(not associated with the pack instinct)

Most of these properties are caused by vulnerable Ne against a moderately logical-sensing and introverted-declarative background. They include:

• Behavioral inflexibility

• Negative reaction to changes and unexpected events; conservatism in everyday life

• Striving for cognitive unambiguity (without alternatives, probabilities, or ambiguities)

• Perfectionism in adherence to fixed standards, namely, standard models of things, arrangements, and behavior

• A tendency to exercise close control over the present so that it does not depart from a predetermined course

(we will now examine these first five properties)

And tomorrow or the day after, to conclude, we will add an examination of the following properties:

1. Problems with metaphorical thinking (its excessive weakness)

2. a desire for symmetrical completeness

3. inert sequentiality of all processes carried out (with simultaneous difficulty in disengaging and switching)

4. a complete absence of impulsive traits - a viscous, deliberate, and constantly controlled pedantry of sequential actions

5. stable and prolonged mental concentration on one thing

6. resistance to monotony

7. conformism

8. the ability to maintain a fixed posture for prolonged periods

9. perfectionism in small details, with difficulty taking their importance to the whole into account

10. a tendency toward collecting and systematization

11. internal emotional constancy

12. poverty of outward emotional expression – a “poker face” with minimal facial expression

«Behavioral inflexibility»

No. 0 «Behavioral inflexibility»

(Averaging the profiles of 54 items in the scale, with a total of 98117 respondent answers; all profiles except the 2nd and 3rd type profiles are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile). All profiles are presented after corrective factor rotation

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

Approximate percentage of representatives of each type group giving raw answers “YES” and “RATHER YES” to each individual averaged item of the scale (taking the sign of the item into account). For the entire scale, the contrast will be much greater because of the multiplication of the probabilities of many items:

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

1. I do everything according to the instructions, without trying to be original. 0.95

2. I prefer to celebrate holidays with my family, in the same place. 0.92

3. I know that relearning is always difficult and unpleasant for me: I prefer the order and methods of work to be fixed once and for all. 0.91

4. I regard possible unexpected events with suspicion and am always afraid of them. 0.90

5. I find it difficult to understand how one can “gallop” back and forth in one’s thoughts through ten different topics in a single minute. 0.90

6. I am attached to certain regular places and can be stubborn in my unwillingness to change my surroundings. 0.89

7. I like things to remain unchanged. “So it was, so it is, and so it will always be” - that sounds wonderful. 0.89

8. I would like to see the world as more constant and less changeable. 0.89

9. I tend to like occupations that require deeply concentrating attention on one thing rather than distributing it among many different things. 0.89

10. I prefer to use the services of companies I know and not try other places, even if other companies might be better. 0.88

11. I never read books from the middle; I always follow the sequence of chapters. 0.88

12. I do not like life’s surprises - they are usually harmful or useless. 0.88

13. I do not like being offered more than two alternatives for an action or decision. 0.88

14. I prefer fixed working methods and very much dislike relearning, for example, changing the system on my computer, using different programs, etc. 0.88

15. I do not like changes in life. 0.87

16. I become nervous and “slow down” if I have to reconsider established views. 0.87

17. I prefer to deal only with working methods that have already been tested and tried by other people. 0.87

18. I feel uncertain in rapidly changing situations, and my habitual pedantry usually comes to my rescue. 0.87

19. A good situation is an easily predictable situation, that is, one whose outcome is clear and beyond doubt in advance. 0.86

20. I characteristically treat all established rules with exceptional respect. 0.86

21. I am a person of established and constant habits, and compared with others, I find it difficult to depart from them. 0.86

22. Abrupt changes in a situation sometimes confuse me and induce a kind of inhibited state. 0.85

23. I am a strong traditionalist regarding laws, rules, instructions, and established arrangements. 0.85

24. I always adhere to the principle that everything must be done exactly as is already customary in the particular job and group. 0.84

25. There is nothing worse than unexpected events. 0.84

26. It is better to inadvertently suppress something innovative than to allow unrest. 0.84

27. I often perceive everything new as a source of threat. 0.82

28. I find it difficult to depart from a planned path or change my expectations - that is, my thinking is insufficiently flexible in this respect. 0.81

29. I am a steadfast conservative in my worldview, views, and habits. 0.80

30. Departures from established rules are permissible only in the most exceptional cases - “the law is harsh, but it is the law”. 0.79

31. I am conservative and inert in my style of speech and behavior; I neither like nor know how to vary the few patterns I use. 0.78

32. The key word for me is interest. I can abandon everything I was previously doing if I sense something more interesting nearby. -0.71

33. I plan my day regardless of circumstances - I usually find it difficult to anticipate them all, so it turns out to be easier to mechanically and persistently “hammer away at one point”. 0.67

34. I am inert in my views and beliefs and rarely change my point of view, even under pressure. 0.49

35. I often change my goals, “juggling” them in the course of my activities, and this enables me always to achieve something effectively. -0.94

36. In the course of any undertaking, I introduce many different changes that were not envisaged in the initial plan. -0.92

37. I like frequently changing, combining, and varying my work tasks. -0.92

38. I have many very different interests and pursue each a little. -0.92

39. I have a great many highly varied activities and interests between which I frequently switch. -0.90

40. I prefer variety to routine activities. -0.89

41. Things that are already familiar and have been tried once quickly cease to interest and amuse me; I constantly need new stimuli of some kind. -0.89

42. I very quickly become bored with uniformity. -0.88

43. Anything unexpected or paradoxical immediately arouses my strong interest. -0.87

44. I feel comfortable in unfamiliar situations. -0.87

45. The word “interest” is key for me; I am constantly drawn to everything new, unexpected, inexplicable. -0.87

46. I feel more comfortable than many others and find my bearings more easily than others amid all kinds of change, chaos, and confusion. -0.87

47. In manufacturing, I would prefer to produce experimental rather than mass-produced products. -0.86

48. My interests are broad rather than narrowly focused. -0.85

49. I like starting something new. -0.83

50. I vary my activities very often. -0.82

51. Work that transforms the things around us is always better than even the most perfect but static order. -0.80

52. I usually enjoy situations that prompt me to change some of my views. -0.72

53. If I go to a supermarket or market for groceries, I: 1) Know in advance what I will buy and pay no attention to other goods. 5) Usually also buy many things that catch my eye but that I had not previously planned to buy. -0.69

54. When new facts emerge, I quickly change my point of view. -0.65

«Negative reaction to changes and unexpected events; conservatism in everyday life»

No. 0 «Negative reaction to changes and unexpected events; conservatism in everyday life»

(Averaging the profiles of 11 items in the scale, with a total of 15869 respondent answers; all profiles except the 2nd and 3rd type profiles are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile). All profiles are presented after corrective factor rotation

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

Approximate percentage of representatives of each type group giving raw answers “YES” and “RATHER YES” to each individual averaged item of the scale (taking the sign of the item into account). For the entire scale, the contrast will be much greater because of the multiplication of the probabilities of many items:

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

1. I like an unchanging order around me. 0.87

2. I have very stable habits in clothing. 0.83

3. I like order to be firm, constructed from the top down, from the principal to the particular, and resistant to the effects of time. 0.82

4. I keep all important personal papers in the same specific place. 0.82

5. I very rarely change anything in the arrangement of my belongings at home. 0.80

6. I prefer to follow the same familiar routes, wear familiar clothes, and generally prefer a measured, predictable everyday life. 0.80

7. I am stable and conservative in matters of aesthetic taste and surroundings, and I always know exactly which objects I need. 0.76

8. I like rigid structures that permit no changes within them. 0.68

9. I perceive the world as plastic rather than “solid”; everything in it moves and changes, and everything in it deserves to be changed, reworked, and improved. -0.79

10. As a child, I often imagined myself in my daydreams as a magician-illusionist. -0.71

11. I very much like unexpected discoveries. -0.68

«Striving for cognitive unambiguity (without alternatives, probabilities, or ambiguities)»

No. 0 «Striving for cognitive unambiguity (without alternatives, probabilities, or ambiguities)»

(Averaging the profiles of 15 items in the scale, with a total of 24919 respondent answers; all profiles except the 2nd and 3rd type profiles are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile). All profiles are presented after corrective factor rotation

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

Approximate percentage of representatives of each type group giving raw answers “YES” and “RATHER YES” to each individual averaged item of the scale (taking the sign of the item into account). For the entire scale, the contrast will be much greater because of the multiplication of the probabilities of many items:

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

1. I do not like discussions of alternatives and possibilities; I prefer unambiguous situations. 0.96

2. I like concreteness and detail in everything, so that everything is directly apparent and nothing has to be filled in mentally. 0.89

3. I cannot stand probabilities in reasoning; I prefer unambiguous facts and arguments. 0.88

4. Facts always indicate one definite thing; the conclusions they yield do not depend on the perspective from which they are viewed. Anything else – simply deception and manipulation 0.87

5. I find it boring to fantasize by considering alternative developments, but I often embellish one particular alternative that seems pleasant with my imagination, down to the most remote and elaborate details. 0.86

6. If two facts conflict with each other, one of them is clearly an obstacle and must be discarded. 0.84

7. One common order is better than many different ones supposedly “just in case”. 0.84

8. I have very stable, constant, and independent views on what is beautiful and aesthetic and what is not. 0.82

9. A good teacher is one who gives unambiguous answers to all questions. 0.78

10. I like unambiguous conclusions; at the end of an argument, one point of view must necessarily prove truer than all the others. 0.77

11. I uncompromisingly reject everything that contradicts the system I have chosen and consider the most suitable. 0.76

12. I am sometimes haunted in my thoughts by “logical relativism” - that is, it often seems that all our judgments about the world in which we live are built on shifting sand and can be twisted this way or that. -0.91

13. I like rapidly shuffling alternatives when giving people advice: “What about this? Or perhaps this? Or this?” -0.90

14. In my imagination, the future always has many versions, many unstable crisis points and branches. -0.88

15. I always keep something unfinished and contradictory in mind - because without a prospect, without something open and unfinished, life is boring for me. -0.86

«Perfectionism in adherence to fixed standards, that is, standard models of things, arrangements, and behavior»

No. 0 «Perfectionism in adherence to fixed standards, that is, standard models of things, arrangements, and behavior»

(Averaging the profiles of 20 items in the scale, with a total of 52467 respondent answers; all profiles except the 2nd and 3rd type profiles are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile). All profiles are presented after corrective factor rotation

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

Approximate percentage of representatives of each type group giving raw answers “YES” and “RATHER YES” to each individual averaged item of the scale (taking the sign of the item into account). For the entire scale, the contrast will be much greater because of the multiplication of the probabilities of many items:

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

1. I demand that people strictly observe accepted social norms of behavior. 0.89

2. A person’s actions must meet people’s expectations: if someone is a cop, he must catch thieves rather than cooperate with them; if someone is a thief, he too must observe the rules of thieves’ honor, and any departure from the moral norms of one’s group - that is lawlessness deserving every condemnation 0.88

3. I like putting my belongings in order down to the smallest details. 0.87

4. Propriety and social norms of behavior are important to me - I invariably follow them myself and demand the same of others. 0.86

5. I always strive somehow to “fix” the world around me, to make it less unstable and more familiar. 0.86

6. I believe that all laws must be strictly observed. 0.86

7. More than most other people I know, I am inclined to “follow protocol”, that is, the accepted rules of the game, conduct, and action. 0.85

8. I place great value on maintaining a constant order among my belongings. 0.85

9. I prefer stability to new experience. 0.84

10. In any system or group that I manage, I first try to eliminate all possible sources of instability. 0.83

11. I am a person of constant habits, and I know that I find them very difficult to change compared with other people. 0.83

12. I like the saying: “Let every cricket know its own hearth”. 0.81

13. The time spent is secondary and not so important when it comes to “polishing” a piece of work or a document in full accordance with requirements and rules. 0.75

14. I leave (scatter) my belongings everywhere. -0.88

15. Chocolate can also be blue. -0.85

16. Striving for any “universal order” is always harmful - life itself contradicts it. -0.85

17. I am a person of more creative and unconventional solutions than my acquaintances are on average. -0.84

18. The lines in my handwriting are usually not straight but noticeably wavy and uneven (check against old handwriting samples). -0.83

19. In my usual rapid handwriting, the letters “dance” considerably in height, width, and shape; they certainly cannot be called even and uniform. -0.82

20. Deviations from the average have always attracted me more than anything strictly normal and average. -0.65

«A tendency to exercise close control over the present so that it does not depart from a predetermined course within the bounds of specified standards»

No. 0 «A tendency to exercise close control over the present so that it does not depart from a predetermined course within the bounds of specified standards»

(Averaging the profiles of 14 items in the scale, with a total of 23036 respondent answers; all profiles except the 2nd and 3rd type profiles are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile). All profiles are presented after corrective factor rotation

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

Approximate percentage of representatives of each type group giving raw answers “YES” and “RATHER YES” to each individual averaged item of the scale (taking the sign of the item into account). For the entire scale, the contrast will be much greater because of the multiplication of the probabilities of many items:

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

1. A well-organized society is one in which everyone’s actions are predictable and controllable. 0.91

2. I am able and inclined to be persistent and intrusive in matters of compliance with order and rules. 0.87

3. I always demand that those carrying out tasks execute everything prescribed very precisely, “from beginning to end” - after all, their independence may divert events from previously worked-out plans, and that is intolerable to me. 0.87

4. I am intolerant of disorder and strive to restore order as quickly as possible. 0.85

5. I am often guilty of petty fault-finding with other people’s work. 0.85

6. I always pay bills and make payments on time. 0.81

7. I would enjoy organizing document flow at large enterprises. 0.81

8. Wherever I am put in charge, everyone will live according to order and a schedule. 0.80

9. More often, the fault lies not with the system but with people who are unwilling and unable to live by it. 0.80

10. I tolerate no justifications based on “expediency” if something was not done exactly as originally prescribed. 0.79

11. I like prohibiting things, or I like monitoring how people observe particular prohibitions. 0.78

12. I would very much enjoy working as a censor or a quality control department inspector. 0.78

13. To be prepared for the future, one must: 1) calculate its probabilities well 5) tightly control the present 0.72

14. Working as an inspector monitoring compliance with certain regulations would suit me very well. 0.69

SOME FURTHER PROPERTIES OF LSI (continuing yesterday’s topic)

Note that some of the properties examined today are borderline properties for LSI, that is, they concern not only this type but also adjacent types.

The questionnaire items are followed by the linear correlations of their type profiles with the averaged profile of the full scale for the corresponding property.

«Problems with metaphorical thinking (its excessive weakness)»

No. 0 «Problems with metaphorical thinking (its excessive weakness)»

(Averaging the profiles of 23 items in the scale, with a total of 37408 respondent answers; all profiles except the 2nd and 3rd type profiles are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile). All profiles are presented after corrective factor rotation

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

Approximate percentage of representatives of each type group giving raw answers “YES” and “RATHER YES” to each individual averaged item of the scale (taking the sign of the item into account). For the entire scale, the contrast will be much greater because of the multiplication of the probabilities of many items:

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

1. I have difficulty understanding the figurative meaning of jokes - sometimes I feel like saying, could you not express yourself more clearly? 0.90

2. In my speech, I rarely use metaphorical comparisons of one thing with another (for example, I hardly ever use figurative expressions such as: “understands it as a pig understands oranges”, “you cannot pull a fish out of a pond without effort”, “the color of a sea wave”, “breathes like a steam locomotive”, “transparent sound”, etc.). 0.86

3. As a rule, it seems to me that I lack current information about the situation and that this is precisely one of the problems. 0.78

4. I rarely look for deeper meaning in things. 0.78

5. I sometimes find it difficult to “grasp” a situation emotionally as a whole; I prefer to deal with its elements separately. 0.75

6. The figurative meaning of proverbs and sayings does not always come to me immediately and quickly (for example, “Hunger is no aunt”, or “Do not get into a sleigh that is not yours”, and especially other proverbs heard for the first time - I sometimes find it difficult to understand quickly what wisdom about life and what general meaning, beyond the direct, concrete one, they contain). 0.74

7. The overall meaning of a joke I hear does not always come to me instantly. 0.52

8. I sometimes do not get jokes immediately - only when others have already finished laughing. 0.31

9. When listening, I quickly and unerringly catch all the thoughts that the person speaking to me is trying to fit into their speech. -0.88

10. Working as a research psychologist would suit me more than working as a dental practitioner (dentist). -0.87

11. Being a screenwriter, poet, or writer of action-packed fiction would suit me very well. -0.86

12. Usually, before a person has even had time to say anything, I already guess what thoughts are in their head. -0.85

13. The future is always emotionally colored for me; a direct feeling of it and a kind of “automatic understanding” of it are present in my mind at any moment. -0.84

14. My imagination works like a powerful amplifier: for example, it can notice certain individual minor traits in a person and amplify them into a grotesque caricature. -0.83

15. I understand hints instantly and catch other people’s thoughts from half a word. -0.80

16. I easily guess what most people’s opinion on a particular issue will be. -0.78

17. In my accounts, I often unintentionally and involuntarily fill things in, mixing invention with facts. -0.76

18. At a fleeting glance at a caricature or narrative picture, I instantly grasp the essence of the intrigue and all the interconnections among the events depicted. -0.75

19. When describing something in literary form, I often use comparisons (few of my texts are without them). For example: “a Gypsy girl who looks like a broom in her dress”, or “sunset clouds resembling wine stains on a blue tablecloth”, “rare as an unattractive doe”, “she walked, waddling like a duck”, and so on and so forth. -0.74

20. I often use “vivid” epithets and metaphors in my thoughts or speech. -0.74

21. My speech often (more often than other people’s) contains figurative comparisons and illustrative analogies. -0.74

22. Given several versions of a joke’s ending, I will quickly and easily choose the single funniest one. -0.46

23. A poem intended for children says that fish fly in a red sky beneath a green sun. Would you let your child read this poem? -0.40

«A desire for symmetrical completeness»

No. 0 “A desire for symmetrical completeness”

(Averaging the profiles of 3 items in the scale, with a total of 2031 respondent answers; all profiles except the 2nd and 3rd type profiles are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile). All profiles are presented after corrective factor rotation

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

Approximate percentage of representatives of each type group giving raw answers “YES” and “RATHER YES” to each individual averaged item of the scale (taking the sign of the item into account). For the entire scale, the contrast will be much greater because of the multiplication of the probabilities of many items:

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

1. In aesthetics, I prefer symmetry and ideal “crystalline” completeness. 0.85

2. I am bored when surrounded by things that are all symmetrical and fully complete. -0.83

3. In aesthetics, I like violations of symmetry. -0.79

«Constantly monitors and keeps in order the space of things around oneself»

No. 0 «Constantly monitors and keeps in order the space of things around oneself»

(Averaging the profiles of 21 items in the scale, with a total of 45181 respondent answers; all profiles except the 2nd and 3rd type profiles are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile). All profiles are presented after corrective factor rotation

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

Approximate percentage of representatives of each type group giving raw answers “YES” and “RATHER YES” to each individual averaged item of the scale (taking the sign of the item into account). For the entire scale, the contrast will be much greater because of the multiplication of the probabilities of many items:

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

1. I become very irritated by disorder or if something is not done exactly as I asked and wanted. 0.93

2. I always ensure that my room is clean and tidy. 0.92

3. I am very intolerant of disorder and untidiness. 0.91

4. My hair is always carefully combed. 0.90

5. I make my bed neatly every day, even when it is not required. 0.90

6. I like putting things in order. 0.88

7. My belongings are always in perfect order. 0.87

8. I like order more than other people do. 0.87

9. I am always neat in my appearance. 0.84

10. I always keep my bed and clothes clean and neat. 0.83

11. I would find it intolerable to be dressed like a homeless person, even as a joke or a disguise. 0.78

12. I always experience an unpleasant feeling bordering on strong irritation if those close to me leave uncleared dishes, chairs out of place, unevenly hanging curtains, etc., on “my territory”. 0.74

13. Disorder does not bother me. -0.95

14. I do not care about a strict and constant arrangement of things in the house - the main thing is that each thing can be found. -0.92

15. I do not worry about disorder - it will sort itself out. -0.90

16. I organize my time and the space around me poorly (in my bag, on my desk, in my room). -0.89

17. Untidy people do not irritate me. -0.87

18. I often forget where I have put things in my home. -0.85

19. I often leave my room in disorder. -0.85

20. I often create disorder around me (for example, by throwing things down haphazardly, not closing doors, not turning off the electricity, etc.). -0.84

21. I lose things. -0.76

«Inert sequentiality of all processes carried out (with simultaneous difficulty in disengaging and switching)»

No. 0 «Inert sequentiality of all processes carried out (with simultaneous difficulty in disengaging and switching)»

(Averaging the profiles of 27 items in the scale, with a total of 72934 respondent answers; all profiles except the 2nd and 3rd type profiles are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile). All profiles are presented after corrective factor rotation

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

Approximate percentage of representatives of each type group giving raw answers “YES” and “RATHER YES” to each individual averaged item of the scale (taking the sign of the item into account). For the entire scale, the contrast will be much greater because of the multiplication of the probabilities of many items:

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

1. I usually adhere scrupulously to the planned sequence of necessary actions. 0.93

2. In many matters, I am a thoroughly pedantic person. 0.92

3. I carry out any undertaking in order from beginning to end; I do not habitually start in the middle or wherever happens to come to mind. 0.92

4. I find it difficult to restructure previously prepared plans on the fly; I usually prefer to act as planned, ignoring unexpected events. 0.91

5. When faced with a choice, I try to understand fully which option is correct and will not move until I understand this. 0.91

6. I will never switch on an unfamiliar electrical appliance without reading the instructions. 0.90

7. I do not begin work without first thinking through its entire sequence. 0.90

8. I hate anything that tries to disrupt my habitual routine and rhythm of life. 0.89

9. I have a very stable rhythm of life that is almost never “fragmented”. 0.88

10. I always think things through carefully before acting. 0.87

11. It irritates me when I unexpectedly have to set aside my work and switch to something else. 0.86

12. I very much dislike changing my plans and cannot stand having anything imposed on me. 0.85

13. My letters are generally unhurried, detailed, and thorough. 0.85

14. My accounts are characterized by a continuous sequence of events - it is unusual for me to mix episodes from different times in an account, placing them next to each other on the basis of some non-temporal attribute. 0.84

15. I almost always recount events in exact chronological order - that is, in precisely the order in which they occurred, with almost no departures from that order. 0.81

16. In my thoughts, I more often reason using words, through mental speech, and sequentially, rather than in leaps or through vague visual “insights” and images of some kind. 0.81

17. I always have a constant rhythm of life without temporal “holes”, lapses, or interruptions in that rhythm. 0.81

18. I like all kinds of “pure” processes - the process of eating a sandwich, the process of arranging papers, the process of combing my hair, etc.; therefore, I do not like interrupting them, so as not to spoil the pleasure, and I do not like combining them. 0.79

19. In books, I like plots that develop smoothly and sequentially; I cannot stand action-packed “twists”, returns to earlier events, and large numbers of characters. 0.77

20. When learning to use new equipment, I always study the written instructions with the utmost attention. 0.77

21. If a task has written instructions, I always read them in full before beginning it. 0.72

22. I find it difficult to understand what “instant holistic vision” means - I perceive and examine any object or situation sequentially, part by part. 0.67

23. My life is a tangle of activities and meetings and often resembles chaos in this respect. -0.87

24. In my practical activities, I want nothing to do with the gradual accumulation of quantity and quality - I believe in decisive shifts, heroic leaps, and turning points. -0.83

25. My spoken or written narratives are usually not smooth but “fragmented”, zigzagging, as it were - with stops, abrupt decelerations or accelerations, sudden insertions of thoughts that have just come to mind, sharp turns, etc. -0.83

26. For some reason, my lecture notes always had “holes”, so I almost always had to resort to other people’s notes when preparing for examinations and pass/fail assessments. -0.79

27. When typing quickly on a computer, I often mix up the order of letters in words, regularly producing forms such as “regluarly” (instead of “regularly”), “differnece” (instead of “difference”), etc., so I constantly have to correct what I have typed. -0.64

«A complete absence of impulsive traits - a viscous, deliberate, and constantly controlled pedantry of sequential actions»

No. 0 «A complete absence of impulsive traits - a viscous, deliberate, and constantly controlled pedantry of sequential actions»

(Averaging the profiles of 29 items in the scale, with a total of 40159 respondent answers; all profiles except the 2nd and 3rd type profiles are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile). All profiles are presented after corrective factor rotation

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

Approximate percentage of representatives of each type group giving raw answers “YES” and “RATHER YES” to each individual averaged item of the scale (taking the sign of the item into account). For the entire scale, the contrast will be much greater because of the multiplication of the probabilities of many items:

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

1. I easily refrain from initial impulsive urges and, in general, from any impulsive actions. 0.95

2. I have no impulsiveness or tendency to rush frantically at all; my character is rather viscous and pedantic. 0.93

3. I am self-critical and not impulsive; I always weigh my actions in advance. 0.93

4. I am a completely non-impulsive person. 0.91

5. I am very good at controlling and restraining my desires and urges. 0.91

6. I always speak and act in a considered manner, after first thinking. 0.89

7. I generally inhibit my initial urges. 0.87

8. It is true that I dislike any “surges” or sudden events - in feelings, in work, or in the passage of time. 0.85

9. My decisions and actions show more quality than speed. 0.84

10. I always control my behavior easily and completely. 0.83

11. When evaluating something, I am especially scrupulous and thorough and spend a long time considering many alternatives. 0.81

12. I am a person of impulsive actions. -0.95

13. I often make hasty decisions. -0.93

14. My impulsiveness and emotions often get me into trouble. -0.91

15. I have a great deal of impetuousness. -0.91

16. I often act first and think afterward. -0.90

17. I am always ready for changes, but I am also impulsive and do not always find it easy to restrain myself. -0.89

18. I often make sudden and impulsive movements. -0.89

19. I often act first and think afterward. -0.89

20. I easily give in to initial impulses. -0.88

21. It often happens that I react too quickly or too strongly to something, leading to undesirable consequences. -0.87

22. I may sometimes be perceived as an unstable, easily excitable person. -0.86

23. I often make a move impulsively, almost without considering whether the choice is correct. -0.85

24. Sometimes, without thinking, I first quickly press something “wrong”. -0.82

25. I quite often act without thinking things through properly. -0.81

26. I do many things under the influence of the moment. -0.79

27. Sudden, not always motivated changes of intonation are common in my speech. -0.77

28. I quite often do unexpected things. -0.75

29. Sometimes, because I am hurrying, I press the wrong buttons on devices instead of the required ones. -0.65

«Stable and prolonged mental concentration on one object»

No. 0 «Stable and prolonged mental concentration on one object»

(Averaging the profiles of 22 items in the scale, with a total of 30352 respondent answers; all profiles except the 2nd and 3rd type profiles are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile). All profiles are presented after corrective factor rotation

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

Approximate percentage of representatives of each type group giving raw answers “YES” and “RATHER YES” to each individual averaged item of the scale (taking the sign of the item into account). For the entire scale, the contrast will be much greater because of the multiplication of the probabilities of many items:

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

1. I concentrate my attention easily and without difficulty (on an object, thought, or memory). 0.86

2. I find it easy to concentrate on tasks and on what I am being told. 0.85

3. I easily focus my attention on one thing. 0.83

4. My thoughts are almost always unhurried and clear, with entirely sufficient distinctness and concentration, and I have no difficulty concentrating on one thought in order to consider it from all sides. 0.82

5. I can sustain visual attention for a long time without becoming distracted or letting my thoughts wander. 0.81

6. My ability to concentrate is inconsistent - it comes and goes. -0.92

7. I have problems concentrating my attention and “gathering my thoughts”. -0.90

8. I am not very attentive. -0.88

9. I sometimes find it difficult to control my thoughts - they seem to begin living a life of their own, beyond my control. -0.88

10. I have problems working through a task attentively and with concentration even when it interests me. -0.87

11. I often become disoriented and confused in my own thoughts. -0.87

12. It often happens that I find it very difficult to “gather” my attention, but if I make a considerable effort, I always manage to do so, even if only briefly. -0.86

13. I am often hindered by the fact that my attention is easily distracted and dispersed. -0.86

14. I sometimes find it difficult to focus my attention on anything, even if I deliberately try to exert it - this produces no result. -0.85

15. Within five minutes, I usually: 1) concentrate on one thing 5) manage to “wander” through many different thoughts -0.85

16. I am easily distracted. -0.84

17. There are states in which I become confused in my thoughts - I cannot concentrate on any one of them to decide anything, and in general there is a great deal of intractable, disordered bustle and a kind of “fog” in my head. -0.83

18. At least a couple of times a week, I experience states in which my head is filled with “racing thoughts” and a “flight of ideas”, when thoughts “fly into one ear and out of the other”, and afterward it is even difficult to remember them all. -0.82

19. Sometimes there is an unpleasant state of “fog” in my head, with an unpleasant, indistinct bustle in my mind, and I cannot hold and focus a thought, even after prolonged efforts. -0.81

20. When solving problems, I am often thrown off and confused by all kinds of extraneous thoughts and associations in my head. -0.79

21. I am often in an overexcited state in which it is difficult to focus sustained attention on a thought. -0.74

22. My attention is easily distracted by interference. -0.74

This property and the two closely related properties that follow (resistance to monotony and the ability to maintain one motionless posture for a long time) distinguish LSI as the sole, exclusive champion in the socion.

For some occupations, these properties will tend to be a disadvantage (where creative thinking or rapid reactions are required), but for others – an advantage. For example, they are useful in the work of a dentist, jeweler, doorkeeper, sentry on duty, hunter lying in wait, etc.

«Resistance to monotony»

No. 0 «Resistance to monotony»

(Averaging the profiles of 15 items in the scale, with a total of 25669 respondent answers; all profiles except the 2nd and 3rd type profiles are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile). All profiles are presented after corrective factor rotation

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

Approximate percentage of representatives of each type group giving raw answers “YES” and “RATHER YES” to each individual averaged item of the scale (taking the sign of the item into account). For the entire scale, the contrast will be much greater because of the multiplication of the probabilities of many items:

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

1. I often enjoy work that other people find monotonous and repetitive, without it making me at all sleepy or in any way dispersing my attention. 0.95

2. I would readily agree to do fairly monotonous work that makes many people sleepy. 0.93

3. I am resilient and patient when doing monotonous work that makes many other people sleepy. 0.90

4. I differ from other people in being able to do the same thing for a long time without breaks and without losing interest. 0.76

5. For many days and weeks in succession, without tiring or seeking variety, I can pursue the same activity or play the same enjoyable game. 0.71

6. I would enjoy living in a world in which nothing changes. 0.70

7. During monotonous work, I often deliberately begin varying my actions, even if this reduces quality and productivity. -0.93

8. I lack patience in matters that require a long wait. -0.93

9. I cannot stand “assembly-line work” - to work productively, I periodically need a change of surroundings, fresh impressions, movement, and travel. -0.90

10. Having to do only monotonous, repetitive tasks usually makes me lose my temper. -0.90

11. I prefer variety to routine. -0.88

12. Rather, because of a certain inner explosiveness, I have little aptitude for activities and occupations requiring painstaking, sustained work. -0.86

13. Monotonous surroundings often make me sleepy. -0.86

14. In life, I take a little interest in everything and often switch from one thing to another. -0.81

15. During repetitive work done “out of obligation”, I often feel drawn to a “smoke break”: to wander around somewhere, look about, have a smoke, etc. -0.73

«The ability to maintain a fixed posture for prolonged periods»

No. 0 «The ability to maintain a fixed posture for prolonged periods»

(Averaging the profiles of 13 items in the scale, with a total of 32844 respondent answers; all profiles except the 2nd and 3rd type profiles are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile). All profiles are presented after corrective factor rotation

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

Approximate percentage of representatives of each type group giving raw answers “YES” and “RATHER YES” to each individual averaged item of the scale (taking the sign of the item into account). For the entire scale, the contrast will be much greater because of the multiplication of the probabilities of many items:

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

1. I can stand or sit motionless for a long time without any difficulty if required. 0.96

2. I am economical in my movements. 0.92

3. My movements are almost always economical and calm, yet precise at the same time. 0.90

4. I know how to “lie in wait” without losing patience. 0.90

5. Compared with others, I am much more economical in my movements. 0.88

6. I am not very physically active; sometimes I can sit for a long time without moving at all. 0.87

7. As a game, I can easily freeze for ten seconds and assume the pose of a motionless statue, without moving once and while maintaining my balance. 0.78

8. I find it difficult to stand motionless for more than half a minute - I begin to fidget and change my posture, and my arms and legs seem to start doing things by themselves. -0.97

9. I rarely sit or stand motionless - I often fidget and move, and I find it difficult to remain still for long. -0.91

10. I find it difficult to sit still in a situation that requires remaining seated for a long time. -0.88

11. I would find it very difficult to stand “at attention” for more than three minutes. -0.84

12. I often cannot sit still because of a vague anxiety whose causes I do not understand. -0.76

13. During activities, I make many superfluous, unnecessary movements (frequently changing my posture, rocking, nodding, scratching myself, shuffling a foot on the floor, rubbing something with my hand, etc.). -0.75

We continue the topic of LSI’s properties. No, you will not get away from us without exercising your brain! What has been started must always be completed; this is the principle of rational Ti.😀

But, incidentally, this is far from being only about LSI. It is also about ILE being the unsurpassed champion of NONCONFORMISM, and about LSI itself being far from the foremost conformist in the socion, yielding first place to Dostoevsky and Dumas (it is not Ti that contributes to conformism; rather, following Di, Fi and Si actively contribute to it).

It is also about IEE ranking last on the property of “pettiness in details”, and about the property itself being amplified by introverted logic and suppressed by extraverted intuition.

The passion for collecting turns out to be firmly associated with Ti, while Fi and Ne oppose it. That is precisely why LSI, with its strong Ti and weak Ne, turns out to be the most frequent type among collectors.

We will also discuss how it is precisely Ti that ensures a person’s high internal emotional constancy, while Ne, Fe, and Qe disrupt this constancy.

Finally, about jokes. LSI is, of course, among the psychological types that are not particularly fond of or skilled at joking - and we will see confirmation of this in the tables.. Yet first place in a skeptical attitude toward jokes and everything “humorous” belongs, believe it or not, to LII and EII, the types with extraverted intuition as their creative function. By contrast, Dostoevsky’s mirror type, the psychological type IEE (Huxley), turns out to be the socion’s principal joker, standing out sharply from the crowd in this quality.

«Conformism»

No. 0 «Conformism»

(Averaging the profiles of 33 items in the scale, with a total of 82736 respondent answers; all profiles except the 2nd and 3rd type profiles are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile). All profiles are presented after corrective factor rotation

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

Approximate percentage of representatives of each type group giving raw answers “YES” and “RATHER YES” to each individual averaged item of the scale (taking the sign of the item into account). For the entire scale, the contrast will be much greater because of the multiplication of the probabilities of many items:

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

1. If society imposed a complete ban on discussing certain topics, I would not protest for long and would adapt to it more easily than others. 0.88

2. It is true that I will never go against the group: neither for my own sake nor for anyone else’s. 0.87

3. I agree with everything in the world and accept all rules. 0.84

4. Through my presence, I more often reconcile and harmonize than provoke arguments and arouse disagreement. 0.83

5. I dislike people who disrupt general harmony and agreement by disagreeing with something and protesting against something. 0.82

6. When starting an activity that is new to me, I always consult someone about how to avoid possible problems. 0.81

7. I like being like everyone else. 0.79

8. I am like everyone else and want to be like everyone else - neither smarter nor more foolish, neither worse nor better. 0.78

9. Public tranquility is more important than truth. 0.76

10. It is true that, as a rule, I have no need to criticize or challenge anyone. 0.71

11. If public respect and the preservation of social status are seriously at stake, my choice of behavior will place me closer to the pole of conformists (who look to public opinion) than to the pole of nonconformists who do not care about it. 0.69

12. In my words and deeds, I often go “against the current” - I even like doing so. -0.95

13. I often “swim against the current”. -0.94

14. I often go “against the current”. -0.94

15. I often challenge the rightness of the authorities and existing norms of behavior. -0.91

16. My character is marked by rebelliousness, an insurgent spirit, and a tendency toward critical disagreement. -0.90

17. In my views, I often take positions not shared by the majority. -0.88

18. I will readily go against public opinion if I want to. -0.87

19. I often resist some authority. -0.85

20. I am usually more interested in throwing a system out of equilibrium (including established views) than in bringing it into equilibrium. -0.85

21. I have a spirit of overturning universally accepted foundations. -0.84

22. I usually do not care which option receives more votes - I will do things my own way anyway. -0.84

23. I pay little attention to social norms - if others need this, let them adapt to me, because I find it difficult and uninteresting. -0.84

24. There is a great deal of individualism in my character - being a cog in a “large machine” is intolerable to me. -0.83

25. I am more of a nonconformist than a conformist - I more often provoke arguments and objections than bring about agreement. -0.82

26. I express my point of view even if doing so risks a conflict with most of my friends. -0.82

27. I am always interested in refuting an existing system of views and constructing a new one in its place. -0.82

28. I support radical changes in the world order. -0.82

29. I express my opinion with little regard for what consequences I will face for doing so. -0.81

30. My agitated protest, when it does occur, is directed neither toward pacifying people nor even toward making them obey my rules, - no, in practice it most often serves to provoke discussion and disagreement in the group. -0.79

31. In the areas of life that interest me most, I am a pronounced nonconformist, that is, I almost always hold my own opinion, which differs from the majority’s. -0.76

32. I often experience a feeling of protest within myself. -0.63

33. I often sense a kind of inner protest or disagreement. -0.53

EII, SEI, and LSI share first place in conformism almost equally. The principal nonconformist of the socion, far ahead of all the others, is the psychological type ILE. Di, Fi, and Si contribute to conformism. Opposing it are Qi, which distances itself from other people’s foolishness, and Ne, tireless in its curiosity and innovations.

«Perfectionism in small details and minutiae, with difficulty taking their importance to the whole into account»

- in certain cases, this character trait is sometimes also called “pettiness”, and sometimes – “a narrow horizon of thinking”, although it can sometimes be useful.

No. 0 «Perfectionism in small details and minutiae, with difficulty taking their importance to the whole into account»

(Averaging the profiles of 22 items in the scale, with a total of 40106 respondent answers; all profiles except the 2nd and 3rd type profiles are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile). All profiles are presented after corrective factor rotation

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

Approximate percentage of representatives of each type group giving raw answers “YES” and “RATHER YES” to each individual averaged item of the scale (taking the sign of the item into account). For the entire scale, the contrast will be much greater because of the multiplication of the probabilities of many items:

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

1. I want and strive for everything to be done “exactly”. 0.91

2. Compared with others, I am scrupulous about details, precise, pedantic, and inclined to meticulous observance of established rules. 0.91

3. In any undertaking, I show exceptional patience and meticulousness. 0.90

4. I am an excellent “finisher” - I like constantly refining the quality of work in its details and bringing familiar techniques to perfection. 0.89

5. I begin solving problems by gathering and clarifying all the details and particulars. 0.89

6. I like precision, concreteness, and detail in everything. 0.88

7. Perhaps I am sometimes tedious in my exactingness and conscientious fulfillment of obligations. 0.88

8. When carrying out work, I work through all the details sequentially and immediately rather than leaving them for later. 0.87

9. Any “rough edges” in results, whether my own or others’, irritate me, - everything must be smooth and fully complete, like a billiard ball. 0.86

10. My work is marked by scrupulous precision; I do not simply take anyone’s word for anything and check everything - both my own work and especially other people’s. 0.86

11. A minor departure from order can cause me strong indignation. 0.84

12. I continue until every single thing has been done perfectly. 0.82

13. In my activities, I personally delve into all the details and never lose sight of minutiae. 0.81

14. When carrying out someone’s order, I carefully and literally execute every detail and do not overlook a single minor point. 0.80

15. I prefer detailed classifications in which the objects being sorted are divided into many groups that take subtle details of their properties into account. 0.78

16. I have (or used to have) a “mania for order” (this is when, for example, a person absolutely needs objects to be arranged on a desk with equal distances between them, or replaces wallpaper because of one almost imperceptible spot somewhere near the top, or gets out of bed at night to rearrange their clothes and shoes, etc.) 0.77

17. A good model of a phenomenon should be characterized by the distinctness of all its small details. 0.74

18. A holistic picture of an event or object takes shape for me only after I have gathered many small facts and studied all the individual details. 0.74

19. I sometimes do work carelessly; I often lack diligence. -0.86

20. In dangerous and tense situations, I can set an example through my willpower and forcefulness, but in other circumstances I am characteristically disorganized. -0.84

21. I am impractical in everyday life and sometimes careless about details; I avoid pedantic routine work. -0.83

22. It is better to manage to cover more varied, broader, and more numerous things than fewer things in greater depth, so I sometimes do things slapdash. -0.79

LSI is the socion’s champion in pettiness over details; its opposite in this quality is IEE. Both forms of logic (and Ti in particular) contribute to tedious attention to minutiae, while both forms of intuition (especially Ne) work against it. Therefore, although LII has introverted logic as its leading function, it is considerably less tedious than not only LSI but even the rational sensing ethical types ESE and ESI.

«A tendency toward collecting and systematization»

No. 0 «A tendency toward collecting and systematization»

(Averaging the profiles of 5 items in the scale, with a total of 9111 respondent answers; all profiles except the 2nd and 3rd type profiles are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile). All profiles are presented after corrective factor rotation

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

Approximate percentage of representatives of each type group giving raw answers “YES” and “RATHER YES” to each individual averaged item of the scale (taking the sign of the item into account). For the entire scale, the contrast will be much greater because of the multiplication of the probabilities of many items:

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

1. I have always liked systematizing collections and sorting small objects, parts, and facts according to some criterion. 0.96

2. I greatly enjoy activities involving sorting objects into groups or piles - I often even become excessively absorbed in such activities and spend too long on them. 0.94

3. As a child, I very much enjoyed collecting postage stamps, postcards, labels, or badges and finding a suitable classification of them by type. 0.93

4. As a child, I liked systematizing collections. 0.91

5. I like arranging, going through, and sorting things - these activities calm me and help me think. 0.88

As can be seen from the table for this property, the basis of the passion for collecting is strong Ti against a background of weak intuition and weak Fi. Someone with strong Fi is not interested in a display of “eternal”, soulless objects. And if Ti is weak, then all the more so, the person will never in their life become a collector; what the hell would they need collecting for? SEE and IEE convincingly demonstrate this through their low scores in the table. Well, perhaps some SEE with an appropriate lifestyle might steal a painting from a museum or private collection - but again, not for themselves, rather for resale.

In Soviet times, I knew an SEE who was very fond of collecting icons in remote villages. But there was not a single icon in his home. He immediately sold them (using the contemptuous word “boards”) to foreigners. He was a freedom-loving man! But, of course, sooner or later he was caught engaging in that trade, which was strictly forbidden at the time. And, literally in a single day, this affair led to his recruitment by the KGB for the rest of his life (one ruble to get in, a hundred to get out). As an agent provocateur, he proved rather mediocre in some respects - he talked too much - but in some operational schemes he was astonishingly brazen.

«Internal emotional constancy»

No. 0 «Internal emotional constancy»

(Averaging the profiles of 21 items in the scale, with a total of 23629 respondent answers; all profiles except the 2nd and 3rd type profiles are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile). All profiles are presented after corrective factor rotation

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

Approximate percentage of representatives of each type group giving raw answers “YES” and “RATHER YES” to each individual averaged item of the scale (taking the sign of the item into account). For the entire scale, the contrast will be much greater because of the multiplication of the probabilities of many items:

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

1. My personality is very stable and constant in its structure. 0.85

2. I very rarely experience an abrupt change of emotions. 0.84

3. Any activity of mine is always very systematic and even, so that from the outside it probably gives a monotonous impression. 0.84

4. It is difficult for external influences either to spoil or to improve my mood. 0.81

5. I am characterized by constancy of mood; emotional fluctuations and “surges” are not characteristic of me. 0.78

6. I am stable and reliable in character. 0.77

7. My mood is usually stable and changes little in response to either rewards or troubles. 0.77

8. Compared with the average human level, I have very constant, stable interests. 0.76

9. I have many fixed habits from which I try not to depart - and almost never do depart. 0.74

10. Almost all my sensations are repeatable and typical, easily arranged into “compartments” and classified. 0.73

11. I am a person who is internally changeable rather than internally constant. -0.95

12. As a rule, I am inconstant; my mood and thoughts change frequently. -0.89

13. I often have mood swings. -0.87

14. I have mood swings that are not caused by anything and that interfere with my life. -0.85

15. My mood is often unstable. -0.83

16. I have an unstable mood that I find difficult to control. -0.80

17. I cannot remain in one state for more than ten minutes - it is repugnant to me. -0.75

18. At times I energetically “turn the flywheel”, and at others I become immersed in thought for a long time – living constantly at the same intensity is not interesting. -0.74

19. My point of view on a particular problem depends heavily on circumstances and can change quite often. -0.72

20. Almost since birth, everything in my life has been too unstable and inconstant - I lack inner stability. -0.69

21. My ethical evaluation of any situation always depends on many of its highly varied nuances and is therefore rarely predictable in advance. -0.65

Internal emotional stability, the feelings of one’s own constancy and inseparable wholeness that never leave a person, rest on firm Introverted Logic. This is the conclusion to remember from this.

«Rarely and reluctantly jokes; more often tries to turn a joke into a serious conversation than to turn serious things into a joke.»

No. 0 «Rarely and reluctantly jokes; more often tries to turn a joke into a serious conversation than to turn serious things into a joke.»

(Averaging the profiles of 22 items in the scale, with a total of 21920 respondent answers; all profiles except the 2nd and 3rd type profiles are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile). All profiles are presented after corrective factor rotation

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

Approximate percentage of representatives of each type group giving raw answers “YES” and “RATHER YES” to each individual averaged item of the scale (taking the sign of the item into account). For the entire scale, the contrast will be much greater because of the multiplication of the probabilities of many items:

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

1. I rarely joke. 0.87

2. I almost never joke. 0.85

3. My behavior can be “viscous”; I find it difficult to switch my thoughts quickly from one thing to another. 0.82

4. I am often the last person to laugh at a joke that has been told. 0.79

5. I often entertain my friends. -0.92

6. I am a sociable, impulsive person who understands everything from half a word, thinks “on the fly”, and knows how to be charming. -0.91

7. I like passing amusing, engaging information from one person to another. -0.89

8. I often lift people’s spirits. -0.88

9. In company, I tend to joke and make humorous remarks a great deal, playing with words. -0.88

10. I joke a lot. -0.88

11. I have fun a great deal and often. -0.87

12. As a child, I often “aped” other people, imitating them. -0.86

13. I am never at a loss for words - I instantly find a response or a witty retort. -0.85

14. I have an excellent sense of humor, including the ability to laugh at myself. -0.83

15. My sense of humor is stronger than other people’s - I can quickly spot and highlight what is funny. -0.83

16. I take jokes at my expense calmly and with humor, and I sometimes tease others myself. -0.74

17. Sometimes I lie in jest, and sometimes I simply joke - I do both no less often than others, and I do not misjudge my listeners’ reactions. -0.66

18. I usually understand the meaning and significance of any situation I find myself in instantly and “automatically” - I do not even need to reason or analyze. -0.61

19. I am a person with a very good and quick sense of humor. -0.55

20. I have a subtle, good-natured sense of humor that can reveal the funny sides of things and amuse people. -0.51

21. When trying to convey serious information to someone, I almost always season it with a measure of humor and joking so that it does not seem so tedious. -0.42

22. My humor is usually subtle, constantly playing on nuances - not everyone always understands these subtle hints. -0.05

In this scale, perhaps the issue is not so much a sense of humor as the DESIRE to make jokes oneself. Well, Ti has no such desire - to joke. Joking means disrupting a certain logical order. By contrast, Ne and De contribute to joking. Here, Ne is precisely the component responsible for the sense of humor, while De is the component responsible for the ability to benefit from jokes by using them to establish horizontal connections with other people and groups of people. IEE has strong De and Ne, while its Ti is simultaneously in the toilet. Thus it turns out to be the socion’s principal joker.

TODAY WE CONCLUDE THE OVERVIEW OF THE MAIN PROPERTIES OF LSI

(we have not covered everything, but never mind)

The items are followed by the correlation of their type profile with the averaged profile of the entire scale for the corresponding property

«Discipline and conscientious fulfillment of obligations»

No. 0 «Discipline and conscientious fulfillment of obligations»

(Averaging the profiles of 28 items in the scale, with a total of 94390 respondent answers; all profiles except the 2nd and 3rd type profiles are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile). All profiles are presented after corrective factor rotation

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

Approximate percentage of representatives of each type group giving raw answers “YES” and “RATHER YES” to each individual averaged item of the scale (taking the sign of the item into account). For the entire scale, the contrast will be much greater because of the multiplication of the probabilities of many items:

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

1. I like cohesion and organization in everything and cannot tolerate uncertainty, improvisation, deviations, or inconsistency. 0.98

2. I am a disciplined person. 0.96

3. I am committed to regularity, systematicity, and discipline. 0.94

4. I always take my duties very seriously. 0.94

5. Compared with others, I am excessively diligent and disciplined. 0.94

6. I fulfill my promises unfailingly. 0.94

7. Any departures from order and laws always outrage me. 0.93

8. The key words for me are diligence in carrying out instructions, timeliness, precision, fairness, and active industriousness. 0.92

9. I expect and demand that people strictly observe social norms of behavior. 0.92

10. I almost always follow my own rules very strictly. 0.91

11. I tend to demand that people strictly observe social norms of behavior. 0.89

12. I always become very upset if I have failed to do something on time or miscalculated the time required. 0.89

13. Diligence in carrying out instructions and discipline are my strengths. 0.89

14. I like strict discipline and hierarchical subordination at work. 0.89

15. I firmly keep my word and am always responsible in making promises. 0.88

16. Throughout my life, I have been strictly guided by a sense of duty and clear, constant principles. 0.87

17. I am scrupulous and uncompromising, and I am an active, passionate, businesslike, and quarrelsome fighter for order, quality, and strict observance of rules. 0.87

18. I try to follow rules precisely. 0.85

19. The word “forbidden” - a very important, key word for me. 0.77

20. I have often been scolded for failing to carry out instructions. -0.97

21. I easily forgive myself for being late. -0.96

22. I dislike all regulations and instructions; in everyday life I always have “artistic disorder”, and at work I often lack the capacity for sustained work, organization, and punctuality. -0.96

23. I am sometimes careless and irresponsible. -0.94

24. Intentions and previously outlined plans quickly “slip” from my memory. -0.93

25. I am poorly organized and tolerate no control. -0.93

26. I usually prepared for examinations only during the last day or two beforehand. -0.89

27. I am often late, tire of strict discipline, and also have little respect for any formal hierarchical subordination. -0.88

28. Sometimes fools get angry because I arrived late somewhere or did not come at all. -0.84

Discipline, as we can see from the table, is 90% associated with rationality and 7% - with sensing.

«Bringing any undertaking to an end, to completion»

No. 0 «Bringing any undertaking to an end, to completion»

(Averaging the profiles of 15 items in the scale, with a total of 58829 respondent answers; all profiles except the 2nd and 3rd type profiles are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile). All profiles are presented after corrective factor rotation

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

Approximate percentage of representatives of each type group giving raw answers “YES” and “RATHER YES” to each individual averaged item of the scale (taking the sign of the item into account). For the entire scale, the contrast will be much greater because of the multiplication of the probabilities of many items:

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

1. I always finish everything, even if almost no interest in the undertaking remains. 0.99

2. I find any incompleteness in an undertaking painful. 0.97

3. To start a new undertaking or activity, I absolutely must first finish the previous one. 0.93

4. I find any incompleteness in undertakings painful. 0.96

5. Any incompleteness is repugnant to me. 0.95

6. If I have begun a movement or a sequential action, I absolutely must finish it; otherwise, a feeling of some incompleteness and discomfort remains afterward and does not pass for a long time. 0.95

7. A sense of duty is something that persistently plagues me - I always suffer when I have to abandon something unfinished. 0.91

8. I have a habit of always finishing what I have started. 0.93

9. I sometimes take up a new activity without finishing the previous one - simply because the previous one has become tiresome and boring. -0.97

10. I often break off halfway through almost any undertaking, becoming distracted by something else. -0.92

11. I leave many undertakings unfinished because bringing them “up to standard” interests me little. -0.92

12. I habitually postpone tasks and often do not finish them. -0.95

13. I find it difficult to carry tasks through to completion. -0.85

14. If I do not do something immediately, now, while I feel like it, I will never do it later. -0.90

15. I do not finish what I start. -0.86

The profile of the property of finishing what one starts closely resembles the profile of the previously examined property, discipline. Here too, rationality plays the decisive role (93% of the variance). Sensing makes an even smaller additional contribution, accounting for only 3% of the influence on the property.

«Striving for standardization and uniformity»

No. 0 «Striving for standardization and uniformity»

(Averaging the profiles of 7 items in the scale, with a total of 12978 respondent answers; all profiles except the 2nd and 3rd type profiles are normalized to a unit sigma of the type profile). All profiles are presented after corrective factor rotation

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

Approximate percentage of representatives of each type group giving raw answers “YES” and “RATHER YES” to each individual averaged item of the scale (taking the sign of the item into account). For the entire scale, the contrast will be much greater because of the multiplication of the probabilities of many items:

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

1. A great diversity of behavioral stereotypes and models of human behavior should not be permitted - such diversity harms social stability and the power of the state. 0.89

2. I believe that departing from the norm is almost always unacceptable. 0.89

3. Uniformity of human genotypes is better than their diversity. 0.86

4. I would like employees in banks, post offices, etc., to wear uniforms. 0.86

5. I like uniformity in everything. 0.84

6. Discordant opinions always do more harm than good. 0.82

7. If I monitor departures from any norm, it is almost always in order to stop or avoid them. 0.77

-This is another cluster of the pack instinct, which we almost forgot. Di (on the positive side) and Qi with Ne (both functions on the negative side) are important for this property.

The unequivocal champion in this property, with no rivals in the socion – LSI. And here the principal factor is aristocracy rather than rationality. The stronger a particular LSI’s Di, and the weaker its Qi and Ne at the same time, the more strongly its leveling tendency will be expressed. Both in relation to things and in relation to society. In the latter case, this is even dangerous for society.