores differences, and the subject’s introversion drives them to conserve resources, including external information. Therefore, especially against the background of painful Ne (in LSI), this also leads to attempts at forced unification of everything and everyone, prohibiting any “difference”.

The unification of surrounding people is also characteristic of EII, although in a different form. The theory of small deeds, the priority of caring for one’s neighbor (anyone, including parasites and enemies), ignoring social disagreements, differences, and problems under the guise of all kinds of minor charity and conciliation (in the style of EII Neville Chamberlain, who tried to appease Hitler - after all, he’s just like us, we are all brothers), as well as today’s leftist “political correctness without borders” movements, with the assertion of equal rights for humans and chimpanzees, or indigenous scientists and illegal immigrants with criminal mentalities - all of this stems from the same root, only in this case Di acts on a “peripheral” field. By leveling differences and ignoring problems, calling for mutual understanding and unity under absolutely any conditions, even peripheral Di acts in society as a conservative force, strengthening (by diverting attention and ignoring real tensions) existing vertical hierarchical models of state structure, including mafia-like ones (for example, a fascist corporate state).

Much points to the involvement of the posterior (temporal) left-hemispheric regions in the work of Di - for example, neuropsychology and neuroscience show that stimulation of these areas with electrical impulses or epileptic foci leads to behavior similar to Di: behavioral viscosity, hypertrophied discipline, reduced ability to perceive individual differences, loss of initiative, decreased instinctual sphere.

Part 6: Positive markers of Di

1. It is usually easier for me than for others to come to terms with existing orders, even if I consider them wrong. 0.65 0.33
2. In this life, I work for others, and I’m fine with that. 0.56 0.27
3. I don’t like it when something new is tried without a direct necessity. 0.54 0.26
4. A person must obey the opinion of the majority. 0.55 0.25
5. I am more committed to common interests than to personal ones. 0.63 0.24
6. The most necessary value for any society is the unity and cohesion of the people. 0.53 0.24
7. I like uniformity in everything. 0.52 0.24
8. It’s true that I would never go against the collective: neither for myself nor for others. 0.46 0.24
9. I like being like everyone else. 0.47 0.24
10. A citizen should belong to the state like a child belongs to the family. 0.64 0.23
11. Since my youth, I’ve believed that scientific discoveries sooner or later turn into evil. 0.50 0.23
12. Public interests have always concerned me more than personal ones. 0.61 0.23
13. I support the principle of collective responsibility — everyone must answer for one. 0.51 0.22
14. What do you find more appealing in people? - 1) Willingness to stand up for their opinion, regardless of ranks 5) Respect for the opinion of the boss and the mood of the majority of the team 0.41 0.22
15. I always spend my time happily working and caring — but caring not for myself, but for “my people”: family, friends, colleagues, the common cause. 0.54 0.22
16. Economic growth should not come at the expense of the nation’s sense of greatness. 0.49 0.22
17. I believe that the importance and value of an individual’s interests are often exaggerated — because one person is always just part of a whole made up of many people. 0.53 0.20
18. The people with their collective self-awareness stand above any individuality. 0.48 0.20
19. My life is dedicated to the common collective good. 0.59 0.19
20. If society imposed a complete ban on discussing certain topics, I wouldn’t protest for long and would adapt more easily than others. 0.39 0.19
21. I’m an excellent executor — consistent, predictable, and I don’t ask unnecessary questions. 0.43 0.18
22. I always try to be attentive to the hierarchy within the team and respect it. 0.44 0.18
23. My mouth is rather low — the distance from the nose to the upper lip is slightly longer than the distance from the lower lip to the bottom of the chin. 0.37 0.18
24. I easily let other people assign tasks to me. 0.48 0.18
25. I always feel part of a larger human whole — the people, the state, the team. 0.53 0.17
26. I easily control my behavior, never lose my temper, and avoid excesses. 0.50 0.17
27. In public life, people should be educated to adhere to a unified ideology. 0.50 0.17
28. There are no fat folds on my stomach (in general, I have a lot of muscle and little fat under my skin, so the skin on my stomach can be pinched). 0.34 0.17
29. If there’s a choice between a large spacious room and a small room, I’d prefer to work in a small room. 0.37 0.16
30. It is usually preferable to rely on relatives or former comrades and colleagues rather than people who share your views. 0.47 0.16
31. I have an exceptionally respectful attitude towards all established rules. 0.40 0.16
32. Deviations from established rules are only permissible in the most exceptional cases — “the law is harsh, but it is the law.” 0.41 0.16
33. I’m more inclined than others to sacrifice my interests for other people or the common good. 0.40 0.16
34. During the day, I rarely drink and usually also rarely go to the toilet for minor needs. 0.31 0.15
35. I could humbly accept humiliation in a Christian way. 0.38 0.15
36. Security is usually more valuable than various freedoms. 0.39 0.15
37. I respect works of art that have stood the test of time more than others. 0.34 0.15
38. I believe that mandatory assignment of rank titles to all civil servants, increasing with years of service and individual merits, is a good and necessary thing. 0.42 0.15
39. As a child, I liked instructive fables more than fairy tales. 0.49 0.15
40. I like the saying: “Every cricket knows his hearth.” 0.41 0.14
41. I believe that seniority-based ranks and classes assigned to civil servants are necessary and useful. 0.36 0.14
42. I always adhere to the principle that everything should be done exactly as it is accepted at this job and in this team. 0.37 0.14
43. In my behavior, I always instinctively follow the leader (I do as they do – within my place in the overall structure). 0.40 0.14
44. I am very attentive to all sorts of small details. 0.39 0.14
45. Representatives of different social groups should remain representatives of those social groups, without mixing with each other. 0.51 0.14
46. I am one of those who, in principle, is capable of self-sacrifice for the sake of an idea or the common good. 0.43 0.14
47. Propaganda should foster people’s readiness for heroism. 0.33 0.14
48. Quite often, I convince people of the usefulness of humility and various compromises. 0.45 0.13
49. I am more committed than others to collectivism and the principle of “one for all and all for one.” 0.36 0.13
50. It’s true that I don’t like to break established orders. 0.36 0.13
51. Regarding important tasks, the opinions and positions of authorities matter to me. 0.37 0.13
52. I believe that the interests of an individual are nothing compared to the interests of the clan and tribe. 0.46 0.13
53. Sometimes I feel guilty for my happiness or luck. 0.34 0.13
54. There should not be too much diversity in behavioral patterns – such diversity harms social stability and the strength of the state. 0.39 0.13
55. It’s true that when I’m thinking, I usually don’t chew anything, not even mechanically. 0.31 0.13
56. Restricting individuals for the sake of the tribe as a whole is always justified. 0.38 0.12
57. I would enjoy living in the forest and surviving solely through hunting. 0.34 0.12
58. I rarely travel far for vacations; I prefer nearby, familiar places. 0.31 0.12
59. It’s true that I usually have no need to criticize or argue with anyone. 0.29 0.12
60. A reliable person must be able to have blind faith, without questioning or reasoning. 0.33 0.12
61. I like rigid structures that do not allow any changes within them. 0.45 0.12
62. Who causes more harm? 1) Those who are satisfied with everything. 5) Those who are dissatisfied with everything. 0.35 0.12
63. Where I am in charge, everyone will live by order and schedule. 0.45 0.12
64. I regularly do morning exercises. 0.30 0.12
65. I very rarely feel the desire to object or argue. 0.34 0.12
66. I am a team person – for me, there are always “ours” and “theirs.” 0.40 0.12
67. Stagnation is better than revolutionary shifts. 0.33 0.12
68. What is more valuable? - 1) Freedom of choice 5) Absence of doubt 0.36 0.11
69. Sometimes I experience an unpleasant and intrusive illusion, as if someone is forcibly extracting thoughts from my head, leaving emptiness in their place. 0.30 0.11
70. It’s true that I never show emotions during life’s difficulties. 0.48 0.11
71. The product of my work must be perfect (the very embodiment of perfection), so I will polish it for a long time and would rather put it on hold than present it unfinished. 0.28 0.11
72. I’m better than most at hiding and not showing my negative attitude towards other people’s prejudices. 0.31 0.11
73. I have had gout attacks with sudden and lasting severe joint pain, which sharply worsened even from light touches of a blanket or slight bumps. 0.27 0.11
74. It’s very difficult to make me lose my temper and start swearing at close ones or acquaintances. 0.34 0.11
75. I am best at “delicate” work, which relies on small details and nuances. 0.42 0.11
76. What’s more important to instill in children? 1) Independence and self-sufficiency 5) A sense of family and tribal unity 0.33 0.11
77. Everything comes to those who know how to wait – and I have that flexible talent. 0.35 0.11
78. The masses do not need the development of rights or self-awareness; strengthening faith and traditions is more necessary and important for them. 0.31 0.11
79. I can write quite smoothly and legibly with my left hand. 0.27 0.11
80. I believe that deviating from the norm is almost always unacceptable. 0.34 0.11
81. I am always friendly, patient, modest, hardworking, and thorough in working out details. 0.34 0.11
82. Probably, in another time, I could have easily become a religious fanatic. 0.32 0.11
83. In childhood, I grew taller earlier than others, and my growth stopped earlier than others. 0.27 0.11
84. I believe that people lived better in the past than they will in the future. 0.28 0.11
85. If you don’t belong to a group united by personal loyalty to its leader, you won’t achieve anything in life. 0.38 0.10
86. I weigh and evaluate every intended action in advance. 0.39 0.10
87. The harsh, closed-off military regime in North Korea, based on Juche ideas, has every right to exist, and no one should interfere or try to influence their internal politics. 0.36 0.10
88. Sometimes I feel a strange heaviness in my legs, making them hard to move – I need a few seconds to gather my thoughts and strength to move them. 0.30 0.10
89. I’m more of an altruist than an egoist. 0.40 0.10
90. It’s true that I haven’t had spontaneous nosebleeds (due to a ruptured blood vessel) even once in the past year. 0.32 0.10
91. Among other nations, I respect the most those that know how to act in unison, as one whole. 0.37 0.10
92. I often hear an inner voice condemning me – and it always scolds me for the same thing. 0.29 0.10
93. What do your fantasies resemble more? 1) Sudden insights-associations or kaleidoscopic fragments of thoughts and ideas 5) Plots developing over time 0.28 0.10
94. I like collecting antiques with the “scent of the past.” 0.22 0.10
95. I have a very good memory for people’s names. 0.31 0.10
96. Military valor is one of the most important human virtues. 0.35 0.10
97. I believe the phrase “orientation towards the probable and possible future” is meaningless because, in Russian, the word “orientation” cannot logically combine with the words that follow it. 0.26 0.10
98. My life is focused not so much on myself as on my children and other people. 0.36 0.09
99. Most reforms are dangerous and lead to worse outcomes. 0.28 0.09
100. I can easily postpone or give up pleasure if I’m asked to help with something. 0.28 0.09
101. I still remember many important visual or auditory details of events I experienced a long time ago, especially those that caused strong emotional tension (check yourself – try to remember). 0.33 0.09
102. I would like to be a preacher, teaching my congregation the norms of proper social and mutual behavior established by tradition. 0.29 0.09
103. People who are indifferent to their country’s sports victories make me feel dislike. 0.26 0.09
104. In a good society, there should be a single authority. 0.32 0.09
105. A family has the right to restrict the rights and interests of any of its members. 0.28 0.09
106. I am always ready to help quietly and without self-promotion. 0.31 0.09
107. It is very hard to make me lose my temper — I can’t even remember the last time it happened. 0.36 0.09
108. I take the ideals of the past as my model, not utopian ideals of the future. 0.31 0.09
109. I support strict adherence to religious rules and traditions. 0.34 0.09
110. When I’m at fault, I usually honestly admit my guilt without trying to wiggle out of it. 0.38 0.09
111. I am quite tolerant of other people’s attempts to emotionally manipulate me. 0.34 0.09
112. I often keep my attention fixed on a chosen object, studying it for a long time. 0.24 0.09
113. I am strongly suggestible when it comes to the needs of others. 0.31 0.09

Part 7: Negative markers of Di

1. It is extremely unpleasant for me when I am “put in line” according to some rules. -0.62 -0.30
2. I despise “herd instinct” in people. -0.53 -0.25
3. Personal interests are always more important than any group interests. -0.63 -0.25
4. I get very irritated when some tasks are imposed on me. -0.58 -0.24
5. It is very difficult for me to tear myself away from pleasure once it has started. -0.52 -0.24
6. Individuality is above all, any hierarchy, pack mentality, or group dynamics are alien to me. -0.65 -0.24
7. I have been significantly late for a date or work at least a couple of times. -0.42 -0.23
8. I am an individualist, and I am interested exclusively in personal qualities in myself and others, not in belonging to any collective. -0.61 -0.22
9. I often find it difficult to contain my impatience when waiting for something – I am generally impatient by nature. -0.52 -0.22
10. I sometimes brag a little. -0.38 -0.22
11. I cannot tolerate any injustice against myself, even if it infringes on me in the slightest. -0.52 -0.21
12. Doing something for someone while forgetting about myself – well, that’s not about me at all. -0.50 -0.21
13. I get aggressive if I see and understand something for sure, but others do not see it. -0.48 -0.21
14. I pay less attention to various prohibitions and restrictions than others – they are not written for me. -0.41 -0.21
15. I believe that the collective and “public opinion” are very rarely right (in fact – almost never). -0.47 -0.20
16. I have had or have chronic cystitis or urethritis, which usually worsened with hypothermia. -0.52 -0.20
17. I am more liberal than conservative in my views. -0.50 -0.20
18. I hate it when I am told or even advised on how to work. -0.46 -0.20
19. It’s difficult for me to follow orders just for the sake of it, as I always think about the final goal. -0.47 -0.19
20. I am irritated by any hierarchy and mandatory respect for people based on “status”: position, age, etc., to my taste, this is in all cases more bad than good. -0.47 -0.19
21. I always get very indignant if someone is “more equal than me” and has broader rights, privileges, or advantages compared to me. -0.43 -0.19
22. There is a lot of individualism in my character – being a cog in the “big machine” is unbearable for me. -0.49 -0.19
23. I feel deeply unhappy when I have to start saving money. -0.50 -0.19
24. It would be very difficult for me to stand in the “at attention” position for more than three minutes. -0.39 -0.19
25. Sometimes I gossip. -0.43 -0.18
26. I am more in favor of reducing the functions and rights of the state in relation to citizens than increasing them. -0.41 -0.18
27. I tend to be impatient if I don’t like something. -0.50 -0.18
28. I usually behave strictly independently and originally – contrary to public opinion and the crowd. -0.41 -0.18
29. Tomorrow is usually better than yesterday. -0.38 -0.18
30. I can’t stand dress codes (mandatory clothing requirements), and sometimes I ignore them even at official events. -0.42 -0.17
31. Starting a task or project, I always feel joyful anticipation of success. -0.41 -0.17
32. It would be very unpleasant for me to make weekly and daily work plans on demand from management. -0.43 -0.17
33. I don’t need any leaders or chiefs, I am on my own. -0.50 -0.17
34. I like the slogan: “If you can’t, but really want to, then you can!” -0.33 -0.17
35. I avoid sick and unhappy people – they seem to suppress me with their appearance and ruin my mood with their bad aura. -0.45 -0.17
36. I become aggressive if my freedom is restricted. -0.45 -0.16
37. I always get irritated when someone tries to emotionally manipulate me, even in a soft form. -0.53 -0.16
38. What influences your decisions more often? 1) General moral or order-related considerations that regulate life 5) Emerging feelings, premonitions, or future benefits -0.37 -0.15
39. I am irritated by any attempts to restrict the freedom of information dissemination. -0.38 -0.15
40. Thinking about the future, I usually see it in “rosy” colors. -0.33 -0.15
41. If someone reproaches me, appeals to my conscience, or teaches me tact, I can easily and often become furious in response. -0.43 -0.15
42. Regarding new unconventional theories and solutions, I am difficult to call a conservative. -0.41 -0.15
43. To get something from me, you have to praise me – scolding me is useless as motivation. -0.35 -0.14
44. In my words and actions, I often “go against the flow” – I even like it. -0.51 -0.14
45. I am a nervous person. -0.46 -0.14
46. I can’t stand patiently waiting in line for long, I start to fidget. -0.40 -0.14
47. I don’t like the daily office routine – it’s much easier for me to work from project to project than from clock-in to clock-out. -0.31 -0.14
48. It is very difficult for me to give up pleasures I have already set my mind on. -0.36 -0.14
49. I usually see joyful hope first, where I later find only disappointment. -0.34 -0.14
50. If at work or with neighbors I am somehow wronged, I will most likely write a complaint and go to court. -0.34 -0.14
51. I often express dissatisfaction with something. -0.35 -0.14
52. Instead of justifying myself or apologizing, I usually start accusing others. -0.40 -0.14
53. I often look in the mirror. -0.34 -0.14
54. I can be quick-tempered like a match if someone provokes me — in those moments, I don’t always regulate the proportionality of my responses, and in reply to a minor “jab” I can immediately bring out the “heavy artillery.” -0.42 -0.13
55. I tend to seek separation more often than unity. -0.39 -0.13
56. In my mental imagination, upcoming success always progresses in a rising chain, with one success leading to another. -0.32 -0.13
57. I am more touchy, irritable, and short-tempered than others. -0.41 -0.12
58. I often worry about my health. -0.37 -0.12
59. I think of myself first, and only then about others. -0.36 -0.12
60. I would be very upset if I were considered just as simple and ordinary as everyone else. -0.30 -0.12
61. If I disagree with something, I will argue even with my boss. -0.35 -0.12
62. Compared to the face of the “average” typical person of my gender, I would say my mouth is rather wider than smaller and narrower (5 - if it is exactly like that and the mouth is wider than others, 4 - if rather like that, 3 - if normal, 2 - if rather the opposite, 1 - if the mouth is clearly narrower than many). -0.24 -0.12
63. Which feeling do you experience more often? 1) Guilt 5) Pity -0.36 -0.12
64. When initiating a reform of any kind of order, I always expect only good outcomes. -0.28 -0.12
65. I easily get angry. -0.35 -0.12
66. I get very irritated when I have to explain something to a slow listener for a long time. -0.30 -0.12
67. I am always concerned with my own comfort and well-being, and I will never work through force or extreme fatigue. -0.38 -0.11
68. If I am sure I’m right about something, I don’t spend much time listening to other arguments. -0.40 -0.11
69. I cannot stand “conveyor work” — to work productively, I periodically need a change of scenery, new impressions, movement, travel. -0.28 -0.11
70. Sometimes rude words or harshness just fly out of my mouth. -0.30 -0.11
71. I am rather a nonconformist than a conformist — I more often provoke disputes and objections than bring about agreement. -0.39 -0.11
72. It’s true that I don’t like following a set schedule. -0.34 -0.11
73. I don’t like working according to a rigid schedule; I prefer a flexible schedule or no schedule at all. -0.38 -0.11
74. I could be called a “princess and the pea” — I easily get irritated by any physical discomfort or inconvenience. -0.36 -0.11
75. Sometimes I am not always careful about commonly accepted rules and break social norms if it’s convenient for me personally. -0.34 -0.11

EXAMPLES OF HIGH Di MARKERS IN THE SOCIOTYPE LSI:

1. I don’t like trying new things without direct necessity.
2. I like rigid structures that allow no changes within their framework.
3. I like uniformity in everything.
4. I am inherently extremely respectful of all established rules.
5. A citizen should belong to the state like a child belongs to the family.
6. I have no impulsiveness or urgency in me at all — I am rather slow and pedantic by nature.
7. Deviations from established rules are only permissible in the most exceptional cases — “the law is harsh, but it is the law.”
8. Representatives of different social groups should remain within their social groups without mixing with others.
9. I am best at some kind of “delicate” work based on small details and nuances.
10. It’s usually easier for me than for others to accept existing orders, even if I consider them wrong.
11. In public life, it is necessary to foster attachment to a single ideology in the people.
12. The collective self-consciousness of the people is above any individuality.
13. I believe that mandatory assignment of ranks to all civil servants in ascending order, depending on years of service and individual merits, is a good and necessary thing.
14. I like the saying: “Every cricket should know his hearth.”
15. The greatest feats are military ones.
16. I believe that deviations from the norm are almost always unacceptable.
17. There should not be too much variety in behavioral patterns and models of people’s behavior — such variety harms social stability and the strength of the state.

EXAMPLES OF HIGH Di MARKERS IN THE SOCIOTYPE EII:

1. My life is dedicated to the common collective good.
2. I always enjoy spending time working and caring — but caring not for myself, but for “my people”: family, friends, colleagues, the common cause.
3. I quite often persuade people of the usefulness of humility and various concessions.
4. In this life, I work for others, and that suits me.
5. I am more likely than others to sacrifice my interests for other people or the common good.
6. I am more of an altruist than an egoist.
7. I can humbly accept humiliation in a Christian manner.
8. Sometimes I feel almost guilty for my own happiness or luck.
9. Inside me, there is often a condemning voice — and it always shames me for the same thing.
10. I am sentimentally careful and caring about the memory and traditions of my “small homeland.”
11. I still remember many important visual or auditory details of events experienced long ago, but during which I felt strong emotional tension (check yourself, try to remember).
12. I am tolerant of other people’s delusions.
13. Sometimes I experience an unpleasant and intrusive illusionary sensation, as if someone from the outside is forcibly taking away, draining thoughts from my head, leaving a void in their place.
14. I would hardly go into conflict with the majority, even if I thought I was right and they were wrong.
15. Sometimes I feel a strange heaviness in my legs, making it difficult to move them — I have to take a few seconds to gather my thoughts and strength to move them.
16. I am always kind, patient, modest, hardworking, and meticulous in working out details.
17. I am dependent on public opinion (at least not less so, and rather more so than others).
18. I am strongly influenced by other people’s needs.
19. In a group, my words and actions are more often aimed at even greater unification rather than separation of positions.
20. I often concentrate on guessing in my mind what was really behind this or that hint.

De (Black Declatimity)

Extraverted (black) declatimity. Due to its extraversion and wide range of equivalence, De’s strategy becomes ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION OF HORIZONTAL RELATIONSHIPS.

Lack of psychological vulnerability, de-ideologization, bluntness, and indiscrimination in contacts - these are its breakthrough tools. It is no coincidence that both sociotypes with leading De - LIE and ESE - have a reputation as the best salespeople in socionics.

If Di works more for the vertical power structure, localizing and neutralizing discontent and redirecting it to lower levels, De works in a sense against the vertical, sweeping away social boundaries with its shameless energy and omnivorousness in contacts. When in the 90s, optimists in Russia relied on “Loot will defeat evil”, they were essentially counting not so much on Te, but rather on the breakthrough democratic potential of De. The democratism of labor relations familiar to the culture of the United States (namely, the external democracy of relations between superiors and their subordinates) is a result of De’s work, which occupies an important place in American culture. Alas, De is not interested in problems or real social tensions - just like Di. Therefore, its democracy is purely external, shallow, parasitically indifferent to any existing social structure, with no motivation to change or improve it. In this sense, both functions - the obedient Di, working to reinforce hierarchical social levels (toward a “corporate state”), and the intense, easily overcoming social boundaries pseudo-democratic De - are purely conformist, devoid of reformist potential. Any social changes (unless they cement problems rather than solve them objectively) are always due to the eternally irritated and dissatisfied questimity.

Part 8: Positive markers of De

1. I like comparing objects by their quality, usefulness, and price. 0.63 0.24
2. My life goals are strong, specific, consistent, and aimed many years ahead. 0.52 0.23
3. I can combine tasks and use every minute of my time. 0.51 0.23
4. I would enjoy working on property valuations for insurance purposes. 0.51 0.21
5. I often say the proverb: “The master is the boss.” 0.45 0.20
6. In computer games, I prefer quests that require talking to characters. 0.39 0.19
7. I remember the birthdays of most of my friends. 0.40 0.19
8. When thinking about a problem or task, I try to come up with not just one but several alternative solutions. 0.51 0.17
9. I always willingly think about my career. 0.41 0.17
10. When guests arrive, my main concern is that no one feels bored, even in the farthest corner. 0.47 0.17
11. When I’m stuck somewhere out of obligation, I always think about how to make the time more efficient – to fulfill the obligation and do something useful for myself at the same time. 0.39 0.16
12. I think I would quite enjoy working as an appraiser in a pawn shop or second-hand store. 0.48 0.16
13. I tend to decisively and quickly close the distance in communication with others if logic suggests it’s in my interest. 0.37 0.15
14. I know how to drive a car well. 0.39 0.15
15. I often retell the events of the day down to the smallest details. 0.32 0.15
16. I easily and quickly switch to informal “you” with strangers. 0.36 0.15
17. I’m satisfied with my health. 0.41 0.14
18. Even when I had no money at all, I was always confident in my ability to earn well in the future. 0.36 0.14
19. Most often, I’m in a relaxed and calmly cheerful mood. 0.43 0.13
20. I tend to plan everything in advance and develop solutions for all possible scenarios. 0.47 0.13
21. I’m always ready to openly discuss with friends what I want and desire, whom I love and hate, what attracts or repels me. 0.35 0.13
22. In everyday life, I surround myself with lots of useful and familiar items, some I keep “just in case.” 0.27 0.13
23. I know how to talk up what I want to sell. 0.31 0.13
24. “Always change something, take the first step boldly, without fear it might be unnecessary” – that’s my rule. 0.34 0.13
25. I usually notice too much “small” information about too many objects around me, making it difficult to highlight the main points. 0.31 0.12
26. I have had asthma attacks when my breathing was tight and there wasn’t enough air. 0.33 0.12
27. Complimenting my skills and business sense is an easy way to “butter me up.” 0.33 0.12
28. Transformative work that changes my environment is always better than the most perfect but static order. 0.42 0.12
29. I’m often so full of energy that any plans to rearrange the world seem easy to accomplish. 0.33 0.12
30. Other people and my relationships with them are an inseparable part and natural extension of my “self.” 0.42 0.12
31. I tend to have a stocky build. 0.33 0.12
32. I won’t miss a chance to criticize someone’s incompetence. 0.38 0.12
33. I can imagine myself in any profession. 0.34 0.11
34. I can hold several different goals and thoughts in my head at once. 0.36 0.11
35. To solve my problems, I know how to be “charmingly pushy.” 0.34 0.11
36. It often feels like my leg muscles are restless – ready to twitch, kick, or jump at any moment. 0.30 0.11
37. When I lose a game or bet, I often find a reason or excuse not to pay up. 0.32 0.11
38. I feel most confident and comfortable when I’m the center of attention. 0.34 0.11
39. I have no fetish for scientific knowledge – it’s much more important to do something useful and functional. 0.45 0.11
40. I love visiting friends. 0.30 0.11
41. I love fun parties and know how to lift my mood and have a blast with others. 0.39 0.11
42. I have a cheerful, easy-going, and non-intrusive personality – I know how to enjoy life and share joy with others. 0.39 0.11
43. I would make a good production administrator. 0.39 0.11
44. I take good care of my skin. 0.38 0.10
45. I tend to: 1) Leave somewhere 5) Arrive somewhere 0.29 0.10
46. I’m diligent and competent in everything I take on. 0.37 0.10
47. Which of your senses works best, meaning it’s closest in quality to your peers? 1) Hearing 5) Vision 0.25 0.10
48. My usual mood is joyfully upbeat. 0.31 0.10
49. I periodically have internal muscle pain (unrelated to exercise or injury), especially noticeable when pressing on the muscle. 0.37 0.10
50. If I’m unemployed for a while, I feel like I’ve been robbed. 0.33 0.10
51. I would like working as a sales manager. 0.32 0.10
52. I’m hardworking and like being fully occupied with assigned tasks. 0.36 0.10
53. I usually stop to watch street incidents. 0.38 0.10
54. Life decisions can usually be made quickly and easily – situations typically limit options to just two or three viable choices. 0.27 0.10
55. I always bargain at the market. 0.28 0.10
56. I like talking – I can talk for a long time. 0.35 0.10
57. I have a stable, ongoing interest in the future. 0.26 0.10
58. I hate feeling like a loser, so if I lose a money game, I try to turn previous agreements into a joke. 0.32 0.10
59. In computer games, I prefer 3D adventure games with hidden secrets and horror elements. 0.23 0.10
60. I’m used to interacting with others as equals – I can’t imagine any other way. 0.45 0.10
61. If I tap my fingers on a table or flick ash off a cigarette, I usually do it at a rapid, impatient pace – three or more taps per second. 0.24 0.10
62. Many people don’t know how to enjoy their achievements – but I feel triumph from success or luck at least twice a week. 0.29 0.10
63. I curse out loud at least once every three days. 0.25 0.10
64. How many times on average do you wake up at night, from falling asleep until morning? 1) Zero times 2) Once 3) Twice 4) Three times 5) Four times or more 0.29 0.09
65. I’m sociable and easily connect with people, gladly talking about my contacts, acquaintances, and relatives. 0.40 0.09
66. Even for the smallest reasons, all kinds of thoughts and ideas often pop into my head. 0.37 0.09
67. My usual background mood is upbeat and cheerful. 0.31 0.09
68. I enjoy competing with myself to see how fast or efficiently I can solve solitaire games on the computer. 0.26 0.09
69. My emotionality comes across as a playful, cheerful attitude, my mobility, my unobtrusive friendly advice to others, light jokes, and gentle moralizing — but I don’t aim to publicly teach everyone how to live or draw attention to myself. 0.34 0.09
70. If I read books, it’s mostly while traveling or during idle time. 0.27 0.09
71. I always logically calculate situations and prepare backup plans in advance to avoid trouble. 0.34 0.09
72. My knowledge and skills exceed those of most of my peers. 0.32 0.09
73. If I have something to reproach a colleague for, I’ll definitely do it — in front of witnesses. 0.40 0.09
74. I’d be better suited to managing a company’s public relations than being a literary critic. 0.31 0.09
75. When delivering serious information to someone, I almost always season it with humor and jokes to make it less boring. 0.26 0.09
76. Anxiety almost inevitably triggers muscle activation — I involuntarily start moving or twitching. 0.28 0.09
77. I receive any new information with enthusiasm. 0.32 0.09
78. Internally I’m logical and like to calculate everything, but externally I’m emotional, fidgety, and restless. 0.31 0.09
79. At least a few times in my life, I’ve told lies. 0.22 0.09
80. I like to affectionately touch my children or relatives when they pass by — hug, kiss, or pat them. 0.33 0.09
81. I enjoy (or would enjoy) using computer programs to create funny distorted photos of my friends — so we can all laugh together later. 0.26 0.09
82. I can always and am always ready to verbally explain my actions — I feel no discomfort or reluctance when needed. 0.26 0.08
83. I believe I think faster than others. 0.28 0.08
84. By my psychology, I am a creator-demiurge, a builder of the universe out of human masses and chaos. 0.25 0.08

Part 9: Negative markers of De

1. I am more often afraid of failing to foresee danger in time than of missing chances to advance business. -0.45 -0.24
2. Do you have a natural bump on your nose? 1) Not at all 3) There’s a slight bump 5) There’s a pronounced bump -0.46 -0.23
3. At work, I find it difficult to quickly switch from one task to another. -0.52 -0.23
4. I let no one into my inner world. -0.54 -0.21
5. I have reasons to complain about my memory — it sometimes fails me. -0.49 -0.20
6. I am always polite and never slip into familiarity. -0.41 -0.19
7. A country will not be strong and respected in the world if dissent is given free rein. -0.49 -0.19
8. I usually answer “no” to almost any question or proposal at first. -0.37 -0.19
9. In my handwriting, there are usually large gaps between neighboring words — these white gaps are so wide that you could fit three, maybe even four letters in them. Two letters — always and for sure. (Check if this is true). -0.37 -0.19
10. In communication with the opposite sex, I have always been overly shy and awkward. -0.45 -0.18
11. Almost daily, I think about who in my environment is “one of us” and who is “an outsider.” -0.42 -0.16
12. My movements and gestures are characterized by a certain smooth, graceful “mannerism.” -0.40 -0.16
13. I am unpretentious in everyday life, and even in times of hardship, I can always find something that brings me physical joy and makes me feel happy. -0.44 -0.15
14. I often feel down and depressed, without any apparent reason. -0.50 -0.15
15. As a child, I enjoyed watching crawling insects for long periods. -0.37 -0.15
16. Sometimes I find it difficult to break out of my established opinions about certain facts and their interpretations. -0.39 -0.15
17. I am rather indifferent to matters of my work or profession — somehow it all doesn’t interest me much. -0.39 -0.14
18. It’s hard to change my mind once something has “gotten into my head.” -0.41 -0.14
19. I often feel annoyed and disappointed. -0.37 -0.14
20. I always address people formally (“You”). -0.33 -0.14
21. Troubles and wrongs done to me stick vividly and for a long time in my memory — I’d like to forget them, but I can’t. -0.37 -0.13
22. My frequent stance: “no, no, and no again.” -0.44 -0.13
23. I feel confused in unexpected situations with a large number of people involved. -0.35 -0.13
24. I smoke more than half a pack of cigarettes a day. -0.31 -0.13
25. I am careless and insensitive about my time. -0.38 -0.13
26. My visual memory is rather poor: I have difficulty remembering people’s faces, the appearance of places, and so on. -0.53 -0.13
27. To be honest, I’m secretive, stubborn, and inflexible in relationships, I really dislike uninvited guests and don’t know how to entertain them; I stubbornly maintain the relationship system I’m used to. -0.45 -0.12
28. Accusations of impracticality towards me are fair, but I don’t care. -0.36 -0.12
29. It’s true that I disapprove of any silicone or Botox plastic surgery — it’s disrespectful to your body and causes unjustified harm. -0.36 -0.12
30. I’m disorganized, and it’s hard for me to force myself to do uninteresting everyday tasks. -0.43 -0.12
31. Even when I have my own opinion, I often yield to my opponent just to avoid upsetting them. -0.46 -0.12
32. I am a vindictive person. -0.40 -0.12
33. If a person isn’t fully loyal to their birthplace, their “small homeland,” you probably shouldn’t expect much good from them. -0.33 -0.12
34. I always work within the framework of a single defined model (theory, concept, approach) with set and unchanging rules and axioms, and I don’t try to combine different approaches (because that’s no good). I disapprove of or, at the very least, distrust those who mix different approaches and constantly try to synthesize and generalize them. -0.46 -0.12
35. I feel awkward and “out of place” when I suddenly find myself the center of attention. -0.39 -0.12
36. The handshake procedure always makes me nervous when people seem sick. -0.33 -0.12
37. I can’t recall old events in detail — I just can’t. -0.41 -0.12
38. I often lack motivation to do things. -0.39 -0.12
39. Sometimes I catch myself having no feelings at all about work, career, children, or loved ones. -0.41 -0.12
40. In a group, I sometimes feel like a “black sheep” for long periods. -0.40 -0.12
41. Sometimes I start sneezing uncontrollably if I suddenly move from dim light into bright light. -0.25 -0.12
42. Compared to others of my gender, I have always been more indifferent to issues of salary and career. -0.40 -0.12
43. The figurative meaning of proverbs and sayings doesn’t always click with me right away (like “Hunger is not an aunt” or “Don’t sit in someone else’s sleigh,” and especially unfamiliar proverbs — I sometimes struggle to quickly understand the life wisdom and general meaning behind them). -0.30 -0.12
44. My speech often contains pauses so the listener can grasp the idea and catch the mood. -0.30 -0.12
45. My favorite books and movies are chivalric romances — about high morals and faith in eternal ideals. -0.36 -0.12
46. Sometimes my left hand does things seemingly against my conscious will. -0.31 -0.11
47. I prefer controlling the static state of objects rather than observing and controlling processes developing over time. -0.35 -0.11
48. I often get inflamed pimples in place of blackheads on my skin. -0.26 -0.11
49. Sudden calls, sounds, or unexpected visits sometimes make me feel confused and scared. -0.31 -0.11
50. I try to spend the minimum effort on the material world — just enough to create positive emotional impact on those around me. -0.45 -0.11
51. Whenever possible, I avoid other people’s business. -0.38 -0.11
52. Sometimes I find it difficult to quickly switch from one movement to another. -0.33 -0.11
53. When faced with an abundance of similar products, my eyes always wander, and it takes me a very long time to make a choice. -0.31 -0.11
54. If people marry representatives of racially distant ethnic groups, the national identity of the people suffers and perishes because of this. -0.34 -0.11
55. I get irritated if a fellow passenger on public transport peers into the newspaper or book I’m reading. -0.31 -0.11
56. There are things that irritate me a lot, to which I am intolerant. -0.35 -0.11
57. Which is more typical of you? - 1) I know how to enjoy comforts 5) I often pay attention to existing inconveniences -0.29 -0.11
58. In the face of someone else’s misfortune, I often feel uplifted because I feel needed and useful. -0.28 -0.11
59. I am slow and unhurried at work, I neither like nor am able to speed up the pace due to time pressure, and therefore I won’t. -0.30 -0.11
60. In nature, I always prefer riverbanks and lakeshores - they somehow attract me. -0.28 -0.11
61. One of my eyes sees much worse than the other (mark 5 if the difference in visual acuity is very large, mark 1 if there is no difference at all). -0.31 -0.10
62. My voice often has notes of distrust and doubt. -0.22 -0.10
63. True, I don’t like answering questions and sometimes get irritated when I’m asked something. -0.28 -0.10
64. More often I mentally ponder not a sequence of events, but a single interesting object, examining it from different angles and comparing it with something else. -0.29 -0.10
65. I have the ability to seek out and find enemies, and then punish them. -0.34 -0.10
66. In my opinion, most people have too much primitive-animal nature and too little spiritual and truly human essence. -0.27 -0.10
67. Often it’s very difficult for me to tear myself away from a game I’ve started, even though more important matters are waiting. -0.32 -0.10
68. True, I never point out other people’s shortcomings. -0.39 -0.10
69. At work, I have a poor sense of permissible limits — that is, I don’t know how much work and at what quality level needs to be done to meet the required standard. -0.37 -0.10
70. I observe established laws, rules, and procedures more strictly than others. -0.39 -0.10
71. The sight of a bustling crowd around me, where people are engaged in incomprehensible affairs, always causes me a slightly anxious and “constrained,” tense feeling. -0.31 -0.10
72. If I’m angry at someone, I quickly feel calmed and soothed if someone else’s anger toward this person also emerges nearby and turns out to be stronger than mine. That is, the main thing is to make sure that I am not alone in my fierce feelings. -0.27 -0.10
73. I can stare at something, mechanically holding my gaze on it for a long time. -0.29 -0.10
74. Alas, even victories often don’t “feel right” to me and leave me joyless. -0.31 -0.10
75. I often diligently move away from a person if, during a conversation, they get too close to me. -0.34 -0.10

EXAMPLES OF HIGH De MARKERS, PRIMARILY MANIFESTED IN THE ESE SOCIOTYPE:

1. I remember the birthdays of most of my friends.
2. My usual mood is joyful and upbeat.
3. I have a cheerful, easy-going, and not at all intrusive nature, I know how to enjoy life and bring joy to others.
4. I am diligent and competent in everything I undertake.
5. My background mood is usually upbeat and cheerful.
6. At parties, I often move from person to person, not staying too long, and manage to chat with many people.
7. I tend to decisively and without delay reduce the distance in communication with another person if reason suggests it’s in my interest.
8. I like to casually show affection to my children or loved ones when they just pass by: to hug, kiss, or stroke them.
9. I love cheerful companies and know how to lift my own spirits and have fun together with others.
10. I feel most confident and comfortable when I’m the center of attention.
11. I can imagine myself in any profession.
12. I usually notice too much “small” information about too many objects around me, from which it’s sometimes hard to highlight the main thing.
13. I like attending reunions of former classmates, alumni, etc.
14. “Always change something, boldly take the first step, not fearing it will be unnecessary” — that’s my rule.
15. Often I’m so full of energy that any plans for rearranging the world seem easily achievable.
16. I’m probably a bit intrusive in my attempts to cheer up and energize someone (thinking I just need to try harder).
17. When guests arrive, the main thing I pay attention to is making sure no one is bored, even in the farthest corner.
18. In everyday life, I surround myself with a lot of familiar and necessary things, and I keep some with me just “in case.”
19. Internally I’m logical and like to calculate everything, but externally — emotional, fussy, and restless.
20. I tend to: 1) Leave somewhere 5) Arrive somewhere
21. I often like to laugh out loud at those who lost to me in a game.
22. To solve my problems, I know how to be “politely pushy.”
23. The future cannot be accurately predicted, but it should and is enjoyable to shape, plan, and remake with your own hands.
24. I often recount the events of the past day with attention to the smallest details.
25. I have smooth speech, without the need for pauses to search for words, and I never “um” or “er” when formulating thoughts aloud.
26. I easily and quickly switch to informal “you” with strangers.

MARKERS OF HIGHLY DEVELOPED De, MOSTLY MANIFESTING IN THE SOCIOTYPE LIE:

1. I know how to combine tasks and use every minute of my time.
2. My life goals are strong, specific, constant, and aimed many years ahead.
3. When thinking about a problem or task, I try to come up with not just one but several alternative solutions.
4. I would enjoy working in property valuation for insurance purposes.
5. I think I would be quite comfortable working as an appraiser in a pawnshop or consignment store.
6. Even when I didn’t have a penny to my name, I was always confident in my ability to earn a high income in the future.
7. The criterion of truth is practical benefit. Therefore, what is true is not what is “true” but what is profitable.
8. I know how to establish long-term, trusting, mutually beneficial relationships with people, operating on the principle of “you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours.”
9. My emotionality exists at the level of a playful, cheerful attitude I project, my mobility, my unobtrusive friendly advice to people, light jokes, and gentle moral lessons, but it does not aspire to publicly teach everyone how to live or draw attention to myself.
10. I can simultaneously keep several different goals and several different thoughts in mind.
11. I often say the proverb: “The master is the boss.”
12. I always haggle at the market.
13. I enjoy improving other people’s bad moods.
14. I always gladly think about my career.
15. It often feels like the muscles in my legs are constantly energized — as if my legs are ready to twitch, kick, or jump at any moment.
16. When I’m somewhere out of obligation, I always think about how to make the time more productive — both fulfilling the boring duty and managing to do something useful for myself.
17. I would enjoy working as a sales manager.
18. In my fantasies and dreams, events almost always develop strictly sequentially, with one flowing into another, forming a complete and extended plot over time.
19. I almost always work at a fast pace.
20. I don’t like to feel like a loser, so if I lose a money game, I try to turn the prior agreement with my partner into a joke.
21. If I’m not working and have no income for a while, I start to feel like I’ve been robbed.
22. I always logically calculate the situation and take precautions in advance to avoid trouble.
23. When I lose a game or bet, I can often come up with a reason or excuse not to pay up.
24. I would be better suited to handling a company’s public relations than being a literary critic.
25. I know how to hype up what I want to sell.

Democracy-Aristocracy

From the content of the four questim-declatim functions presented, it becomes immediately clear how and where the substantive content of the quadral trait DEMOCRACY-ARISTOCRACY comes from. Democrats are Qi+De. Aristocrats are Di+Qe. Qi among democrats is deeply individualistic; due to its tendency to disagreement and sensitivity to irritation, it does not tolerate any collective pressure. Accordingly, its ideal is a society with horizontal connections, consisting of similar individuals. That is, horizontal cooperation, not hierarchy. De also does not build any vertical hierarchy; moreover, it constantly violates any hierarchy, actively laying its own purely horizontal connections in society. Thus, the shared value between Qi and De is their common ideal - a society of individuals with developed horizontal ties and a weakly organized vertical structure. This is a liberal model of society, ensuring maximum individual human independence and freedom.

On the other hand, Di of the “aristocrats” encourages the subject to completely identify with the group and fully submit to its rules, interests, and goals. Qe of the aristocrats is also interested in a vertical hierarchical and “tightly knit” social model, but for completely different reasons - Qe adheres to “leader-based” models because it fundamentally disregards other people, dividing society into heroes and the crowd, elite and plebs, and invariably sees itself in the first category. Of course, there are no areas in the brain specifically responsible for the desire for freedom or non-freedom. But there are areas responsible for the thresholds of irritation and stress responses. And how and why differences in these thresholds further result in differences in the preference for free (but loose) or cemented (but unfree) societies, we have analyzed in detail above.

Part 10: POLE OF SOCIONIC “DEMOCRATS” (SYMPHONY OF INDIVIDUALISM AND EGALITARIANISM) = Qi+De

QUESTIONNAIRE ITEMS, MOST STRONGLY CORRELATED, AMONG ALL SOCIONIC TRAITS, SPECIFICALLY WITH THE POLE OF DEMOCRATS (the correlation between the trait “democratism” and respondents’ answers to the question is indicated at the end of each questionnaire statement):

1. Human rights and social equality are certainly more important than the imperial power of the country. 0.56
2. Individuality above all else, I reject any hierarchy, herd mentality, and groupthink. 0.54
3. I am an individualist, and in myself and others, I am exclusively interested in personal qualities, not in belonging to any group. 0.51
4. I like being in a society and environment where no one depends on anyone else, where there are no “elders” and “authorities.” 0.49
5. Personal interests are always more important than any group interests. 0.49
6. Power should be built from the bottom up, according to democratic principles, and never from the top down. 0.48
7. I am used to interacting with others on equal terms, and I cannot imagine any other way of interaction. 0.45
8. Any manifestation of inequality irritates me. 0.44
9. I would prefer to live in a society where there is no division into aristocrats and commoners, masters and servants, bosses and subordinates. 0.42
10. In the role of a boss, I would exhibit a democratic, rather than a command-and-administrative leadership style. 0.40
11. I judge a person only by their abilities, their diplomas and titles mean nothing to me. 0.40
12. With any people, I try and usually manage to behave on equal terms — regardless of their relative position to me (that is, I try to maintain the same position with my subordinates and with socially recognized authorities). 0.39
13. Great wealth is more desirable to me than great power. 0.39
14. I respect the individuality of others more than the ability to fit into a group as a useful member. 0.38
15. Any hierarchy and obligatory respect for people “due to their status” — position, age, etc. — irritates me; to my taste, this is almost always bad rather than good. 0.37
16. Which statement is closer to you? - 1) The people are strong in their unity. 5) The people are strong in their individual talents. 0.36
17. Individualism is good, not bad. 0.35
18. It is extremely unpleasant for me when I am “put in line” according to some rules. 0.35
19. Fitting into some group hierarchy and becoming an inseparable part of it is rather unpleasant for me. 0.34
20. I have always defended and will defend freedom of speech — the fuller, the better. 0.34
21. It is true that I am somewhat stingy and really don’t like parting with money. 0.33
22. I despise the “herd mentality” in people. 0.33
23. It is very characteristic of me to distance myself from bad people and bad relationships in advance, thus protecting myself from negative experiences. 0.33
24. If I were President, I would expand openness and shorten the lists and duration of information classified as state secrets. 0.33
25. I don’t need any leaders or chiefs; I am on my own. 0.33
26. I treat with irony those national cultures where every youth group (and not just youth) necessarily has a leader. 0.33
27. Classifying important events from the public is always a terrible thing. 0.32
28. I consider those capable of usurping power or taking something from the weak to be scum. 0.31
29. Transformative work that changes things around is always better than the most perfect, but stagnant order. 0.31
30. The motto “Science and Humanism” is closer to me than the motto “Unity and Cohesion.” 0.30
31. Which motto is closer to you? Choose the number of the option: 1) A united people, a common destiny 5) We are different, we are friendly 0.30
32. Every person must be absolutely free in their political views. 0.30
33. I am more in favor of reducing the functions and rights of the state in relation to citizens than increasing them. 0.28
34. My goodwill towards people is rather broadly diffused, rather than limited to a specific defined circle of people. 0.28
35. I would only agree to command people with their voluntary consent. 0.28
36. Doing something for someone while forgetting about myself — well, that’s just not about me. 0.28
37. I am indifferent to patriotic pride; I have other interests and concerns. 0.28
38. Relations between people should be built predominantly: 1) Vertically 5) Horizontally. 0.28
39. My position: let everyone live as they want. 0.27
40. Being somewhere out of obligation, I always think about how to make the current pastime more effective — to fulfill the boring duty and at the same time manage to do something useful for myself. 0.27
41. I tend to simplify rather than complicate the structure of the subject of my thoughts. 0.27
42. My slogans: live and let live, do not seek to dominate, and respect the freedom of others. 0.27
43. I believe that the collective and “public opinion” are very rarely right (in reality — almost never). 0.27
44. I get rid of imposed illusions, opinions, and beliefs more easily than others. 0.27
45. I really dislike interfering in other people’s affairs and conflicts or receiving such assignments. 0.27
46. I think about myself first, then about others. 0.26
47. If I were in Napoleon Bonaparte’s place and enjoyed the same popularity and power as he did, I would: 1) also proclaim myself the lifelong ruler of France; 5) use my power to introduce a system of regular and guaranteed renewal of France’s top leadership through democratic procedures within a few years. 0.26
48. Almost daily, I feel that I lack certain opportunities and resources. 0.26
49. I hate losing, so if I lose a game for money, I try to turn my previous agreements with my partner into a joke. 0.26
50. I believe that true faith in God does not need a church. 0.25
51. I have an aversion to any pressure from the collective on an individual. 0.25
52. I highly value my own independence. 0.25
53. It’s important for me to respect myself, and the respect of others matters much less to me. 0.25
54. I believe that the rules of one structure should never extend to the rules of another structure, let alone to their universalization and merging — let all flowers bloom, let there be many different orders, and let everyone live the way they like. 0.25
55. Any attempts to restrict the freedom of information dissemination irritate me. 0.24
56. I notice memory problems — I often forget things I’d like to remember. 0.24
57. If someone did something bad to me, it means they are a bad person. 0.24
58. Liberty, Equality, Fraternity — these are sacred concepts for me. 0.24
59. I prefer movies about monstrous snakes or alien creatures in dense forests more than movies about sadistic maniacs (like the film “Saw”). 0.24
60. Unlike many, I am completely unable to give insincere compliments (it goes against my entire being). 0.24
61. A limited, parliamentary constitutional monarchy is definitely better than autocracy. 0.24
62. I experience stress regularly, at least once a week. 0.24
63. I periodically experience internal muscle pains (unrelated to physical exertion or injury), which become especially acute when pressed with a finger. 0.23
64. I do not forgive close people for egocentric, irresponsible, or dismissive behavior toward others. 0.23
65. I am characterized by a strong drive for truth and justice in everything. 0.23
66. If I were an omnipotent god, I would follow the principle of human self-determination — oversight and interference would be distasteful to me. 0.23
67. In a normal society, people should not march through life in step and in unison — after all, they are all different. 0.23
68. Truth is always more important than public opinion, so I would never compromise my beliefs and principles just because someone might think something bad about me. 0.23
69. Many governmental functions in many countries today are clearly excessive. 0.23
70. I usually don’t feel responsible for other people — they are responsible for taking care of themselves. 0.22
71. In conflict situations, I almost always prefer to defuse the conflict and seek compromise, rather than “stand on principle.” 0.22
72. Among the people I know, there are definitely some I don’t like. 0.22
73. Overall, I treat everyone the same, without adjusting my behavior to their status. 0.22
74. I have been significantly late for a date or work at least a couple of times. 0.22
75. I can simultaneously keep several different goals and thoughts in mind. 0.22
76. From kindergarten age, children should be taught the sanctity of others’ rights and lives. 0.22
77. When I try to do everything I promised, I often quickly feel physically exhausted and apathetic. 0.22
78. I prefer people who are unusual and who claim uniqueness in my social circle. 0.22
79. I believe that, in terms of spiritual potential, I belong to the intellectual elite of society. 0.22
80. Attempts to restrict the rights of “immigrants” are dangerous chauvinistic nonsense that could lead to serious trouble. 0.21
81. Sometimes I gossip. 0.21
82. I would prefer the job of an industrial equipment commodity expert to that of a traffic police officer. 0.21
83. I often get too carried away inventing improvements, forgetting that the perfect is the enemy of the good. 0.21
84. I often, almost daily, encounter unpleasant dangers. 0.21
85. If someone doesn’t like my feelings and opinions, that’s their personal problem. 0.21
86. I absolutely hate dress codes (mandatory clothing requirements), and sometimes even ignore them at official events. 0.21
87. I believe that the right to private property should not be restricted in any way. 0.20
88. Sport hunting animals is a pastime for psychopaths — I find it neither interesting nor enjoyable. 0.20
89. I would be very upset if people considered me just as simple and ordinary as everyone else. 0.20
90. In any situation, I form my own opinions about what is good and bad without yielding to pressure. 0.20
91. I enjoy competing with myself in solitaire games on the computer, trying to improve my speed or score. 0.20
92. People should behave independently rather than uniformly — they shouldn’t look to leaders for direction. 0.20
93. Carrot and stick approaches work better in most cases than purely punitive measures. 0.20
94. On television, I usually find individual sports competitions more interesting than team games. 0.20
95. I enthusiastically embrace new information. 0.20

The values of socionics democrats are horizontal (rather than vertical) social connections, individualism, including the priority of individual rights and freedoms over the rights of the state in relation to the individual, the priority of free cooperation over any top-down authoritarian coercion. It is also contempt for status boundaries, equality of people in society, maximum rights to freedom of opinion, diversity, and pluralism in society. From the point of view of the values of socionic “democrats”, the justified and primary tasks of the state are supporting and protecting socially useful personal initiatives of citizens, ensuring initial (from birth) equality of their rights, ensuring transparency of public life, creating and ensuring the functioning of fair and respectful laws towards individuals that do not unnecessarily infringe on human freedom, as well as ensuring honest, predictable, and equal application of laws to all, ensuring the protection of minority rights, and protecting citizens from the encroachments of bandits, tyrants, and usurpers (both internal and external). Anything beyond these tasks (and especially contrary to them!) comes from the devil. Most democrats are equally alien to all manifestations of nationalism based on “blood or birthplace” rights, as well as the imposition of so-called political correctness on society in the form of supporting every newcomer, idiot, and marginal figure solely on the basis that they are newcomers and therefore should be loved despite their laziness and stupidity. In short, “democrats” oppose any social pressure on the individual, whether ideological, political, or religious, and they particularly reject any manifestations of dictatorship and authoritarianism in governance.

Since democrats are not “unifiers”, it is often difficult for them to defend their values in front of society. Even a group of beta aristocratic unifiers that is two or more times smaller in number, but well-organized and united around their leaders with unquestioning discipline, can overpower “democrats” in political battles — something that has happened more than once in history.

REMINDER ON HOW THE VALUES OF THE DEMOCRATIC POLE ARE FORMED FROM THE COMBINATION OF SOCIONIC FUNCTIONS Qi AND De.

Introverted white questimity (Qi) is highly perceptive of others’ mistakes, skeptical, has its own opinion on every issue, is easily irritated by any external pressure on its subject, and reacts acutely and painfully to everything it considers wrong or erroneous. It is hypersensitive to threats and restrictions on freedom imposed on its subject by society or the authorities.

Being introverted, this function has little desire for personal power (unlike Qe), but at the same time, it will never agree to the role of an unquestioning executor. It is an anxious-reasoning function, with a highly developed error detector (this is its core essence and purpose). Qi does not need societal support, as it finds it unthinkable to identify with the masses — instead, it requires protection from fools, i.e., from society itself. Therefore, the societal model of liberal democracy is the most comfortable environment for Qi. Any authoritarianism is abhorrent to Qi.

De, on the other hand, is completely devoid of the vulnerable sensitivity to pressure that characterizes Qi. Instead, De is filled with open acceptance of all people and everything in the world. It easily and indiscriminately establishes contacts, making no distinctions based on people’s social status, and is free from national and social prejudices. It easily and with considerable liberated impudence overcomes any social barriers, ultimately getting its way. Any ideologization is alien to De; it does not respect any barriers or boundaries, recognizing only the power of communication, pleasure, and profit over itself. Moreover, De is easily ready to share its good mood and acquired well-being with others, without calculation or self-interest (simply because it enjoys doing so).

However, De (unlike Qi) also easily adapts to life in an authoritarian class-based society — since it easily breaks through its boundaries, gnawing horizontal connections within it, and due to the charm of its insolence and thanks to bribery, overcomes its rules as well. Still, black declatimity is most comfortable and free in the same environment as Qi — namely, in conditions of liberal democracy. Where bribery is unnecessary, and the risk of running into an ideological fanatic is lower, and respect for all its talents is greater. One should not overlook the dual attraction of De to Qi carriers — it is precisely the latter who often shape the political views of De subjects, as initially (without Qi support), De-people are rather indifferent to politics and ideology and are ready to be friends with both the right and the left.

Part 11: POLE OF SOCIONIC “ARISTOCRATS” (SYMPHONY OF COLLECTIVISM AND ELITISM) = Di+Qe

QUESTIONNAIRE ITEMS MOST CORRELATED WITH THIS POLE AMONG ALL SOCIONIC TRAITS (the correlation between this trait pole and respondents’ answers is indicated at the end of each statement):

1. Proper authority should be built “top-down”, and all the talk about democracy is for the weak. 0.57
2. A citizen should belong to the state, just as a child belongs to the family. 0.54
3. Sympathy for a country competing with your homeland, or for a company competing with your employer, is already betrayal. 0.53
4. A person is not a patriot if they allow or, even worse, help foreigners criticize their country. 0.51
5. Representatives of different social groups should remain within their groups without mixing. 0.49
6. My life is dedicated to the collective common good. 0.48
7. I almost always feel myself not as a loner, but as part of a family or tribe. 0.46
8. I always feel like part of a larger human whole - the people, the state, the collective. 0.45
9. In my view and taste, modern society has too much equality. 0.45
10. I am more committed to common interests than personal ones. 0.44
11. Public interests have always concerned me more than personal ones. 0.44
12. I believe the interests of an individual are nothing compared to the interests of the family and tribe. 0.43
13. If there are no masters and submissive subjects in a society, it would be boring to live in such a society. 0.42
14. A person should obey the opinion of the majority. 0.41
15. Public life should instill adherence to a single ideology among the people. 0.41
16. I would never ask for a favor to avoid feeling humiliated – it’s easier for me to force someone to comply. 0.41
17. If you are not part of a group bonded by personal loyalty to its leader, you will achieve nothing in life. 0.40
18. I believe the importance and value of individual interests are often exaggerated because one person is always just part of a whole made up of many people. 0.39
19. I support the principle of collective responsibility – everyone must answer for one. 0.37
20. If society had no vertical power structure and everyone were permanently equal, life would be very boring. 0.37
21. Every collective should have a “senior in rank.” 0.36
22. Spreading hostility towards potential enemies and fear of authority’s power is a useful measure for strengthening a good state. 0.36
23. I can easily imagine myself performing some fatal military feat (and sometimes imagine it in my dreams) – like pilots ramming their planes into enemies, Japanese kamikaze pilots, or Alexander Matrosov covering a bunker embrasure with his chest. 0.35
24. Autocratic rule is better than any democracy. 0.35
25. I feel comfortable as a member of a “pack” with a strong, authoritative leader. 0.35
26. A country will not be strong or respected in the world if it allows dissent. 0.35
27. The people, with its collective self-awareness, are above any individual. 0.35
28. The world of any individual person is only a part of the overall fate of the state, nothing more. 0.34
29. I am one of those who are fundamentally capable of self-sacrifice for an idea or the common good. 0.34
30. Among other nations, I respect the most those capable of acting harmoniously as a single entity. 0.33
31. I love rigid structures that do not allow any internal changes. 0.33
32. I have reasons to complain about my memory – it sometimes fails me. 0.33
33. What is more valuable? – 1) Right to choose 5) Absence of doubts 0.33
34. I believe the law should impose the strictest punishments for betraying state interests. 0.32
35. The most necessary value for any society is unity and cohesion of the people. 0.32
36. I am a team person – for me, there are always “ours” and “theirs.” 0.31
37. Economic growth should not come at the expense of the state’s sense of grandeur. 0.31
38. I am a team player, and I always rely on teamwork and division of labor. 0.31
39. In this life, I work for others, and that suits me. 0.31
40. For me, absolute monarchy is better than constitutional monarchy. 0.31
41. It is usually preferable to rely on relatives or former comrades and colleagues rather than on people who share your views. 0.30
42. I believe legislators often follow liberals and give people too much freedom. 0.30
43. Military valor is one of the highest human virtues. 0.30
44. I can easily imagine sacrificing myself for some sacred idea. 0.30
45. I can work physically for a long time without feeling or noticing fatigue. 0.30
46. Mandatory rank assignment for civil servants in ascending order based on seniority and achievements is a good and necessary thing. 0.30
47. The harsher and tougher the regime, the better. 0.29
48. I would like to have a terrarium with a snake at home. 0.29
49. Compared to many of my friends, I rarely suffer from colds or “runny noses.” 0.29
50. A wide variety of behavioral patterns harms social stability and the strength of the state. 0.29
51. I am dependent on public opinion (at least as much, if not more, than others). 0.29
52. I enjoy creating a clear and strictly hierarchical system of subordination. 0.29
53. I am bothered by the feeling of hopelessness and uselessness. 0.29
54. Monarchy is usually better than a republic. 0.29
55. I enjoy forbidding things or controlling how rules are followed. 0.29
56. I am always nervous about shaking hands with people who seem sick to me. 0.29
57. Historical truth about past events is unnecessary and harmful if it interferes with national self-respect. 0.29
58. Developed clan-based tribalism is more beneficial than harmful for society. 0.29
59. I like the saying: “Every cricket should know its hearth.” 0.28
60. Violence is an acceptable method for solving many problems. 0.28
61. I often promote a healthy lifestyle among my acquaintances. 0.28
62. People should strictly observe religious rules and traditions. 0.28
63. Limiting individuals for the sake of the family is always justified. 0.27
64. Seniority-based ranks for civil servants are necessary and useful. 0.27
65. My worst fear is to feel like an unnoticed gray mouse in society. 0.27
66. I am a collectivist at heart, I believe in selfless enthusiasm, brotherhood, and friendship. 0.27
67. If I were a ruler, I would try to conceal and classify a UFO landing. 0.27
68. Only a hierarchical system is just, not equality. 0.26
69. If a person is not fully loyal to their birthplace, their “small homeland,” then you can hardly expect much good from them. 0.26
70. In society, each person should know only what is appropriate for their status, nothing more. 0.26
71. Ideally, every nation should have its own state religion. 0.26
72. What is more important to instill in children? 1) Independence and self-reliance 5) A sense of family-tribal unity 0.25
73. Complying with others’ requests and easily agreeing to meet them halfway is often the same as feeling humiliated. 0.25
74. Sometimes I actively seek self-sacrifice and suffering. 0.25
75. In a good society, there must be a single authority figure. 0.25
76. In critical situations, it is better to rely on: 1) Deviating from the rules 5) Stricter adherence to the rules 0.25
77. I think I have more ill-wishers than friends. 0.25
78. What do you find more admirable in people? 1) Willingness to defend their opinion regardless of rank 5) Respect for the boss’s opinion and the collective’s mood 0.25
79. I respect works of art that have stood the test of time more than others. 0.25
80. A family should be responsible for each of its members. 0.25
81. Existing contradictions in society should be hidden, not revealed. 0.25
82. Almost daily I think about who in my environment is “one of us” and who is “an outsider.” 0.25
83. I can remain actively working for a long time without sleep or food. 0.24
84. There were many positive aspects in Russian serfdom, which Russia lost for a long time after its abolition. 0.24
85. I am almost always confident in my superiors’ correctness. 0.24
86. Most of the time I have a good memory, firmly retaining all my plans and all important things. 0.24
87. I can be offended or insulted by violations of etiquette. 0.24
88. I will not listen to the opinions or advice of someone if they present it in a disrespectful manner. 0.24
89. I always feel a sense of belonging to a collective. 0.24
90. I take past ideals as a model rather than utopian ideals of the future. 0.24
91. In my behavior, I always unthinkingly follow the leader – as they act, so will I, within the framework of my place in the hierarchy. 0.23
92. I am sentimentally protective and caring toward the memory and traditions of my “small homeland.” 0.23
93. When it comes to important matters, the opinions and positions of authorities matter to me. 0.23
94. I always try to pay attention to and respect the hierarchy within the collective. 0.23
95. Broad, universal education is more harmful than beneficial to society. 0.23
96. I greatly respect subordination, but I will only be an obedient subordinate to a very authoritative power or someone much stronger than me. 0.23
97. Security is usually more valuable than various freedoms. 0.23
98. My love is usually tinged with jealousy. 0.22

The VALUES OF SOCIONIC “ARISTOCRATS” are formed by Di’s desire to find for itself the meaning of life and, at the same time, protection and support by identifying itself with its pack (a narrow close group), and at the same time from Qe’s desire to impose its rules and spread its hatred and rejection among the widest possible circle of people, which is also easiest for it to do with the support of the pack. The values of the aristocratic pole are “collective thinking” and the standardization of the mentality of all group members, vertical social ties cementing the group within a framework of hierarchical collectivism, the recognition of the priority of group interests and goals over individual interests, and accordingly, the disregard for individual freedoms (which is especially characteristic of Di), the prioritization of group dictate over free horizontal cooperation, intolerance towards loners and representatives of other groups, thinking within the framework of group competition priorities, pack instinct and the sense of finding purpose and meaning (in Di) and liberation from doubts (in Qe) generated from belonging to the pack. In addition, adherence to group values automatically entails everything that can cement the group, serve as a marker of belonging to it, and simultaneously visibly contrast “one’s own group” with alien groups — including various kinds of “bonds” in the form of group symbols (coats of arms, banners, places of worship), as well as traditional values and various religious bonds and prejudices.

LET’S ANALYZE HOW THE VALUES OF THE ARISTOCRATIC POLE ARE FORMED FROM THE COMBINATION OF SOCIONIC FUNCTIONS Di AND Qe.

If introverted Qi, striving for energy conservation, defense, and self-protection like any introverted function, directs its irritability and heightened sense of wrong towards self-isolation from social pressure, and in society seeks to create mechanisms of justice that protect individual rights, especially the right to dissent and doubt, then Black Questimity (Qe) actively implements its irritability and intolerance, striving to extend them to the group and make them a group (collective) value. That is, instead of the inter-individual rejection characteristic of Qi, extroverted black questimity tends to generate collective hatred (group against group, pack against pack). At the same time, within the group, Qe, as an extroverted function, claims the role of arbiter of norms and the role of judge, who divides people into the right and the guilty, into wolves and lambs.

If extroverted De (which, due to its declatimity, has low anxiety and extremely weak perception of others’ mistakes and shortcomings) does NOT suffer from its “thick-skinnedness” and uses this “thick-skinnedness” to break down walls and barriers, establishing broad horizontal connections between people with the most diverse views, values, nationalities, and group affiliations, then introverted Di, due to its introversion, rationalizes its insensitivity to shortcomings and mistakes, prosthetizing this defect with group morality and conservative group values. If it is difficult to weigh every time what is good and what is bad, what is right and what is wrong, then one can rid oneself of this task altogether by entrusting it to the group’s (collective) opinion. And this is all the more so because Di’s insensitivity to individual human errors and shortcomings within the group itself greatly contributes to the choice of such a strategy. In this situation, Di assigns itself the role of guardian of group values, inert over time and set “from above” (beyond its own control), and the role of their unquestioning executor, for which it rightfully expects reciprocal benefits from the group in the form of protection, assistance, rewards, and career advancement.

Thus, both “aristocratic” functions, Qe and Di, are characterized by corporate mentality — albeit for different reasons.

To all the above, one more common feature of Qe and Di functions must be added and noted, one that physiologically distinguishes them from the Qi+De pair. Qi and De gravitate towards the evolutionarily most modern frontal neocortex, which is very minimally dependent on the instinctive sphere of humans (the only connection here is that the neocortex restricts and inhibits the influence of instincts). In contrast, Di and Qe both appear to gravitate in their mechanisms towards the rear temporal areas of the brain, which, in turn, have direct and close positive neural connections with the subcortical centers of ancient biological instincts. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that the much more “biological” behavior of both aristocratic functions, including their close affinity to the pack instinct, is explained not only by the logical reasoning given above but is also partially directly derived from the immediate and “intimate” connections of these functions with the subcortical centers of the brain that generate instinctive group behavior.