Wave Theory Of Type Dynamics

[ConcreteButterfly]

The Wave Theory of Type Dynamics is from MBTI. It states that people evolve each function one at a time, until all functions become conscious and differentiated from each other.

During the process, they can look like another type. It depends on which function they're currently focusing on.

ENFJ was given as an example:

Age	1-12mo	1-3yrs	3-6yrs	6-12yrs	12-20yrs	20-35yrs	35-50yrs	50-70yrs	70-80yrs
Focus	ei	dom	aux-1	aux-2	tertiary	transition	inferior	differentiation	individuation
Resembles	extrovert	ENFJ	INFJ	ENFP	ESFJ ESFP	ENTJ ENTP	ISTJ ISTP		??

translating this into socionics:

Age	1-12mo	1-3yrs	3-6yrs	6-12yrs	12-20yrs	20-35yrs	35-50yrs	50-70yrs	70-80yrs
Focus	ei	base (Fe)	creative (Ni)	creative inverse (Ne)	mobilizing (Se)	transition (Te)	suggestive (Ti)	differentiation	individuation
Resembles	extrovert	ENFj	INFp	ENFp	ESFj ESFp	ENTj ENTp	ISTp ISTj		??

So an ENFj in socionics could look like a ENTj - ENTp mix, during their 20's. They'd be focused on extroverted thinking more than extroverted feeling (which would be already well understood by that point)

Just something to think about.

Here's another example, using ISTp:

Age	1-12mo	1-3yrs	3-6yrs	6-12yrs	12-20yrs	20-35yrs	35-50yrs	50-70yrs	70-80yrs
Focus	ei	base (Si)	creative (Te)	creative inverse (Ti)	mobilizing (Fi)	transition (Ni)	suggestive (Ne)	differentiation	individuation
Resembles	introvert	ISTp	ESTj	ISTj	ISFp ISFj	INFp INFp	ENFj ENFp		??

So an ISTp would have a similar Se ability to ISTjs by age 12, but wouldn't develop extroverted intuition until well into adulthood

Also, you can see how ENFjs by age 20 are focusing on Te, while ISTps have already covered Te as children. The Te of an ENFj would therefore be primitive compared to the Te of an average ISTp, at the same age.

Likewise ENFjs would have a serious advantage over ISTps in intuition, by adulthood they'd have the ability to foresee problems in a way ISTps could only dream about.

[Pookie]

Id think that the developing functions get implemented, but the active ego functions will still outshine them in usage.

So a mature adult EIE can start to exhibit a grasp on Ti and have it show in their speech/actions, but I wouldnt think theyd appear like an LSI unless you just managed to never see anything else. Plus someone else that age who is LSI would have a remarkably crisper handling on the topic.

I do believe they develop with age, from my experience with kids and my sense of logic dictating that practice makes perfect, but appearing as a different type I would suggest is something more akin to a shallow social mask.