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A DETAILED VIEW OF PREFERENCES The Attitudes EXTROVERT (X) - People with an extroverted attitude focus their energy and attention outward to the external world. They enjoy activity and/or being around other people and tend to seek them out. They bounce ideas off of others, talking and interacting easily and often. It is activity or interaction with other people that energizes the extrovert. Too much time alone drains them of energy and they need to interact or get busy to renew it. Extroverts enjoy the outer world of people and things and are naturally attracted to them. They need to experience the world in order to understand it, so they tend to seek out a lot of activity, people, places and things. They trust their external perceptions and tend to act and react quickly, sometimes acting before they think. They seek challenge, adventure, and variety. They tend to meet new people easily. They like to discuss their thoughts and don’t generally hesitate to tell you what they are thinking. Extroverts like to stay active and enjoy a fast pace. They dislike spending too much time on any one thing and get bored easily. They project their energy outward, making them easier to read and recognize than introverts. INTROVERT
(N) - People with an introverted attitude focus their energy and
attention on their inner world, rather than the external world around
them. Introverts enjoy, and even require, time to themselves to think
things out and to relax. Too much interaction with others tends to drain
the introvert of energy and they must withdraw to renew it. They avoid
being the center of attention, preferring to remain quietly in the background.
They approach the world and everything in it in accordance with how
they believe the interaction will affect them. They tend to take rejection
of ideas and suggestions personally, because they do not separate their
thoughts and ideas from themselves. They move into new situations rather
slowly and cautiously, not fully trusting things outside themselves
until they have internalized the data presented and thoroughly examined
it. This holds true with people as well as situations. Introverts seldom
express what they are thinking spontaneously. Generally, if you want
to know what an introvert is thinking, you have to ask. Their appearance
is reserved and controlled, making them somewhat difficult to read.
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The Functions (Thinking vs. Feeling and Sensing vs. Intuition) THINKING (T) - The thinking function divides the whole into separate parts and considers how the parts are related to one another. Thinking also considers how one action might impact another, what the affect of one thing upon another might be, or what might be the effects of a certain action. You are using the thinking faculty when you sort, size, critique and classify things. Thinking types tend to be objective and analytical in making decisions. They tend to apply impersonal analysis to decision making and problem-solving and can separate the results of their actions from themselves. They value logic, fairness and justice and tend to apply the same standard to all situations. Because of this tendency, they are sometimes seen as insensitive or thoughtless. Thinking types usually approach their feelings with purpose, believing that feelings are valid only if they are logical. They are motivated by a desire for accomplishment and achievement and look for logical, concrete ways to reach their goals. FEELING (F) - The feeling function values things based on their usefulness to the user, rather than by how they compare to something else. The feeling function makes use of terms such as, “It has value because it makes me happy” or, “It has value because it’s beautiful”, or “It has no value to me because I can't use it”. When one appreciates and values an automobile because it is pleasing to the eye and comfortable to ride in, that person is functioning from feeling. When one values an automobile because it’s more practical than another one, whether or not it is pleasing to the eye or rides comfortably, that person is functioning from thinking. Feeling types generally consider the feelings of self and others, and the effect of their actions before they will take an action. However, the action taken may be altered from one situation to another according to the perceived feelings or needs of those involved. Feeling types tend to be empathetic, considerate and tactful, and are always willing to consider exceptions to the rules. They believe any feeling is valid whether or not it is logical or makes any sense. They are motivated by a desire to be valued and appreciated. SENSATION (S) - The sensation function is aware of how things appear. That is, with the actual presented facts. Sensors are not concerned with whether something is valuable or invaluable, good or bad, right or wrong. The sensation function looks at details and makes no assumptions about what those details mean, it is only concerned with what, where and when. Sensing types concentrate on what can be discerned with the senses...seen, heard, touched, tasted or smelled. Only what can be measured and documented holds any credence to a sensor and, as far as they are concerned, only those things can be considered real and concrete. Sensors prefer to work within established boundaries. They tend to be very literal and specific in their communications, giving detailed descriptions and presenting information in step-by-step manner. They tend to focus on what is and to be oriented to the present moment. INTUITION (I) - The intuition function looks behind or beyond the actual facts and, using the facts, makes assumptions or comes to conclusions as to what the facts must mean. Intuitives “see” what is going on behind or beneath the actual course of events. They tend to look at results and consequences, rather than at the facts themselves. They anticipate outcomes. They see the facts just as an individual functioning from sensation does, but the facts themselves are not as important as why and how things occur. Intuition is the ability to see the inner meaning and significance of whatever is going on. Intuitives function by inference rather than by facts. They trust their hunches and inspirations. They value imagination, new ideas, new concepts, speculation and innovation. They enjoy learning new things and gaining new skills and tend to get bored with things that are already established. They prefer to look for new and unexplored territories. Intuitives tend to be general rather thanspecific. They use analogies and metaphors and tend to present information in indirect ways. Intuitive types tend to focus on possibilities and to be oriented to the future. |
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