Theory

One of the most fundamental concepts in socionics is the idea of information elements, or facets of reality. The idea is that reality can be divided into categories that different individuals perceive with differing degrees of clarity and precision. These information elements correspond to Jung's 8 psychic functions, but have been given a new meaning. If there are 8 possible different "leading functions" that perceive different aspects of reality, then reality can itself be described in terms of these 8 different aspects. This was a critical step in the development of socionics that led to everything else. Socionics makes a distinction between information elements (facets of external reality) and psychic functions (positions in the socionic model of the psyche).

Socionics founder Augusta and her associates viewed reality as consisting of both objects and fields (interrelationships between objects), statics and dynamics (rest and motion), and internal and external qualities. The most abstract possible simplification of the 8 information elements is given here (with the symbols that were given to them):

Ne, extraverted intuition = internal statics of objects
Se, extraverted sensing = external statics of objects
Te, extraverted logic = external dynamics of objects
Fe, extraverted ethics = internal dynamics of objects
Ni, introverted intuition= internal dynamics of fields
Si, ...

Aspects in the Valued Functions by Dmitry Golihov

Original article: Аспекты в ценностных функциях

Related articles and links:

Information Elements: A Primer
Information Elements: Descriptions by Functions
Blocks and Functions of the Socionic Model of the Psyche
Model A
About Aspects and Functions in Socionics by Prokofieva
What the IEs are not
Information Element Descriptors
Psychological Types by C. G. Jung

Introduction:

Socionics 16 types are obtained by allocation of 8 information aspects into 4 valued functions. If the first function is objective, the second one will be subjective, and vice versa. This arrangement ensures that a man neither dissolves in the environment, not having any inner substance, nor, conversely, locks himself out in his own subjective reality to the detriment of the external world, as both of these cases would imply ...

Functional Assignments of Information Elements


Related articles and links:

Information Elements: A Primer
Aspects in the Valued Functions by Dmitry Golihov
Blocks and Functions of the Socionic Model of the Psyche
Model A
About Aspects and Functions in Socionics by Prokofieva
What the IEs are not
Information Element Descriptors
Psychological Types by C. G. Jung

Extraverted Intuition Ne

Introduction to Ne

Extroverted intuition is an extroverted, irrational, and static information element. It is also called Ne, I, intuition of possibilities, or black intuition.

Ne is generally associated with the ability to see various potentialities and possibilities, create new opportunities and new beginnings, recognize latent natural propensities in others, be aware of differing perspectives and viewpoints, rapidly generate associations and draw parallels, and be led by one's intellectual curiosity and stimulate this curiosity in others.

Types that value Ne prefer consider and openly discuss some possibility, rather than discount it for the reason of being impossible and unlikely. They pick a few options and bring them up for discussion, in contrast to introverted intuition (Ni) types who pick one likely option and may doubt even that one. They enjoy discussing unusual insights into the nature of the world and crazy out-there ideas, like space elevators or strange animal combinations. Typical Ne quadra humor juxtaposes and blends seemingly unrelated phenomena.

Ne as Leading Function (ILE, IEE)

The individual is skilled at generating intellectual interest and curiosity in others and using their own curiosity inspire and motivate them to discussion and consideration of different possibilities. He easily makes parallels between different concepts, situations, people, knowledge and skills, makes connections across different fields of knowledge and social groups, dabbles in multiple interests and hobbies at once. He enjoys bringing up to discussion different viewpoints and potentialities, reconciling them and finding out where the truth might lie. He enjoys the beginning stages of just about anything - new projects, new information, new skills, new books and movies, experiencing ...

Notes

Reinin dichotomies (or Reinin traits) refer to a set of higher-tier dichotomies that were derived from first order Jungian dichotomies. Grigoriy Reinin, ...

A quadra is a group of four socionic types which have the same valued elements. Types in same quadra share similar or compatible strivings, unspoken values, and expectations for interaction. The socion contains four quadras: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta.

Attempts at accurate descriptions of quadras are notoriously difficult, as each quadra description must find some commonality among four types that collectively represent all four temperaments and two different clubs. Because the shared quadra values are abstract, quadra descriptions typically rely on presumed shared interests.


Related discussions and articles:

Plus/Minus Functions and Quadra Values by V. Gulenko
Plus/Minus and Quadra Values
The Clock of the Socion by V. Gulenko
Quadra progression by Gilly
Quadra progression by dolphin
Quadra Progression and Evolution
Art Movements by Quadra
What major strength does each type bring to the quadra table?
Quadra values.
Alpha vs. Beta Social Groups
Beta Group Dynamics
Alpha/Gamma interactions
Subcultures and quadras/types
Growing up in out quadra environment
The people you hate the most are in your quadra.


Alpha: ILE (ENTp), LII (INTj), ESE (ESFj), SEI(ISFp)

Alpha is characterized as Judicious, Merry, and Democratic by Reinin dichotomies.

Valued elements:

Ti and Ne

• Alpha types are inclined to discuss

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Dual Nature of Man by Ausra Augustinaviciute

Alternate translation here
http://www.socionics.us/works/dual_nature_of_man.shtml
Original articles
http://socioniko.net/ru/articles/aug-duality1.html
http://socioniko.net/ru/articles/aug-duality2.html
http://socioniko.net/ru/articles/aug-duality3.html


[machine translation - further translation needed]

A. AugustinavichiuteSubmitted by: "Socionics, mentologiya and Personality Psychology," 1996, № 1-3;
as well as in the book: A. Augustinavichiute Socionics: Introduction. - St. Petersburg., Terra Fantastica, 1998, sec. 103 - 193.

1. The nature of erotic feelings

What is the cause of erotic love?

In humanized sexual instinct?

So think very often. But love does not comply with one, but two, completely independent of each other's needs: the need to relieve sexual tension and the need for mental connection with another person. Both are dependent on intelligence, culture, social conditions are interrelated, but not the cause of each other. The most convincing hypothesis seems to us, in which the phenomenon is explained by the nature of human love as the pair being.
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