Animals and Scionics

[Rocket]

Does anyone here figure that certain animals may share our socionics functions.
I think that Se & Fi could be common in the animal world followed by Fe & Si.

I can't really see which animals would exhibit Te & Ne .... and Ti & Ni would be even less likely. Has anyone else got views on this?

[Khola aka Bee]

Brain from Pinky and the Brain is totally Te, what you talking bowt fool!?!

[BLauritson]

If animals do have socionics types, and I think it's possible they do (I've thought about this a fair bit before) then I don't think a single type applies to an entire species. I reckon something in the same vein as Socionics applies at least to intelligent animals (e.g. mammals etc.), if not to all. Obviously this can't be proven but meh.

[Elro]

If animals do have socionics types, and I think it's possible they do (I've thought about this a fair bit before) then I don't think a single type applies to an entire species. I reckon something in the same vein as Socionics applies at least to intelligent animals (e.g. mammals etc.), if not to all. Obviously this can't be proven but meh.

Yes. I don't even own cats or dogs, but I've been around enough of them to know there's quite a bit of variation in their "personalities."

For instance my favorite cat ever lives next door. Very peaceful, curious cat with a penchant for climbing on top of doors swatting at flies and falling off of computer monitors. His current roommate is an overly aggressive cat that attacks anything that moves, and they have frequent confrontations.

Another cat I know and just took care of keeps to itself until it gets to know you, at which point it only wants to be petted and fed, both of which it responds very positively to. The two dogs it lives with are different too - a mother and a baby dog. The mother dog will shove the baby dog out of the way to get attention. She's not a mean dog, but very insistent. And very whiny when she doesn't get what she wants. Also more trusting - the younger dog is very mistrusting of strangers but once it gets to know you it's very quietly friendly - doesn't make a big deal about the mother trying to get all the attention.

I've known others, but I'll stop here.

[Logos]

Frontiers in Medicine

That said, I wonder the same thing about rocks.

[Elro]

That said, I wonder the same thing about rocks.

I'm not sure what part of this you consider absurd, but I don't think it absurd to suggest that animals have personalities, and that these personalities might be mappable in a similar way to how Socionics attempts to map human personalities. It doesn't necessarily have to be Socionics (if Socionics did turn out to apply, that would be very interesting results, but it could be just as easily something different). If you think animals don't even have personalities, then we're not going to agree about this.

[Logos]

I'm not sure what part of this you consider absurd, but I don't think it absurd to suggest that animals have personalities, and that these personalities might be mappable in a similar way to how Socionics attempts to map human personalities. It doesn't necessarily have to be Socionics (if Socionics did turn out to apply, that would be very interesting results, but it could be just as easily something different). If you think animals don't even have personalities, then we're not going to agree about this.

The practical applications of determining the Socionics type of an animal's personality.

[Elro]

The practical applications of determining the Socionics type of an animal's personality.

It would imply there's a universal nature to personality. Perhaps it would provide a stepping stone to help psychologists develop more advanced theories. Perhaps one could use it as a guide for pet selection so as not to set up humans with pets with extremely incompatible personalities. Or so that humans don't get two pets that will fight all the time, like the cats I mentioned. Maybe dog-ILIs are particularly bad seeing-eye dogs, and you could filter them out when drafting dogs. I'm sure we'd come up with a bunch of other things too. I think the most important part is just figuring out if it works, if only for the interest factor.

[Logos]

It would imply there's a universal nature to personality. Perhaps it would provide a stepping stone to help psychologists develop more advanced theories. Perhaps one could use it as a guide for pet selection so as not to set up humans with pets with extremely incompatible personalities. Or so that humans don't get two pets that will fight all the time, like the cats I mentioned. Maybe dog-ILIs are particularly bad seeing-eye dogs, and you could filter them out when drafting dogs. I'm sure we'd come up with a bunch of other things too. I think the most important part is just figuring out if it works, if only for the interest factor.

Socionics is then just a needless extra step. It is not needed to study a universal nature of personality in animals. Instead of filtering seeing-eye dogs via Socionics type, it is much easier to just observe them and breed accordingly to reinforce the strong traits that allow them to be good seeing-eye dogs.

[Elro]

Socionics is then just a needless extra step. It is not needed to study a universal nature of personality in animals. Instead of filtering seeing-eye dogs via Socionics type, it is much easier to just observe them and breed accordingly to reinforce the strong traits that allow them to be good seeing-eye dogs.

Oh yeah? Well...

[xyz]

my dog does my taxes for me. i don't know what is wrong with you guys' dogs.

Your dog is special, it also has the ability to message me on facebook :/

[Rocket]

For Pets i only had a cat (when i was a small) and two dobermans (both now gone).

I never meant to imply that animals perceived the world throgh some 'watered down' version of model-a but rather that animals may favour one or two of the functions as a predominant way of relating to the world.

Its not far fetched. Genetically we are ridiculously close and anyone who has spent time with animlas can't fail to see the behavioural parallels. Take away language and we're not that difererent. Main thing that distinguishes us from animals is "advanced memory functions" and "consideration of what the other guy knows or doesn't".... the rest is kinda secondary. Take those two away and cave of full of naked monkeys would behave very little different from a cave full of naked business people ... i invite anyone here (without rocks in their heads) to prove me wrong.

Back to the topic.....

If i had to pick (according to model-A) my dobermans were definately ESFP .... Fi in the creative chanel but with an indomitable will ... to take over my life, my bed etc.

As for my cat i'd have to say ISTP, an ever present search for the cosiest spot to rest at any given time and Fe PoLR

So i tend to think most dogs are ESFP and most cats ISTP. Anyone got other ideas ?

[1981slater]

I promise I'm not drunk
Here it goes

Male cats are ISTp
Female cats are ISFp

Dogs are ESxj

Lions are ESTp

Wolves are mostly grey

Hippos are ISFp

Dave Batista "the animal" is ESTp

Homo-sapiens are XXXx global warming subtype

[BLauritson]

rofl, I've typed my cat as SLI and he's male

[discojoe]

I swear to god my two dogs are SEE and LSI. I think dogs are intelligent enough to have types.

[717495]

If a species of animal, like a lion for instance, where really "mostly" ESTp, it would suck to be the lucky one and get INFj. It would be rather fun to be an ISFj and then supervise them all. Actually I might as well change my professional title to dog supervisor. It's not really all that hard, and I think there is some truth to it. I have two at home.

[electric sheep]

dogs are LSI, cats are LII
Actually my old dog might've been SLE. She wanted me to throw the ball for her ALL THE TIME, and she would never get tired. I felt supervised.
Here's a picture:

does she VI like an SLE?

[Rubicon]

dogs are LSI, cats are LII
Actually my old dog might've been SLE. She wanted me to throw the ball for her ALL THE TIME, and she would never get tired. I felt supervised.
Here's a picture:

does she VI like an SLE?

Ahh that is surely an LIE!!

[electric sheep]

lol it's the only picture I have of her and she looks really vicious in it. It was during one of our tennis ball fights, but normally she's really sweet .

[Creepy-Pied Piper]

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[717495]

dogs are LSI

I can see that (non-sarcastic tone).

[Cyrano]

I promise I'm not drunk
Here it goes

Male cats are ISTp
Female cats are ISFp

Dogs are ESxj

Lions are ESTp

Wolves are mostly grey

Hippos are ISFp

Dave Batista "the animal" is ESTp

Homo-sapiens are XXXx global warming subtype

No cat has ever been ISTP.

[Serious Name]

If that animal were a type, its leading functions would be and :badassery:
Just look at its cold, calculating stare...

I even thing hes flipping the photographer the tentacly middle finger on the right of the photo!

[EyeSeeCold]

So i tend to think most dogs are ESFPs

Depends on the dog breed and training, but I think the usual loveable and active dog is ESFP.