Differences Between SLE and LSE

The psychological differences between these two psychotypes are due to the fact that:

SLE – irrational, LSE – rational.

SLE – static, LSE – dynamic.

SLE - decisive, LSE – judicious.

SLE – strategist, LSE – tactician.

SLE – merry (ascending), LSE – serious (descending).

SLE – constructivist, LSE – emotivist.

SLE – declatim, LSE – questim.

SLE – result type (left), LSE – process type (right).

The weakest trait in the list above is tactics-strategy; it has very little influence on the questionnaire items that distinguish these types. The other 7 differences between trait poles, however, are clearly reflected in real psychological properties diagnosed by diagnostic questionnaires and distinguishing SLE from LSE.

The questionnaire items distinguishing SLE and LSE were selected by the criterion of the greatest separation between the SLE and LSE peaks in the type profiles of these questionnaire items. The selected questions were then used, taking into account their semantic content and the mutual correlations of their type profiles, to form 50 clusters – 50 properties characterizing the difference in manifestations of standard SLE and LSE types.

50 Properties Distinguishing SLE and LSE

(The property names are given according to the pole characteristic of SLE – for LSE everything is the opposite!)

1. Interest in situations involving heightened stress, excitement, and risk.
2. Fearlessness, weak self-preservation instinct.
3. Increased likelihood of suicidal thoughts.
4. High pain thresholds, indifference to pain, or even deriving a “high” from it.
5. Endorphin bliss after experiencing pain or fear (in a well-known French cartoon, stern Vikings dreamed that someone would teach them fear, probably for this very reason - to catch the after-high).
6. Elements of sadism in behavior.
7. Pleasure from aggression; likes to subordinate and demonstratively dominate; toughness and force-based values are a priority.
8. Love of radical solutions.
9. Love of conflicts and scandals.
10. Lack of interest in and indifference to gossip.
11. Is not interested in establishing and maintaining relationships with specific people. Is not afraid of damaging relationships with them and does not avoid doing so; has little need for people, does not delve into the concerns of other people, even those close to them; does not know how to praise, does not know how and does not like to ask forgiveness.
12. Not inclined to consult anyone.
13. Rather indifferent to matters of prices and earnings; rarely thinks about money or about comparing prices, benefits, and costs.
14. Inability to distribute expenses and income over time, economize, and save money.
15. Pays little attention to the technological practicality of their undertakings, their details, or the placement of forthcoming actions and expenditures in time; rarely and little thinks about the sequential technological chain of forthcoming actions.
16. Rather indifferent to matters of arranging their home and household.
17. Has very few or no pleasant memories in memory.
18. Not a gourmet; derives almost no pleasure from food.
19. Indifference to comfort, insensitivity to discomfort.
20. Lack of self-regard, love for oneself, one’s body, and appearance; also lacks the desire to boast about oneself and one’s successes to others (a deficit of the quality whose excessive development is narcissism). This includes indifference to one’s own photographs (love for one’s own photographs and for oneself in general – partly a consequence of Questimity; an association is known between love for one’s own images and increased activity of the left anterior insular cortex).
21. Likes situations of strong ascending emotions and passions.
22. Strives for all-encompassing rather than local undertakings. That is, on the scale of the planet or country rather than the street, home, and family.
23. Likes to disturb equilibrium in everything they work with and create deviations from the habitual norm.
24. Thinks little about and shows little concern for family and relatives.
25. Low self-control, disorganization, lack of discipline, lateness (general irrational traits).
26. Failure to plan actions (a general irrational trait).
27. Anti-perfectionism, carelessness (a general irrational trait).
28. Scatteredness in activities, laziness, low industriousness, uneven work capacity.
29. Low neatness with respect to order among household belongings (a general irrational trait with additional influence from reduced Si).
30. Manifestations of impetuous “emergency-mode” impulsiveness with an escalation of conflictual passions.
31. Ill will, hostile or contemptuous attitude toward people (a general decisive trait).
32. High level of egocentrism and cynical manipulation toward people (a general decisive trait).
33. Excessive lust for power, increased striving for swagger and status (a manifestation of Se).
34. Conflict-proneness and aggressiveness of character (a general decisive trait with additional influence from Se).
35. Contemptuous attitude toward “weaklings” (a general decisive trait with additional influence from Se).
36. High stress resistance (a decisive trait with a leading role of Se).
37. Impudence and shamelessness.
38. Unyieldingness.
39. Speed of decision-making, absence of doubts and hesitation (a general decisive trait with additional influence from Se).
40. High physical activity, energy, and initiative; speed of thought and movement; speed of reaction (mental and motor).
41. Strength and greediness of desires (a decisive trait with a leading role of Se).
42. Drive toward heroic feats.
43. Abrupt gesticulation.
44. Tendency toward fighting and rowdy behavior.
45. Absence of painful reactions to harm or criticism (declatimity, functional weakness of the insular cortex).
46. Interest in physical exertion, high physical endurance (linked both to Se and to declatimity – the latter is associated with low functional activity of the insular cortex, which is responsible for registering damage to the organism, including the sensation of fatigue).
47. Authoritarian “unityism” (merry declatim aristocrat).
48. “Cognitive simplicity” of perception, holistic perception “in broad strokes” with broad scope, without prolonged and detailed fixation on details, and with rapid fatigue and dispersion of attention from monotony - that is, with low tolerance for monotony (the principal role in forming the property belongs to irrationality and the result pole).
49. Absence of “nervousness” and anxiety in character, easily throws all worries out of mind (role of the result pole and declatimity).
50. Low autonomic-emotional reactivity, especially a tendency toward persistent bradycardia, a low pulse rate (a consequence, among other things, of high cholinergic activity).

It should be emphasized that we are speaking of “standard” SLE and LSE types, without pronounced additional accents (psychotypes with additional accents may not necessarily possess the full list of all the properties indicated).

NOW IN MORE DETAIL ABOUT EACH CLUSTER

The 50 psychological clusters below, which distinguish the properties of SLE and LSE, are named according to the pole of each property characteristic of SLE (for LSE – everything is the opposite).

The numbers in the list of questionnaire items, following their wording – this is the linear correlation of the type profile of that questionnaire item with the averaged profile of the entire cluster shown in the color table.

1) INTEREST IN SITUATIONS INVOLVING HEIGHTENED STRESS, EXCITEMENT, AND RISK

1. I seek adventures. 0.97
2. Undertaking something risky is the best way to combat boredom. 0.95
3. I am drawn to situations of bravado, good fortune, and nerve-exciting risk “on the edge.” 0.95
4. I like experimenting with new and unusual sensations. 0.92
5. I am interested in situations involving heightened excitement, whether skydiving, rock climbing, or exciting passionate relationships. 0.91
6. I like everything risky, adventurous, and especially unusual. 0.91
7. Even in adulthood I have done sufficiently risky things purely for pleasure. 0.89
8. I like nerve-exciting risk. 0.88
9. I find it difficult to stop in a game of chance when I am losing but want to win back my losses. 0.88
10. I usually readily and curiously become acquainted with people who have a “dangerous” reputation. 0.87
11. I like a turbulent life. 0.87
12. I readily take risks in order to do what I want. 0.87
13. Chance clashes with strangers usually give me pleasure. 0.87
14. I am often drawn to extreme activities, with their pleasant thrill and feeling of victory. 0.87
15. I am a “player in life.” 0.86
16. As a child I was at times absolutely unteachable and sometimes almost uncontrollable because of my love of freedom, but I was not offended if I was called crazy and deranged - I knew perfectly well that I was worth more than thousands of people like them. 0.86
17. Very often, in life and in games, I make bets involving great risk, as if waving my hand and saying - ah, whatever happens, happens! 0.86
18. I feel comfortable in unfamiliar situations. 0.85
19. I like tense, critical situations with a shortage of time, where the winner is the person who finds an original solution more quickly. 0.85
20. I like all sorts of adventurous and even risky adventures. 0.85
21. I am constantly overcome by boredom if I am not taking risks and receiving new, intense, and exciting sensations. 0.84
22. In my readiness to take risks, I sometimes “go too far.” 0.84
23. I like driving a car very fast or riding extreme amusement rides. 0.82
24. I like personally experiencing new dangers that require complete mobilization from me and broaden the range of my skills. 0.82
25. I constantly need something new, unexpected, and stimulating. 0.81
26. I would like to earn my living by systematically participating in gambling card games. 0.81
27. I like the feeling of “drive” from intense sensations associated with some danger that I myself move toward. 0.81
28. The higher the stakes in a game, the more it attracts me. 0.80
29. Sometimes I deliberately behave provocatively and contrary to expectations - not as people expect me to. 0.80
30. I would like professions involving crisis intervention in emergency situations. 0.73

31. I prefer small but reliable winnings; high risk does not excite me but, on the contrary, produces unpleasant feelings. -0.90
32. I am not a “risk-taking” person. -0.89
33. I do not like change. -0.88
34. Under the influence of some real threat or danger, I somehow quite automatically become a homebody and more withdrawn than usual. -0.84
35. I oppose “drastic” decisions. -0.82
36. I avoid stressful situations because I tire quickly in them, and I also lack the speed of mental reaction they require. -0.82
37. Above all else, I value comfort and tranquility. -0.81
38. I do not understand risk and all kinds of impulsive thrills, and people who like them ought to be heavily restricted in life. -0.80

No. 1. Interest in situations involving heightened stress, excitement, and risk

(Averaging the profiles of 38 scale questions, a total of 34367 respondent responses; all profiles except the second type profile are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile)

Unnormalized type profile (deviations from the mean in units of the population standard deviation):

Contribution of dichotomies to the variance of the property, in percent:

2) FEARLESSNESS, WEAK SELF-PRESERVATION INSTINCT

1. I am prepared to boldly undertake activities such as skydiving or motorcycle racing. 0.93
2. I usually do not treat a cold at all, with any tablets. 0.90
3. I can easily ignore both cold and pain. 0.86
4. In general I rarely sweat, and “from nerves” never. 0.85
5. In sports activities I tend to take risks. 0.84
6. A poor prognosis for the success of some undertaking often does not stop me but, on the contrary, spurs me on - I want to test myself and fate and try to do something despite it. 0.84
7. I could pick up a snake without difficulty or disgust if I were sure it would not bite me. 0.76
8. I am often criticized for not worrying about many things that worry other people. 0.73
9. I am a fearless person. 0.72
10. I am not very sensitive to punishments. 0.70
11. I would rather die a hero than live as a coward. 0.68
12. More than once, purely out of interest, I have conducted some medical or biological experiments on my own body. 0.62
13. I am usually indifferent to most hints of possible danger and rarely perceive them. 0.54
14. I like rushing at maximum and even dangerous speed while controlling the vehicle or means of movement myself - by car, motorcycle, airplane, horse, downhill skis - it makes no difference. 0.46

15. I do not like risky undertakings. -0.90
16. An external threat usually produces in me, as my very first reaction, a difficult-to-control desire to run somewhere immediately and save myself. -0.89
17. I keep away from everything painful or disgusting - I know that such things affect and irritate me more strongly than other people. -0.89
18. I am very sensitive to condemnation and the threat of punishment. -0.88
19. A threat to my health always makes me nervous. -0.88
20. There are situations that automatically, habitually cause fear and “shaking knees” in me. -0.88
21. I am troubled by certain doubts and ideas concerning my health. -0.86
22. I avoid looking at human mutilation - it is a very unpleasant sight for me. -0.86
23. I cannot suppress my revulsion at the sight of certain animals - I would never touch some representatives of the fauna, even if I were assured it was safe. -0.84
24. I often worry about my health. -0.83
25. If television shows footage of a person’s limbs being cut off, I immediately switch to another channel. -0.82
26. I avoid risk in everything. -0.82
27. At night I usually wake up at the slightest call or noise. -0.82
28. I have obsessive fears. -0.82
29. I think I have a very strong self-preservation instinct. -0.80
30. I am afraid of the sight of wounds and blood. -0.79
31. Fear often grips me. -0.79
32. When I travel, I prefer to know in advance where I will stay and that the place is safe. -0.78
33. I am afraid of many things. -0.77
34. I often experience anxiety and worry. -0.76
35. I have a predisposition to get mentally “stuck” on certain fears and apprehensions. -0.75
36. I sometimes have a fear of death, a fear of disappearing. -0.74
37. The sight of blood can make me feel faint. -0.72
38. I worry a great deal, often without grounds. -0.72
39. I am easily frightened. -0.68
40. I always become inwardly tense when I have to run across a road in dense traffic. -0.59

No. 2. Fearlessness, weak self-preservation instinct

(Averaging the profiles of 40 scale questions, a total of 31855 respondent responses; all profiles except the second type profile are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile)

Unnormalized type profile (deviations from the mean in units of the population standard deviation):

Contribution of dichotomies to the variance of the property, in percent:

3) INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF SUICIDAL THOUGHTS

1. I have thoughts of self-destruction. 0.99
2. I periodically experience severe depressive states in which I do not want to live. 0.96
3. I have dark thoughts, for example about murder or suicide. 0.95
4. I have had suicidal thoughts several times in my life. 0.94
5. I have suicidal thoughts. 0.93
6. Troubles can provoke episodic suicidal thoughts in me, with an aggressive attitude toward myself, when I “want to kill myself.” 0.74

7. It is true that I have never had suicidal thoughts directed toward killing myself that lasted for any substantial period - at least for an hour - even thoughts that later pass and do not end in any life-threatening action. -0.88

Suicidal thoughts – far from being a leading property distinguishing SLE and LSE. The greatest difference here is found between ILI, which is predisposed to such thoughts, and LIE, for which such thoughts are entirely alien. But there is also a substantial difference between SLE and LSE. For SLE these thoughts are much more characteristic (at approximately the same level as in ILE, SEI, and EII). In LSE, by contrast, they are a rare phenomenon (occurring at approximately the same low frequency as in LII, LSI, and ESI). Suicidal thoughts are promoted by the constructivism, irrationality, and “merriness” of Zhukov, whereas in LSE only a single trait pole favors them, “rightness,” which operates only very weakly in the direction of suicidality. Zhukov’s higher suicidality also follows from his low self-preservation instinct discussed above.

No. 3. Increased likelihood of suicidal thoughts

(Averaging the profiles of 7 scale questions, a total of 3162 respondent responses; all profiles except the second type profile are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile)

Unnormalized type profile (deviations from the mean in units of the population standard deviation):

Contribution of dichotomies to the variance of the property, in percent:

4) High pain thresholds, indifference to pain, or even deriving a “high” from it

1. I think I could easily walk barefoot over hot coals on a bet. 0.94
2. For a good reward or as an “endurance test,” I could probably pierce my palm right through with a metal needle (after disinfecting the needle first, of course). 0.90
3. I have noticed that I tolerate pain more easily than others - I tolerate insect bites fairly easily, can pick up hot objects with my bare hands, and am calm about injections. 0.89
4. I could calmly let a bee land on me and allow it to sting me. 0.87
5. I can easily pick up hot pot lids with my bare hands - other people are afraid to, but I can. 0.86
6. Without difficulty and without squealing, I could briefly bathe in an ice hole in winter if it were really necessary. 0.84
7. I am better than others at enduring all kinds of unpleasant or painful sensations, and can endure them for longer - perhaps I am simply more indifferent to them. 0.74

8. I am afraid of the sight and sound of other people’s physical suffering. -0.90
9. I absolutely cannot stand the sight of physical suffering. -0.89
10. In a cool room I generally get cold quickly. -0.89
11. I always tense up in anticipation of any painful sensation. -0.88
12. I am very sensitive to pain. -0.86
13. I avoid any exposed contacts in electrical appliances - I am very afraid of painful electric shocks. -0.85
14. I am afraid of injections into the body and generally avoid any pain. -0.83
15. They say some people can run barefoot over hot coals - I could never do it; I am afraid of anything hot. -0.80
16. Avoiding pain is usually more important to me than experiencing pleasure. -0.74

No. 4. High pain thresholds, indifference to pain, or even deriving a “high” from it

(Averaging the profiles of 16 scale questions, a total of 35601 respondent responses; all profiles except the second type profile are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile)

Unnormalized type profile (deviations from the mean in units of the population standard deviation):

Contribution of dichotomies to the variance of the property, in percent:

5) Endorphin bliss after experiencing pain or fear (in a well-known French cartoon, stern Vikings dreamed that someone would teach them fear, probably for this very reason - to catch the after-high)

1. Fear can be “sweet,” at least for me - you experience fear, and then you feel bliss spreading through your body. 0.97
2. For me, pain is often accompanied by bliss that comes over me afterward. 0.95
3. After experiencing pain I almost always get a pleasantly blissful “aftertaste.” 0.94
4. After experiencing horror I often feel a “rebound” in the form of blissful joy spreading through all the limbs of my body. 0.90

No. 5. Endorphin bliss after experiencing pain or fear (in a well-known French cartoon, stern Varangians dreamed that someone would teach them fear, probably for this very reason - to catch the after-high)

(Averaging the profiles of 4 scale questions, a total of 1068 respondent responses; all profiles except the second type profile are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile)

Unnormalized type profile (deviations from the mean in units of the population standard deviation):

Contribution of dichotomies to the variance of the property, in percent:

6) Elements of sadism in behavior

1. Sometimes I like seeing another person’s fear. 0.96
2. Sometimes I like causing another person pain. 0.96
3. It is possible that certain notes of sadism sometimes break through in my behavior. 0.92
4. Sometimes another person’s fear gives me satisfaction. 0.92
5. As a child I liked being spiteful by destroying other children’s sand cakes. 0.92
6. I derive pleasure from tormenting some of the people around me. 0.91
7. I know how and like to shame a person aloud and mock them verbally if they have annoyed me or behave in a way I do not want. 0.90
8. I like hurting some people - sometimes I like bringing them to distress and even to tears. 0.90
9. Sometimes I deliberately spoil another person’s mood - so that they suffer and know their place. 0.89
10. Sometimes I feel like destroying something belonging to someone else - just out of spite. 0.87
11. As a child I liked harming someone or breaking something. 0.87
12. Sometimes, for no reason, I can refuse a person or even torment them if they ask me to lend them something to use for a few minutes. 0.85
13. I derive pleasure from causing someone discomfort and then watching how the helpless sufferer writhes from it like an eel in a frying pan. 0.85
14. Sometimes I like tormenting certain people. 0.85
15. In childhood fights I often tried immediately to hit opponents in the stomach and genitals. 0.79

16. I always treat other people’s rights with exactly the same respect as my own. -0.95
17. I try to ensure that no one feels hurt by my actions. -0.95
18. The thought of the pain I might cause myself and others always stops my rage. -0.93
19. My respect for the rights and interests of other people is clearly developed above the average level. -0.89
20. Before criticizing someone, I try to imagine how I would feel if I were in their place. -0.85
21. Other people’s hatred or suffering depresses me and throws me off balance. -0.84
22. I feel extremely uncomfortable in a group if I sense someone’s negative attitude toward me. -0.83
23. I always live by the principle: do not interfere with other people’s lives. -0.82

No. 6. Elements of sadism in behavior

(Averaging the profiles of 23 scale questions, a total of 56772 respondent responses; all profiles except the second type profile are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile)

Unnormalized type profile (deviations from the mean in units of the population standard deviation):

Contribution of dichotomies to the variance of the property, in percent:

7) Pleasure from aggression; likes to subordinate and demonstratively dominate; toughness and force-based values are a priority

1. I need the power to subordinate and command not for any particular purpose - it is pleasant in itself. 0.96
2. In an argument I am interested not so much in defending my point of view as in driving my opponent into a corner. 0.95
3. In many cases I like thinking about my enemies. 0.95
4. I need leadership, not brotherhood. 0.95
5. Violence is an acceptable method for solving very many problems. 0.94
6. I like it when people are afraid of me. 0.94
7. Let the will to power grow and triumph; let all the weak and ugly perish. 0.94
8. When I manage to obtain something from another person through forceful pressure, it is usually pleasant. 0.94
9. I like acting through aggression, force, and threat. 0.94
10. The world is cruel, and I am always on the side of the victors rather than the victims. 0.92
11. If I had the necessary power, I would crush everyone who disagreed with me. 0.92
12. Given my psychology, the role of peacemaker would suit me better than that of the attacking side. -0.91
13. I will go toward my goal even over other people’s heads. 0.91
14. A victorious war is better than a bad peace. 0.90
15. I know how to “put weak and worthless people in their place.” 0.90
16. The sweetest thing in life is power over others. 0.90
17. Enemies absolutely must be avenged upon - up to and including their destruction. 0.89
18. I am prone to conflict and aggression, especially when I am bored. 0.89
19. If there is an opportunity to make those around me understand my superiority, I will not fail to do so. 0.88
20. Enemies exist and should always exist, in almost any setting and any group. 0.88
21. I know how to derive pleasure from another person’s bad mood. 0.87
22. Sometimes I deliberately provoke people, eliciting retaliatory aggression from them. 0.87
23. On average, at least once a day I experience a wave of arousal rising in my soul from almost sweet hatred. 0.87
24. An opponent will submit only if I instill fear in them. 0.87
25. If five people initially organize an equal cooperative, it will be right if the strongest one among them gradually seizes leadership and begins directing everything. 0.87
26. I think that compared with other people I adapt rather easily to an atmosphere of quarrels, grievances, and conflicts. 0.87
27. I like expressions such as “ruthless energy,” “cold determination,” and “brute force.” 0.87
28. I am aggressive, I habitually solve problems with people through threats, and smooth, conflict-free relations with those around me are difficult for me. 0.86
29. When I see that someone is angry with me, I want to make them even angrier. 0.86
30. I like an atmosphere of struggle. 0.86
31. I like reading stories about all kinds of violence. 0.86
32. I respect those who are tough enough to impose their will on everyone around them. 0.85
33. An aggressive mood is often accompanied by pleasure for me. 0.83
34. I would gladly keep a combat pistol at home if it were permitted. 0.83
35. Sometimes I like making the people around me angry. 0.83
36. Alcohol makes my behavior noticeably more aggressive. 0.83
37. Once a week or more often, in anger, I kick something or someone. 0.83
38. Sometimes when interacting with people I feel a desire to beat some of them. 0.82
39. I have the ability to seek out and find enemies for myself and then punish them. 0.81
40. So-called “hazing” is a normal phenomenon in the army; it should be controlled, but not eliminated. 0.80
41. Sometimes I dream about a future war - how it will unfold and what I will do. 0.80
42. The art of life consists in behaving unceremoniously precisely toward those people who will not want to or will not be able to answer you back. 0.79
43. Sometimes I deliberately provoke people into clashes and confrontation. 0.79
44. I often behave provocatively. 0.77
45. In arguments, I am more interested in who will prevail and win than in obtaining information. 0.75
46. As a child, in games, I liked shoving, pushing, or grabbing my peers with my hands. 0.74
47. Alcohol usually increases my desire for conflict or even a fight. 0.74
48. The emblem on my userpic could very well be a shark - I like this fish. 0.70
49. I like watching films with fights and martial arts. 0.55

50. My slogans are: live and let live, do not strive for domination, and respect other people’s freedom. -0.95
51. Any violence shocks and disgusts me. -0.94
52. In communication, the most important things for me are ease, informality, and a “home-like” atmosphere, with calm friendliness - I cannot tolerate coarse, vulgar, or eccentric company. -0.92
53. Those who lack a talent for creativity seek and find war in everything. -0.90
54. It is true that I never allow myself actions that are unfair to other people or that humiliate someone. -0.88
55. Every person deserves respect regardless of status. -0.88
56. Compared with others, I am a very peaceable person, alien even to thoughts of violence. -0.87
57. The people who arouse the greatest apprehension and distrust in me are those in whom I see a tendency toward dictation and violence. -0.86
58. I am always disposed exclusively toward polite communication, without rudeness or ordering people about. -0.86
59. Considers himself an ordinary person - with the same rights as others. -0.85
60. Sport hunting of animals is entertainment for psychopaths; it is neither interesting nor pleasant to me. -0.84
61. I think more often about defense and holding on than about conquest. -0.79

No. 7. Pleasure from aggression; likes to subordinate and demonstratively dominate; toughness and force-based values are a priority

(Averaging the profiles of 61 scale questions, a total of 157326 respondent responses; all profiles except the second type profile are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile)

Unnormalized type profile (deviations from the mean in units of the population standard deviation):

Contribution of dichotomies to the variance of the property, in percent:

8) Love of radical solutions

1. I could more readily be called a “radical,” a supporter of extreme solutions, than a person of moderate views and a supporter of gradual change. 0.98
2. I support radical changes in the world order. 0.90
3. I feel an inner spiritual kinship with people who dreamed of changing the courses of rivers and turning them into other seas. 0.89
4. I am more of a maximalist than a person of moderate views. 0.85
5. The most enticing solution to any and every problem will be a radical solution expressed in the most contrasting rather than softened terms. 0.84
6. In my practice I want to know nothing about the gradual accumulation of quantity and quality - I believe in decisive shifts, heroic leaps, and turning points. 0.83
7. In diplomatic negotiations with opponents I usually adhere to the slogan: “All or nothing!” 0.83
8. The solutions I propose are usually radical and stubborn. 0.81

9. I support moderate rather than radical solutions. -0.97
10. I would prefer to change any social structure quietly and gradually rather than radically. -0.95
11. Unlike many other people, I do not like radical measures – extremes and excess in decisions always cause nothing but harm. -0.89
12. Gradual and sparing changes in the life of society are always better than abrupt ones. -0.81

No. 8. Love of radical solutions

(Averaging the profiles of 12 scale questions, a total of 36872 respondent responses; all profiles except the second type profile are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile)

Unnormalized type profile (deviations from the mean in units of the population standard deviation):

Contribution of dichotomies to the variance of the property, in percent:

9) Love of conflicts and scandals

1. I feel like a fish in water in an atmosphere of conflict tension and mass passions. 0.96
2. Silence and absence of conflict frighten me because they do not allow me to concentrate and contain none of the information I require. 0.92
3. I bring not peace but a sword; fascination rather than conviction; passion rather than calculation - I provoke rather than pacify. 0.91
4. In an argument I continue standing my ground simply on principle, even if I see that I am wrong, and I never compromise. 0.91
5. Sometimes I deliberately provoke those around me into arguments - just because, not for the sake of truth but for the sake of the storm. 0.89
6. In a discussion I rarely feel goodwill toward my opponent, so I sometimes exaggerate and “twist” their words. 0.89
7. My mission is to bring not stability and pacification but a cleansing thunderstorm. 0.88
8. Quite often, on my own initiative, I “wage war” and quarrel with relatives. 0.87
9. In conversations with people I more often like to “shake them up” than to balance them. 0.87
10. I find it easy to tell a person to their face everything unpleasant that I think about them. 0.87
11. I feel like a fish in water in very tense and conflictual situations. 0.87
12. I like introducing elements of scandal into a discussion. 0.87
13. Some of those close to me sometimes reproach me for liking to torment them and constantly “pester” them (regardless of whether this accusation is deserved). 0.87
14. Sometimes I entertain myself with psychological “attacks” on another person - to watch how they become nervous and how their mood gradually worsens. 0.86
15. On internet forums I sometimes add fuel to the fire of someone else’s quarrel that might otherwise die down. 0.86
16. The sight of a fight helps keep me from becoming distracted or bored. 0.86
17. As a child, already in sixth or seventh grade, I knew how and sometimes liked to be rude to adults and tell them to shove it if they bothered me. 0.84
18. Sometimes I like acting as a “provocateur,” deliberately selecting and bringing up for discussion (on the internet or in company) some sharp topic that causes disputes and polarization of opinion. 0.84
19. If I had lived in the past, I might have become a revolutionary. 0.83

20. I find the sensations that remain after any family quarrel unpleasant and even disgusting. -0.92
21. A loud emotional scandal almost always immediately knocks me off balance. -0.90
22. I greatly dislike scandals - because I have absolutely no idea what to do in such a situation. -0.89
23. I avoid conflicts. -0.88
24. I am afraid of conflicts. -0.86
25. Any conflict is a source of extremely unpleasant stress for me; therefore, in a conflict situation I am usually the first to yield and compromise, even neglecting the interests of the matter - simply to relieve the tension. -0.83
26. By my presence I more often reconcile and harmonize than stir up disputes and awaken disagreement. -0.81
27. It is true that I almost never intervene in other people’s arguments. -0.79

No. 9. Love of conflicts and scandals

(Averaging the profiles of 27 scale questions, a total of 70190 respondent responses; all profiles except the second type profile are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile)

Unnormalized type profile (deviations from the mean in units of the population standard deviation):

Contribution of dichotomies to the variance of the property, in percent:

10) Lack of interest in and indifference to gossip.

1. I do not like talking openly about my connections and acquaintances. 0.85

2. I admit that I like gossiping about acquaintances. -0.95
3. I sometimes gossip. -0.94
4. I like talking or listening about who loves whom, who does not love whom, how they love, and why. -0.93
5. It happens that I sometimes gossip. -0.92
6. I like discussing relationships within a group. -0.91
7. I like telling those close to me story-like episodes from the lives of my other acquaintances - how they behaved. -0.86
8. I admit that I like listening to conversations where people “pick someone apart” or “dig through someone else’s dirty laundry.” -0.86
9. I like gossiping. -0.80
10. In company I readily discuss someone’s connections and actions. -0.78

SLE (like LII) is completely indifferent to gossip; it is neither interesting nor engaging to him. Serious LSE (who is also dynamic and an emotivist), although not the socion’s record-holder for gossip and behind EIE, SEE, IEE, and LIE, nevertheless has an above-average indicator. He rather often likes both listening to gossip and gossiping himself.

No. 10. Lack of interest in and indifference to gossip

(Averaging the profiles of 10 scale questions, a total of 15449 respondent responses; all profiles except the second type profile are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile)

Unnormalized type profile (deviations from the mean in units of the population standard deviation):

Contribution of dichotomies to the variance of the property, in percent:

11) Is not interested in establishing and maintaining relationships with specific people. Is not afraid of damaging relationships with them and does not avoid doing so; has little need for people, does not delve into the concerns of other people, even those close to them; does not know how to praise, does not know how and does not like to ask forgiveness.

1. I do not need friends; I am accustomed to managing without them. 0.84
2. In public I am usually pointedly dry and can even be somewhat rough. 0.84
3. In communication I am more inclined toward barbed remarks than support. 0.83
4. My attitude toward people is more often hostile than kind. 0.82
5. In company I have a reputation as a “dry stick.” 0.80
6. People are shit; I often feel like killing all of them or myself. 0.79
7. The people around me do not interest me. 0.76
8. To be the first to yield and apologize means lowering myself in my own eyes. 0.75
9. It is true that I do not know how to ask forgiveness. 0.71
10. I rarely worry and almost never feel anxious about the consequences or about other people’s possible reaction to my actions. 0.67
11. If there is something for which I can reproach a colleague, I will definitely do so - in front of witnesses. 0.67
12. My mood usually depends little on other people; it is difficult for others to spoil it, but equally difficult for them to improve it. 0.65
13. As a rule, I do not compromise. 0.64
14. Almost every person deserves to be humiliated or at least to have the whole unpleasant truth about them said to their face. 0.63
15. I would enjoy living in a forest and making a living solely by hunting. 0.53

16. I am drawn to capable and unusual personalities; at the same time I am easygoing and well-disposed in communication, and through my sincerity and warmth I inspire their trust. -0.85
17. If I see merits in another person, I always gladly mention them aloud (sincerely and without any desire to “butter them up”). -0.84
18. I like exchanging praise and courtesies with someone on the internet. -0.83
19. In communication I more often give compliments, that is, words pleasant to the other person, than make slightly ironic jokes at their expense. -0.81
20. There are more than six people whom I congratulate on their birthdays. -0.81
21. I always speak to people gently, sometimes even “sweetly.” -0.80
22. I am curious about another person’s misfortune and generally try to ask about it and understand it. -0.79
23. I know how to show, and often do show, considerate concern for other people’s comfort. -0.77
24. The profession of a merchant would suit me - I know how to get along with people. -0.70
25. In contact with people I know, I am more afraid of: 1) spoiling their mood 5) spoiling my relationship with them. -0.64
26. I know how, at the right moment, to “suck up” a little to a useful person I need. -0.55

Four types in the socion are indifferent to establishing personal relationships with people – LII, SLE, LSI, and ILI. And SLE is the record-holder among them. Although standard SLE is an extravert, he is nevertheless a rare homebody, recluse, unsociable person, and grouch (the biographies of such famous SLEs as Lenin, Mussolini, and Churchill fully confirm this). LSE, by contrast, belongs to the trio of types (LSE, LIE, IEE) for whom, more than for all others, it is characteristic to concern themselves with establishing relationships with people. At least with people who are close or “needed.” Not at all from the podium (where Fe operates), but in personal contacts (where Fi and Te operate). And LSE is also the record-holder in this trio. Thus, in this property the difference between SLE and LSE is very substantial. SLE can inspire a mass of people from a podium and be rude to everyone at close range. LSE will behave in exactly the opposite way (and this was precisely the case, for example, with the LSE Anatoly Sobchak, the last mayor of Petersburg – who was rude to a mass of deputies he disliked in public speeches, but never did this in personal contacts).

No. 11. Is not afraid of damaging relationships with people and does not avoid doing so; has little need for people, does not delve into the concerns of other people, even those close to them; does not know how to praise, does not know how and does not like to ask forgiveness

(Averaging the profiles of 26 scale questions, a total of 27254 respondent responses; all profiles except the second type profile are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile)

Unnormalized type profile (deviations from the mean in units of the population standard deviation):

Contribution of dichotomies to the variance of the property, in percent:

12) Not inclined to consult anyone

1. I pay extremely little attention to the opinion of most of my acquaintances. 0.88

2. I often feel a desire to ask others for advice about what to do next. -0.95
3. If something unusual for my experience happens, I immediately want to discuss it with a circle of close trusted people, learn their opinion, and find out what to do. -0.91
4. In uncertain situations I often need people who will support and encourage me. -0.85
5. I tend to make sure to consult other people on matters in which I consider myself weak. -0.85
6. When starting something new for myself, I always consult someone about how to avoid possible problems. -0.80
7. I almost always discuss important business matters aloud with some other competent interlocutor. -0.78

LII and SLE, as a rule, do not consult anyone, whereas LIE and LSE, by contrast, will not make a decision without talking to someone. Before making a decision they must discuss it with someone. The difference between SLE and LSE in this property is also very, very substantial.

No. 12. Not inclined to consult anyone

(Averaging the profiles of 7 scale questions, a total of 5187 respondent responses; all profiles except the second type profile are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile)

Unnormalized type profile (deviations from the mean in units of the population standard deviation):

Contribution of dichotomies to the variance of the property, in percent:

13) Rather indifferent to matters of prices and earnings; rarely thinks about money or about comparing prices, benefits, and costs.

1. In the policy of any state, I attach greater importance to: 1) Economic policy 5) Ideological policy. 0.91
2. I am much more indifferent to money than most people. 0.86
3. I seek earnings only when the problem of unavoidable expenses arises. 0.81
4. Principle is usually more important to me than current expediency. 0.77
5. It is true that I never seriously worry about losing something material: possessions, money, etc. 0.64

6. I am always interested in matters of money, the prices of goods, and comparisons of earnings. -0.98
7. I often think in terms of benefit, efficiency, and utility. -0.96
8. Key words that are very important to me are: pays off or does not pay off, profitable - unprofitable, expedient - inexpedient. -0.95
9. I often browse internet forums devoted to finance and investment. -0.93
10. Better than others, I sense and quickly grasp subtle nuances when comparing undertakings by their profitability. -0.93
11. I always carefully and thoroughly estimate whether I will receive enough for the money spent. -0.92
12. The words “Time is money” or “Time waits for no one” could be the motto on my banner and characterize me precisely. -0.92
13. If I do not work for some time and remain without income, I get the feeling that I have been robbed. -0.89
14. Using resources with the greatest possible benefit is a task that always interests me. -0.88
15. I am always willing to reason aloud about which technology will produce a greater effect and which business decision will produce a higher profit. -0.88
16. My head is often occupied with thoughts about how I can save money or time on some small detail. -0.88
17. Current efficiency in practical affairs is always more important to me than principles. -0.87
18. I try to manage other people not through volitional pressure but through economic methods. -0.86
19. Very often, involuntarily, I mentally weigh and estimate the efficiency of my expenditures and efforts and think about how to optimize them. -0.86
20. I like people who know how to “make money.” -0.85
21. I like discussing aloud plans for enrichment and the possible gains and losses from various actions. -0.84
22. If it turns out that something I bought cost substantially less somewhere else, this is always painfully humiliating for me - I am not stingy, but in such situations I feel like a deceived fool, so I remain ashamed and distressed for a long time. -0.81
23. I invariably have a respectful and thrifty attitude toward money. -0.79

No. 13. Rather indifferent to matters of prices and earnings; rarely thinks about money or about comparing prices, benefits, and costs

(Averaging the profiles of 23 scale questions, a total of 136146 respondent responses; all profiles except the second type profile are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile)

Unnormalized type profile (deviations from the mean in units of the population standard deviation):

Contribution of dichotomies to the variance of the property, in percent:

14) Inability to distribute expenses and income over time, economize, and save money

1. In dealing with money I am uneconomical and capricious, ready to spend my last money on a sudden purchase “for the soul.” 0.97
2. I find it difficult to run a household economically and often succumb to the temptation to acquire beautiful things whose cost is clearly beyond my budget. 0.95
3. I find it difficult to bring my desires into proportion with my current financial possibilities. 0.93
4. I find it difficult to manage my desires and needs and adapt them to my current financial possibilities. 0.93
5. By character I am more of a squanderer and consumer of material values than an accumulator of them. 0.90
6. In everyday life I am uneconomical and impractical. 0.89
7. I do not know how to manage finances - I want to buy only the very best, tastiest, and most useful things (even when this is not essential and is not really within my means). 0.88
8. I spend money easily and sometimes end up without a penny. 0.84
9. I often get into debt. 0.75
10. I have very serious problems with everyday practicalness. 0.66
11. Saving is for suckers. 0.65

12. Compared with many acquaintances and relatives, I am more economical and calculating with money - I weigh what benefit I will receive from one purchase or another, know how to plan expenses and balance them against income, create reserves, etc. -0.98
13. I know how to save money. -0.98

No. 14. Inability to distribute expenses and income over time, economize, and save money

(Averaging the profiles of 13 scale questions, a total of 14147 respondent responses; all profiles except the second type profile are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile)

Unnormalized type profile (deviations from the mean in units of the population standard deviation):

Contribution of dichotomies to the variance of the property, in percent:

15) Pays little attention to the technological practicality of their undertakings, their details, or the placement of forthcoming actions and expenditures in time; rarely and little thinks about the sequential technological chain of forthcoming actions

1. In my behavior I am often imprudent. 0.93
2. Uninhibitedness and impulsive improvisation are closer to me than systematicness and predictability. 0.93
3. I often act impulsively and, as later events show, without having thought everything through to the end. 0.91
4. As a rule I prefer improvisation to lengthy preparation. 0.85
5. I rely more on improvisation than on lengthy preparation. 0.84
6. When I lack impressions and change, I am drawn toward rash and hasty actions. 0.83
7. I rely on my ability to act “according to the situation,” so I rarely prepare in advance. 0.78
8. I am impractical in everyday life and sometimes careless about details; I avoid pedantic routine work. 0.73
9. Prolonged preparation and planning of events exhaust me; it is easier for me to orient myself “on the spot.” 0.71

10. I very much like rationalizing my work and making it more convenient to carry out - this is where, above all, I display inventiveness. -0.94
11. It is characteristic of me that I like rationalizing labor. -0.94
12. I am an excellent technologist: I carefully think through all stages of performing a specific job and, before starting it, carefully prepare all the necessary tools, materials, and documentation. -0.93
13. I would like organizing document flow at large enterprises. -0.92
14. I have a stable work rhythm: slowly building up and difficult to stop. -0.90
15. In any undertaking I always have reserves and keep them ready to bring into use at the right moment. -0.88
16. The situations that “infuriate” me most are those in which the prospects are unclear and ambiguous. -0.87
17. The people around me value my active business qualities, high organization, and ability to act reasonably and logically on the firm basis of tested methods and reliable facts. -0.87
18. I am often “tempted” to correct another person when I see that they are working uneconomically and ruining equipment. -0.83
19. I like reading about various technologies for the sequential manufacture of something. -0.81
20. Above all, I value and respect people who know the correct and optimal technologies of action in any situation. -0.65
21. I am more occupied by technologies for acting on objects than by the objects themselves. -0.56
22. In any knowledge, the most important thing for me is that it be technological, that is, readily applicable in the form of a sequential chain of actions. -0.56
23. Most of all I like working with multistage technologies of various processes (For example, how to build something on one’s plot of land. Or how to make a solid sculpture - and, most importantly, from what. Or how to learn to draw from life. Or how to start and maintain a beehive apiary… And so on.) -0.55
24. I am more interested in methods, techniques, and technologies of work than in its specific subjects and objects. -0.51
25. I would like the work of a process technologist, where at each successive moment one has to set the required parameters of a chemical process. -0.48
26. For any scientific article to be worth reading at all, it must necessarily be written technologically - that is, it should read as one coherent plot, without the need constantly to compare different sections in one’s mind. -0.43

No. 15. Pays little attention to the technological practicality of their undertakings, their details, or the placement of forthcoming actions and expenditures in time; rarely and little thinks about the sequential technological chain of forthcoming actions

(Averaging the profiles of 26 scale questions, a total of 50878 respondent responses; all profiles except the second type profile are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile)

Unnormalized type profile (deviations from the mean in units of the population standard deviation):

Contribution of dichotomies to the variance of the property, in percent:

16) Rather indifferent to matters of arranging their home and household

1. I try to clean the house as rarely as possible - it takes time and does not interest me. 0.83

2. In someone else’s home I often notice a careless attitude toward particular household items. -0.90
3. I cannot stand clutter in the space around me. Every item should have its own place and a definite purpose, and everything unused – into the trash. -0.89
4. I am very capable at household management and invariably energetic and conscientious in any work. -0.87
5. I am very capable at household management. -0.86
6. I would make a good specialist in arranging workplaces conveniently. -0.86
7. I treat my household belongings with care and “feeling.” -0.85
8. My main tasks in life, besides family affairs, are material well-being and comfort. -0.83
9. The inability to provide myself with a decent position and standard of living frightens me more than the inability to realize my ideas. -0.81
10. I am always concerned with the comfort and convenience of my workplace and devote considerable time to this so that nothing will irritate me later. -0.80
11. I like polishing shoes, washing windows, caring for household appliances, and so on. -0.79
12. My main incentive is well-being, that is, the opportunity to live “no worse than others” and use the money I earn to create a comfortable and convenient environment in my home. -0.79
13. Taking meticulous care of my property and possessions is very important to me. -0.77
14. Running a restaurant or hotel business, working as a house manager, waiter, bartender, or tour operator would suit me very well. -0.68
15. I would definitely prefer the entrance door of an apartment to be made of armored iron rather than wood. -0.61
16. I like telling and showing other people how well and efficiently everything in my life is organized, according to the best “glamorous standards.” -0.59
17. In computer games I prefer games in which one has to build one’s own house, furnish it, buy clothes for the characters, and so on (such as “The Sims”). -0.52

No. 16. Rather indifferent to matters of arranging their home and household

(Averaging the profiles of 17 scale questions, a total of 31893 respondent responses; all profiles except the second type profile are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile)

Unnormalized type profile (deviations from the mean in units of the population standard deviation):

Contribution of dichotomies to the variance of the property, in percent:

17) Has very few or no pleasant memories in memory

1. I very rarely outwardly show any joy. 0.94

2. I like telling various stories. -0.94
3. Hardly a day passes without some distant pleasant memory arising in my mind in detail. -0.92
4. In one minute I can recall more than three happy experiences from my life in vivid detail. -0.88

No. 17. Has very few or no pleasant memories in memory

(Averaging the profiles of 4 scale questions, a total of 2616 respondent responses; all profiles except the second type profile are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile)

Unnormalized type profile (deviations from the mean in units of the population standard deviation):

Contribution of dichotomies to the variance of the property, in percent:

18) Not a gourmet; derives almost no pleasure from food

1. I do not experience enjoyment from my favorite foods. 0.89
2. I eat only in order to restore the supply of energy in my body. 0.89
3. As a child (in primary school) I ate almost no sweets - I simply did not like them and was not drawn to them. 0.87
4. My diet consists of a very stable menu of several preferred dishes; I do not strive for novelty in food at all. 0.79
5. I like simple and coarse but plentiful food. 0.76
6. I easily control eating and drinking: I can refrain from eating and drinking, I can eat and drink, and I can stop at any moment. 0.75
7. I usually buy something to snack on while on the move. 0.68

8. When someone nearby starts eating something, I often immediately want to eat the same thing, so that “my mouth waters.” -0.85
9. I often catch myself monitoring a growing feeling of pleasure - for example, while eating. -0.84
10. At the age of 8-11 I greatly loved candy and other sweets. -0.83
11. I eat Parmesan cheese. -0.83
12. I like checking and trying different culinary recipes. -0.79
13. I am an aesthete in my choice of food. -0.66

No. 18. Not a gourmet; derives almost no pleasure from food

(Averaging the profiles of 13 scale questions, a total of 8209 respondent responses; all profiles except the second type profile are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile)

Unnormalized type profile (deviations from the mean in units of the population standard deviation):

Contribution of dichotomies to the variance of the property, in percent:

19) Indifference to comfort, insensitivity to discomfort.

1. I can live entirely without comfort, and even if things become very difficult for me, I will never complain. 0.92
2. I am indifferent to the comfort of a bed - I fall asleep easily anywhere. 0.92
3. I am rarely strongly drawn to anything - it seems I can do without everything. 0.81
4. I follow the rule of never complaining to anyone about feeling unwell: they will not pity you, and you will lose their respect. 0.73

5. I could be called a “princess and the pea” - I am easily irritated by any physical discomfort or inconvenience. -0.96
6. Various forms of physical discomfort (for example, tight clothing, smells, hangnails, an unsuitable room temperature, inconvenient lighting, a feeling of hunger, etc., and so on) usually distract me greatly and interfere with my work. -0.93
7. I am very sensitive to pain and punishments. -0.89
8. When unpleasant people are nearby, I cannot distract myself from them at all; I cannot divert my attention from their appearance and presence. -0.88
9. I am demanding about the quality of pleasures. -0.85
10. I cannot stand disgusting smells. I cannot do anything properly while they persist. -0.83
11. Any discomfort irritates me greatly. -0.83
12. I have delicate skin that is easily irritated. -0.82
13. As a rule, I spend a long time in bed looking for a sleeping position in which I can feel comfortable and fall asleep. -0.82
14. I am very sensitive to smells. -0.81
15. I am very sensitive to the unpleasant smell of some people. -0.81
16. I tolerate cold poorly. -0.75
17. If I become ill, I want pity. -0.68
18. I usually find it very difficult to tear myself away from an activity that is pleasant to me. -0.68
19. When another person describes how tasty, pleasant, and cozy everything will be, I relax and seem to fall into a trance. -0.63
20. Matters of convenience, comfort, and feeling well are very important to me. -0.59
21. Searching for the most convenient and comfortable place to be is an activity characteristic of me. -0.58
22. Considerations of convenience are far more important to me than considerations of external beauty. -0.32

No. 19. Indifference to comfort, insensitivity to discomfort

(Averaging the profiles of 22 scale questions, a total of 34669 respondent responses; all profiles except the second type profile are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile)

Unnormalized type profile (deviations from the mean in units of the population standard deviation):

Contribution of dichotomies to the variance of the property, in percent:

20) Lack of self-regard, love for oneself, one’s body, and appearance; also lacks the desire to boast about oneself and one’s successes to others (a deficit of the quality whose excessive development is narcissism). This includes indifference to one’s own photographs (love for one’s own photographs and for oneself in general – partly a consequence of Questimity; an association is known between love for one’s own images and increased activity of the left anterior insular cortex)

1. I do not like talking openly about my connections and acquaintances. 0.91
2. I do not recognize jewelry; in any case, I am rather indifferent to it. 0.83
3. It is true that I practically never post any photographs I have taken on the internet. 0.79

4. Compliments and skillful flattery excite my imagination. -0.89
5. I like looking at my own photographs and do so fairly often. -0.89
6. I am highly sensitive to my own success; afterward it warms me for a long time. -0.86
7. I like taking selfies and posting these photos online. -0.85
8. I like telling and showing other people how well and efficiently everything in my life is organized, according to the best “glamorous standards.” -0.83

No. 20. Lack of self-regard, love for oneself, one’s body, and appearance; also lacks the desire to boast about oneself and one’s successes to others (a deficit of the quality whose excessive development is narcissism). This includes indifference to one’s own photographs (love for one’s own photographs and for oneself in general - a consequence of Questimity; an association is known between love for one’s own images and increased activity of the left anterior insular cortex)

(Averaging the profiles of 8 scale questions, a total of 10387 respondent responses; all profiles except the second type profile are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile)

Unnormalized type profile (deviations from the mean in units of the population standard deviation):

Contribution of dichotomies to the variance of the property, in percent:

21) Likes situations of strong ascending emotions and passions

1. I prefer situations with an ascending intensification of passions to those in which enthusiasm and passion are mocked and brought down. 0.97
2. In emotions I am generally attracted by their strength and passion. 0.96
3. I like strong emotions. 0.95
4. I like situations with increasing emotional tension. 0.92
5. I like an atmosphere of tragic passions. 0.90
6. I like people with strong emotions. 0.89
7. I like poems and ballads with heroic sentimentality - such as those by Konstantin Simonov or Alexander Tvardovsky. 0.87
8. Stories about passions, horrors, and heroism always pleasantly excite me. 0.83
9. I prefer the language of strong and clear emotions rather than half-tones. 0.83
10. I can become obsessed in my behavior or in my desires. 0.82
11. I like an emotionally saturated life. 0.82
12. I like strong, intensifying, exciting music with percussion instruments. 0.81
13. Wholehearted passion in people is more important and valuable to me than their morality and politeness. 0.80
14. I have a fundamental attraction to mass movements suitable for me that are inspired by “great ideas.” 0.80
15. In my youth I often fantasized about passionate heroic deeds, such as the deeds of kamikaze pilots. 0.79
16. Pride, enthusiasm, and passion attract me more when reading books than an author’s perceptiveness regarding relationships between people. 0.78
17. In books and films I prefer not emotional half-tones but strong and integral feelings. 0.77

18. I always prefer even emotions in those around me, without “outbursts.” -0.98
19. It is true that I greatly dislike interlocutors or partners with “emotional outbursts.” -0.93
20. I tire very quickly of people who readily demonstrate their “emotional brightness.” -0.91
21. Loud laughter and “throwing oneself onto someone’s chest” in tears seem vulgar to me and never evoke sympathy. -0.89
22. In other people, what irritates me more often is: 1) Their indifference 5) Their shamelessness and lack of conscience. -0.87
23. I prefer reading writers about simple, ordinary human life rather than about an intensity of passions during some era of heroic change. -0.86
24. I try not to be part of anyone’s “drama” and know how to remain indifferent to pathos or public indignation. -0.83
25. I do not like any ascending buildup of feelings - neither in life nor in books. -0.82
26. I prefer literary works that do not elevate pathos but, on the contrary, mock pathos and play “downward.” -0.81
27. I perceive logical arguments better when they are conveyed in a quiet and calm voice. -0.81
28. Neither pathos nor tragedy in books attracts me at all. -0.80
29. It is true that I do not like any “outbursts” or sudden changes - neither in feelings, nor in work, nor in the course of time. -0.79
30. I avoid any strong emotions and experiences. -0.79
31. I do not like other people’s loud laughter. -0.76
32. I avoid emotionally unpleasant or disturbing information. -0.76
33. It is true that I cannot stand loud music that pounds my ears. -0.76
34. I am skeptical toward slogans and appeals, treat enthusiasts and “know-it-alls” ironically, and rely only on common sense, direct material interest, and healthy conservatism. -0.75
35. I do not like poetry or verse - I am indifferent to them. -0.70

No. 21. Likes situations of strong ascending emotions and passions

(Averaging the profiles of 35 scale questions, a total of 193478 respondent responses; all profiles except the second type profile are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile)

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22) Strives for all-encompassing rather than local undertakings. That is, on the scale of the planet or country rather than the street, home, and family.

1. My thoughts are most often about something large, global, and uniting many things or many people at once. 0.93
2. I am very interested in philosophical conceptions of the organization of the world. 0.91
3. I have always been interested in the general philosophical laws of dialectics, the laws of the movement of matter. 0.87
4. I despise ordinary people. 0.83
5. My thoughts and dreams usually have a global, revolutionary-provocative character. 0.81
6. I often feel my involvement in the fate of all that exists. 0.79
7. I am convinced that young people’s complete ignorance of historical events of the past is a more important and dangerous problem for society than alcoholism and drug addiction. 0.78
8. I constantly think about the meaning of life. 0.77
9. I like reflecting on abstract ideas. 0.74
10. I usually have many “global” ideas on very different topics in my head at the same time. 0.73
11. I more often put things in order “for eternity” than manufacture and transform things to meet the needs of the moment. 0.72
12. In my thoughts I am often irresistibly carried toward plans for actions involving almost the active transformation of the entire world. 0.71
13. I am irritated by the emptiness and illusory nature of the goods on which most people build their happiness. 0.66
14. I prefer large-scale, all-encompassing tasks and excitingly bold fantasies. 0.61
15. I have certain “super-ideas” that are always pleasant to think about (as soon as I remember them, I immediately feel a surge of excited pleasure). 0.52
16. There are often days when I think more and more often about the common good or someone else’s good than about my own. 0.49

17. Local success here and now is more important to me than a feeling of involvement in all affairs in the country or on the planet. -0.90
18. What do you strive for more often? - 1) Eternal truth 5) Immediate utility. -0.88
19. A peaceful life is always more valuable than defending some abstract principles. -0.85
20. The interests of my family are more important to me than the interests of humanity. -0.85
21. The welfare of my own home is more important than worldwide welfare. -0.78
22. I am not interested in theoretical discussions. -0.76
23. If someone’s patriotic pride condemns the population to prolonged material deprivation, then that is shit, not patriotism. -0.60

No. 22. Strives for all-encompassing rather than local undertakings. That is, on the scale of the planet or country rather than the street, home, and family

(Averaging the profiles of 23 scale questions, a total of 33041 respondent responses; all profiles except the second type profile are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile)

Unnormalized type profile (deviations from the mean in units of the population standard deviation):

Contribution of dichotomies to the variance of the property, in percent:

23) Likes to disturb equilibrium in everything they work with and create deviations from the habitual norm

1. Taking a system out of equilibrium (including established views) is usually more interesting to me than bringing a system into equilibrium. 0.93
2. There is a spirit in me of overthrowing generally accepted foundations. 0.91
3. I am always interested in refuting an existing system of views and constructing a new one in its place. 0.86
4. Which is closer to you? - 1) I do not like situations in which information is contradictory. 5) I like sorting out contradictions. 0.83
5. I pay little attention to social norms - if other people need them, let them adapt to me; doing so myself is difficult and uninteresting to me. 0.82
6. Would you like, together with several like-minded men and women, to be instantly transported (WITH NO POSSIBILITY OF RETURN) to the Earth of another, parallel Universe, which most likely has a DIFFERENT and unknown history? 0.82
7. Sometimes I like acting as a “provocateur,” deliberately selecting and bringing up for discussion (on the internet or in company) some sharp topic that causes disputes and polarization of opinion. 0.81
8. My views, explanations, and theories very often diverge from generally accepted ones. 0.81
9. To be like everyone else, live like everyone else, and do only what everyone else does is exceptionally repugnant. 0.79
10. I impress people with my unexpected, sometimes extravagant actions and statements. 0.78
11. I like absorbing or constructing my own theories that will almost certainly never be recognized by society. 0.78
12. In my behavior I am somewhat of an “anarchist,” far from always taking social norms into account. 0.76
13. Rebelliousness, a rebellious spirit, and an inclination toward critical disagreement are characteristic of me. 0.75
14. When some sequence of actions is clearly expected of me, I like acting contrary to it and doing the opposite. 0.73
15. I prefer variety to routine. 0.73
16. Sometimes it may very well be that four plus five equals forty-nine. 0.72
17. I like deviations from the norm and usually welcome them. 0.71
18. I would like to be the director of a grand nocturnal celebration on the day of humanity’s solemn destruction. 0.71
19. I like complicating everything I work with and creating deviations from the habitual norm. 0.71
20. “Wild” ideas that run counter to the experience of academic science should be supported and welcomed in every possible way. 0.66
21. I am more in favor of revolutions than against them. 0.65

22. In the process of cognition, I prefer bringing all existing explanations into equilibrium rather than, on the contrary, seeking in them points that disturb this equilibrium and consequently make the explanations more complex. -0.85
23. My principal values are practicality, well-being, and maintenance of traditions. -0.82
24. When I do not know how to act, I follow what everyone else does. -0.81
25. By character I am calm and good-natured, respect traditions, and bring stability with me. -0.80
26. I am much more normal than other people. -0.80
27. I have an ordinary perception of the world, without an inclination toward fantasies or being deliberately original. -0.78
28. I do not particularly trust Einstein’s theory of relativity and am inclined to listen to its authoritative critics. -0.78
29. More than others, I carry out instructions without unnecessary and harmful doubts and “reasoning.” -0.77
30. I like simplifying life around me and making it more balanced. -0.77
31. I like simplifying everything I work with, up to achieving unity of views among many people through the simplest and most comprehensible things for everyone. -0.77
32. I prefer stability to new experience. -0.76
33. I do not like problematic matters; in company I prefer discussing what is simple and understandable to everyone. -0.75
34. I always prefer a well-established procedure - I will change it only if it ceases to work successfully. -0.74
35. I rarely think about transforming the world and much more often try to find a place for myself within the already existing, dominant system. -0.73
36. As long as some method works overall, there is no point expending effort digging into it for the purpose of improving it. -0.70

No. 23. Likes to disturb equilibrium in everything they work with and create deviations from the habitual norm

(Averaging the profiles of 36 scale questions, a total of 35878 respondent responses; all profiles except the second type profile are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile)

Unnormalized type profile (deviations from the mean in units of the population standard deviation):

Contribution of dichotomies to the variance of the property, in percent:

24) Thinks little about and shows little concern for family and relatives

1. Kinship relations are more important than any abstract justice. -0.91
2. The interests of relatives come immediately after my personal interests in importance, whereas the interests of all sorts of truths and ideas are only in third place. -0.88
3. The interests of my family are more important to me than the interests of humanity. -0.81
4. Toward weaker members of the family I am very caring and altruistic, especially in everyday details; sometimes my caring even turns into hypertrophied guardianship. -0.70
5. Parents should more often be deprived of parental rights for physically striking children. -0.63

No. 24. Thinks little about and shows little concern for family and relatives

(Averaging the profiles of 5 scale questions, a total of 14263 respondent responses; all profiles except the second type profile are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile)

Unnormalized type profile (deviations from the mean in units of the population standard deviation):

Contribution of dichotomies to the variance of the property, in percent:

25) Low self-control, disorganization, lack of discipline, lateness (general irrational traits)

1. I easily forgive myself for being late. 0.94
2. My lifestyle is characterized by emergency-mode behavior and reliance on “maybe it will work out.” 0.93
3. I have often been scolded for failing to carry out instructions. 0.93
4. I am poorly organized and cannot tolerate any control. 0.91
5. Sometimes fools get angry because I was late somewhere or did not come at all. 0.90
6. Sometimes, without any particular aim, I perform unexpected actions, as if thereby confusing my traces in time. 0.89
7. I admit that I treat both my own and other people’s time very freely. 0.89
8. I know how and like to be unpredictable in my actions. 0.88
9. Quite often I perform poorly thought-out actions. 0.88
10. In my behavior I am often imprudent. 0.87
11. I am often late somewhere. 0.86
12. I am often late, tire of strict discipline, and also have little respect for any formal subordination. 0.86
13. Sometimes I feel a desire (usually restrained by me) to destroy someone’s order - scatter and mix up a collection, scatter the sheets of a manuscript, and so on. 0.85
14. Sometimes I perform unsafe actions “just because,” for pleasure. 0.83
15. I often get involved in adventures without thinking first. 0.79
16. Forbidden fruit is usually especially sweet to me. 0.79
17. I often act first and think afterward. 0.69
18. Sometimes I deliberately provoke people into disrespecting me - I could not care less about their respect. 0.61

19. Compared with others, I am an excessively diligent and disciplined person. -0.97
20. I like cohesion and organization in everything and cannot tolerate uncertainty, improvisation, deviations, or discord. -0.97
21. I have a very stable rhythm of life that is almost never “ragged.” -0.96
22. Perhaps I am sometimes tedious in my demandingness and sense of obligation. -0.95
23. I expect and demand strict observance of social norms of behavior from people. -0.95
24. I perform any task in order from beginning to end; I am not in the habit of beginning in the middle or wherever happens to come to mind. -0.95
25. I demand that people strictly observe accepted social norms of behavior. -0.95
26. I usually adhere scrupulously to the planned sequence of necessary actions. -0.94
27. People say that I am a very “proper” person in everything. -0.93
28. It is typical of me that I always take laws and instructions into account and keep my personal belongings in complete order. -0.93
29. I always take my duties very seriously. -0.93
30. Any deviations from order and laws always outrage me. -0.93
31. Key words for me are conscientious execution, timeliness, neatness, justice, and active industriousness. -0.93
32. I am committed to regularity, systematicness, and discipline. -0.92
33. Key concepts for me are: activity, industriousness, organization of work, management, continual improvement of efficiency, improvement of technologies, planning, politeness, busyness, technological efficiency and smooth functioning of work operations, punctuality, officialness, stability, concern for health. -0.91
34. I have a tendency to demand strict observance of social norms of behavior from people. -0.91
35. I am better organized than the average person in my social circle and control myself better. -0.90
36. I always observe norms of generally accepted behavior. -0.89
37. Decorum and social norms of behavior are important to me - I invariably follow them myself and demand the same from others. -0.88
38. I first weigh and evaluate any action I am considering. -0.87
39. I am a person of established and stable habits; compared with others, it is difficult for me to depart from them. -0.87
40. I always have a constant rhythm of life without temporal “holes,” lapses, or breaks in rhythm. -0.86
41. I always keep my promises. -0.83
42. I always think in advance about the possible consequences of my actions. -0.83
43. The main traits of my character are discipline, systematicness, methodicalness, rigidity, and commitment to precision and order. -0.82
44. It is very characteristic of me that I respect almost everything unusual and new, but cannot tolerate chaos, any kind of cheating, or any instability. -0.81
45. Other people’s unreliability bothers me (apparently more strongly than it does many of my other acquaintances). -0.81
46. When making decisions, I always carefully weigh the distant consequences of my actions - how they will affect my reputation, what they might threaten me with, and so on. -0.78
47. Overall, it seems very important to me to follow rules. -0.77
48. In actions and movements I am thorough and not inclined to impulsive actions. -0.75
49. I am distinguished by business acumen, care for those close to me, practicality, and economy. -0.71
50. I always pay bills and payments on time. -0.70
51. Any manifestations of laziness, lying, cruelty, and injustice in people invariably repel me. -0.68
52. I am disgusted by any dishonesty in people. -0.64

No. 25. Low self-control, disorganization, lack of discipline, lateness (general irrational traits)

(Averaging the profiles of 52 scale questions, a total of 113372 respondent responses; all profiles except the second type profile are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile)

Unnormalized type profile (deviations from the mean in units of the population standard deviation):

Contribution of dichotomies to the variance of the property, in percent:

26) Failure to plan actions (a general irrational trait)

1. How I spend my time depends on the situation, not on a plan. 0.97
2. The need to plan my day is completely alien and repugnant to me. 0.96
3. Unless there is an urgent need, I never make to-do lists; I prefer doing what I feel like doing at the moment, whatever comes into my head. 0.95
4. A daily schedule and I are incompatible. 0.94
5. I use improvisation more often than advance planning. 0.94
6. I find it difficult to understand people who are constantly nervous and try to foresee absolutely everything - unlike them, I am more of a person who does not care. 0.90
7. I like surprises. 0.85
8. I like all kinds of surprises in life. 0.83
9. I feel more comfortable than many other people and orient myself more easily than others under conditions of all kinds of change, chaos, and confusion. 0.78
10. I am tolerant of situations of ambiguity and uncertainty in which the outcome is unknown and no one really knows the best course of action. In such situations I even feel more confident than others. 0.76
11. Unexpected changes of plans or instructions do not irritate me. 0.73
12. Work in which requirements change frequently is much easier for me than for other people. 0.68

13. I feel more comfortable if today I know exactly what I will do tomorrow. -0.98
14. I find it difficult to restructure previously prepared plans on the fly; I usually prefer to act according to what was planned, ignoring unexpected events. -0.97
15. I do not begin work without first thinking through its entire sequence. -0.96
16. Before beginning a task, I think over its stages many times. -0.96
17. Before moving from a place, I usually think and even plan where I will go and even how quickly I will get there. -0.95
18. I always have a plan of action for the next day in my head. -0.93
19. I like all sorts of tables and forms, daily schedules, and the like. -0.93
20. I usually follow a routine and schedule. -0.91
21. I like planning everything far in advance. -0.90
22. Before starting a task, I first repeatedly “jump in thought” through all of its forthcoming stages. -0.89
23. I plan and “schedule” my life years in advance (or did so in my youth). -0.86
24. I am always afraid of losses, “slip-ups,” and failures and devote a great deal of thought and concern to insurance. -0.86
25. Every day I immerse myself in thoughts about my plans for tomorrow. -0.81
26. It is extremely important to me to have unambiguous and confident forecasts and prospects - so that no doubts remain about a stable future. -0.74
27. I am a calculating and consistent person in my use of time. -0.60

No. 26. Failure to plan actions (a general irrational trait)

(Averaging the profiles of 27 scale questions, a total of 131406 respondent responses; all profiles except the second type profile are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile)

Unnormalized type profile (deviations from the mean in units of the population standard deviation):

Contribution of dichotomies to the variance of the property, in percent:

27) Anti-perfectionism, carelessness (a general irrational trait)

1. In practical affairs I prefer variety to excessive diligence and unnecessary fastidiousness about quality. 0.96
2. I sometimes perform work carelessly; I often lack diligence. 0.92
3. I can sometimes be carelessly irresponsible. 0.91
4. I do not like checking the results of work - I usually entrust this to others. 0.89
5. I often do something hastily if I am in a hurry and there is no time left. 0.85

6. Compared with my acquaintances, I am more neat and thorough in practical affairs. -0.97
7. I always subject what has been done to control and recheck it. -0.91
8. In practical affairs I personally delve into every detail and never lose sight of small things. -0.89
9. A very thorough accounting of all small details in the sequence of carrying out an undertaking is characteristic and habitual for me. -0.82
10. In any task I am distinguished by exceptional patience and meticulousness. -0.93
11. Compared with others, it is especially characteristic of me that I cannot submit work until I have checked everything and am convinced that I have done everything exactly as required. -0.91
12. In work I am distinguished by scrupulous precision; I do not simply take anyone’s word for anything and check everything - both my own work and especially that of others. -0.90
13. I like order, precision, and concreteness in everything and trust only official or precisely documented sources of information. -0.94
14. Qualities characteristic of me are responsibility, scrupulousness, and honesty. -0.94
15. More than others, I pay attention to the thorough quality of what has been done. -0.94
16. I tend to be meticulous in carrying out my duties. -0.92
17. Compared with others, I am scrupulous about small details, neat, pedantic, and inclined toward meticulous observance of established rules. -0.91
18. I am diligent in any undertaking I take on. -0.89
19. I am always well-disposed, patient, modest, industrious, and thorough in working through details. -0.71

No. 27. Anti-perfectionism, carelessness (a general irrational trait)

(Averaging the profiles of 19 scale questions, a total of 32904 respondent responses; all profiles except the second type profile are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile)

Unnormalized type profile (deviations from the mean in units of the population standard deviation):

Contribution of dichotomies to the variance of the property, in percent:

28) Scatteredness in activities, laziness, low industriousness, uneven work capacity

1. The saying “Do not put off until tomorrow what can be done the day after tomorrow” is closer to me than the saying “Do not put off until tomorrow what can be done today.” 0.98
2. I begin exerting myself mainly when things become urgent or when I am forced to. 0.96
3. I work truly effectively only on what gives me pleasure; because of this I can sometimes give the impression of being lazy. 0.96
4. I have a habit of postponing tasks and often do not finish them. 0.96
5. My work capacity is very uneven, with relatively unpredictable declines and upswings. 0.95
6. I do not know how, do not like, and will not “toil” from dawn to dusk. 0.95
7. Very often I devote my time and interests to whatever happens to be at hand at the moment rather than to what is planned and necessary. 0.95
8. My work capacity is very uneven, with unpredictable declines and upswings. 0.94
9. Sometimes I take up a new activity without finishing the previous one - simply because the previous one has already become tiresome and boring. 0.94
10. I usually become easily and involuntarily distracted from the task I am performing by everything happening around me. 0.92
11. In activities I need frequent distractions and breaks, otherwise everything quickly becomes boring. 0.91
12. I often find it difficult to mobilize myself and concentrate on carrying out some task important to me. 0.91
13. Only powerful incentives can get me moving to work. 0.91
14. If I am given work without a deadline, I may forget about it entirely. 0.90
15. If a task is boring, as a rule I do only half of it until I get tired of it, and if it cannot be abandoned entirely, I put it “on the back burner,” violating all deadlines. 0.89
16. I sometimes put off until tomorrow what I should do today. 0.89
17. I find it extremely difficult to sit down to an activity that I need to do but do not want to do. 0.86
18. I am poorly organized; it is difficult for me to make myself do uninteresting everyday tasks. 0.85
19. I like being idle. 0.85
20. I am rather indifferent to matters of my work and profession - somehow all of this interests me little. 0.83
21. Some relatives reproach me for avoiding certain tasks. 0.79
22. I have problems moving through a task with attentive concentration even when it interests me. 0.79
23. If something does not work out for me and strains me, I can often abandon the work and say: - …To hell with you! 0.77

24. As a rule I implement any idea, bringing it to practical completion and perfection. -0.97
25. I am a “workaholic.” -0.97
26. By nature I am a “workaholic.” -0.96
27. I have high work capacity, which is constantly sustained by a sense of responsibility. -0.96
28. I always bring everything to completion, even if almost no interest in the task remains. -0.96
29. I am industrious and like being loaded with work assigned to me. -0.95
30. I have a habit of always finishing a task I have begun. -0.95
31. I am very industrious. -0.95
32. I am demanding and uncompromising, work very hard, and despise lazy people. -0.93
33. I relate well to the saying: “business before pleasure.” -0.93
34. I find it easy to postpone all pleasures “until later” for the sake of a task that will bring me more substantial benefit in the future. -0.92
35. I devote a great deal of time to my professional growth. -0.92
36. I perceive any distraction from work as a loss, as a useless waste of time. -0.91
37. I am more a person of even work capacity and stable industriousness than of an even and stable mood. -0.90
38. I can work for a long time without fatigue, correctly distributing my tasks over time. -0.90

No. 28. Scatteredness in activities, laziness, low industriousness, uneven work capacity

(Averaging the profiles of 38 scale questions, a total of 104660 respondent responses; all profiles except the second type profile are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile)

Unnormalized type profile (deviations from the mean in units of the population standard deviation):

Contribution of dichotomies to the variance of the property, in percent:

29) Low neatness with respect to order among household belongings (a general irrational trait with additional influence from reduced Si)

1. I do not care about strict and constant order of things in the home - the main thing is that every item can be found. 0.97
2. I often create disorder around myself (for example, throwing things wherever, not closing doors, not switching off electricity, and so on). 0.91

3. I usually try to correct any small disorder on a table. -0.94
4. I greatly value constant order among my belongings. -0.94
5. Any disorder bothers me. -0.93
6. I like unchanging order around me. -0.90
7. I like putting things in order. -0.88
8. I am very intolerant of disorder and untidiness. -0.88
9. My belongings are always in perfect order. -0.88
10. I like “putting things into categories,” ordering, and classifying. -0.82
11. I do not like lending my belongings to other people. -0.72