Dear enthusiasts of socionics, I would like to share this questionnaire with you - Russians use this one during typing. Tests give a lot of false positives. many people use tests and this questionnaire to compare the type. Of course to interprete questionnaire one should have a very deep knowledge of the Model A. anyway, I will try to help interpreting as much as I can.
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1. General to specific, specific to general – what does it mean?
In general apples, are yellow if unripe, green or red if ripe. A specific apple may be red for instance.
2. What does “logical” mean? What is your understanding? Do you think that it correlates with the common view?
Logical means a construct that holds true within itself. It may or may not be consistent with common views, but within itself it makes sense.
3. How do you explain fractions on the dial of the clock?
Time has certain boundaries set in order to easily communicate an exact time, but time is constantly changing, and there are periods within that time, which you can't easily dictate because they have already changed by the time you communicate.
4. What is a rule? What rules you must to follow?
A rule is something that mostly holds true in order to add predictability. A rule that must be followed usually is "what goes up must come down", which makes an underlying assumption that there is gravity - so for instance in space that no longer holds true, but most people aren't in space.
5. What is hierarchy? Do you need to follow it? Why or why not?
Hiercharchy is a kind of tree structure with superiors and followers, where it's expected that one go through the tree up or down through the branches, and not go around. It can be helpful to follow it but different people react differently to breaching, and in some cases it can be useful to ignore that even exists.
6. What do you think of instructions? Do you use them? Could you write an instruction manual? If so, what type of instruction manual would you most likely write?
Instructions are what someone else found to work for them. They can be useful as a guide so one doesn't have to think for themselves. I could write an instruction manual but it sounds pretty boring. I'd write an instruction manual on how to simplify what I saw was over complicated instructions, I'm not sure on what.
7. Please explain: “Freedom is in complying with the laws, but not in ignoring the laws”? Do you agree with the statement? Why?
That makes. Freedom has nothing to do with laws. Laws are there to bound and construct, which is the antithesis of freeom.
8. Tell us how consistent are you?
I don't know how to answer that without any context. I am not a robot.
9. What is a “standard”? Why do people need it?
A standard is something to measure against. It can help to build a general idea of what to expect. People need it to feel safe when they don't trust their own judgement.
10. You need to put in order your home library. How do you feel about this activity? How will you approach this task?
More-often useful books, close-by. Less-often useful books further away. As a book is useful keep it close, then when no-longer using it move it further away. I approach the task by considering if I feel a book is important/significant or not.
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1. What is work in your opinion? Why do people go to work? Are there any parameters where you can distinguish whether you can do this work or not?
Work is a construct of what people do regularly in exchange for money. People go to work because it helps align them with other people doing related work, and so that they can work together.
2. Is there any correlation between quality and quantity? Tell us if or how the price depends on quality?
Quality tends to require a degree of precision. And mass-production often skimps on quality to create quantity, as the more that can be made, the more rush there is to get things out there, rather than to use precision. Price is usually dictated by how much worth a consumer sees in something, and if there is limited availability then people may be willing to pay more to secure an item.
3. How do people determine the quality of work? How do you determine such quality? How well you can determine the quality of any purchase, do you pay any attention to it?
People determine quality by what other people say, by brand, by sturdyness, by weight, by size, by materials used, by colour, and a variety of other means. I determine quality by a variety of means. I'm reasonably good at predicting quality, but I don't always want to pay a premium price for quantity, and may instead look for a combination of adequete quality and a reasonable price.
4. How do you feel if you didn’t finish some work? Does it ever happen? What are the reasons?
It depends - I don't really like to stop important things mid way through, as it can make me restless and frustrated. But sometimes it can help to step away from things to consider things from a different viewpoint. It happens, and reasons can vary. Sometimes it's from external factors, sometimes internal factors. And sometimes external factors can't readily be controlled and it can feel rather uncomfortable.
5. What is “interesting work” for you? Please explain in detail.
I don't know how to answer this. I suppose "interesting" is when operating near your peak level of ability, when you feel like you're only just getting by, when pressure is up, and when somehow you complete it and feel a great sense of completion.
6. You go to the store and see something you’re interested in buying, there is a price tag on it. What parameters are you going to use to understand if it’s overpriced, underpriced, or priced correctly?
I don't go to stores unless there's something I want to buy. If there is something I want to buy, I don't really worry too much about price if I think it's reasonable. But if it's significantly more than I can get it from elsewhere i may consider going somewhere else instead, or asking for a discount. I also sometimes just ask for discounts, because I feel like paying less.
7. When you work and someone tells you: “You don’t do it right.” What is your reaction?
That they can do it themselves if they don't like the way I do it, and it's unimportant to me. If it's important to me, I may just ignore them, or I may debate why my way is better.
8. Right next to you there is a real professional. You always see that you can’t perform the way he does. Your feelings, thoughts and actions?
Let him do it.
9. When you have to ask someone else to help you with the task, how do you feel?
I sometimes feel like I can't really trust people to do a proper job of things, and that I may have to keep an eye on them and make sure they do it right. And that it may just be easier to do it myself. If people prove component then I can feel relieved.
10. You need to build a pyramid, exactly like in Egypt. Your thoughts, feelings and actions?
Slavery labour is banned. How are we meant to accomplish such a thing without slaves? How much is it going to cost? Who's it going to pay? Are there going to be lots of dull and boring meetings that don't go anywhere. Can I get someone else to deal with it?
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1. Tell us what is beauty? Do you change your opinion about beauty? Does your understanding correlate with the generally accepted notion? What goes beyond the generally accepted notion?
Beauty is what girls use to make themselves feel better when they're composed and primped. It's not really my area.
2. Describe, please, your understanding of a beautifully dressed man or a woman. What is the core of beauty? How do you explain what is beautiful to a person who has never heard about beauty before?
Why are you still talking about beauty.
3. Is there a template of understanding what beautiful means for everyone to use? Is there such a term as “classical beauty”? If so, what is it?
Blah blah blah.
4. What is comfort? What is coziness? How do you create your comfort and coziness? How do others evaluate your skill in doing so? Do you agree with them?
Comfort is when people feel like they're ok where they are. It's a kind of sedating thing where people get into stuck notions and don't want to take risks or do anything that might upset their balance.
5. How do you pick your own clothes? Do you follow fashion? Why? Do you know how to select clothes for different types of figures?
I feel the texture, I look at how it looks. I don't follow fashion.
6. How do you cook? Do you follow recipes? What others think about your skill?
I put things together. I don't follow recipies. I don't think peopel think much about my skill, but I don't care.
7. Are you good at color patterns and mixing them and matching?
Yes, but I simplify.
8. If someone is telling you what is beautiful and what is not, what goes with what color and what is not, do you agree with this person?
What's with all these fucking beauty questions.
9. Tell us how you’d design any room, house or an office. Do you do it yourself or trust someone else to do it? Why?
I do it myself. I make sure it's functional.
10. How do you know if a person has bad taste? Could you give us an example? Do you always trust your own taste or do you seek opinions from others?
It just comes to me.
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1. Can you line up human resources and make them do things? What methods do you use? Can you press people? If so, how does it happen?
2. What is incursion? How do you deal with this? Can you repulse? How easy can you do it?
3. What does “my people” and “strangers” mean? When do “my people” become “strangers” and why?
4. Are there strategies of attack? Can you use them? When is it justified?
5. Do you think it’s ok to occupy someone else’s territory? In what situations?
6. What are the methods of volitional force? When is it most effective and in what situations?
7. How do you protect yourself and your interests?
8. Describe to us your behavior in the situations of opposition and if you have to use some force?
9. Do others think of you as a strong person? Do you think you are a strong person?
10. How do you understand if a person is strong? Are there any signs of a strong person? What is the core of any force? Why do people listen to one person, but not the other?
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1. What is boorishness? Does your understanding of it correlate with the generally accepted notion? How would you explain to a 10 year old child what boorishness means? How would you explain the same to an adult who does not behave ethically?
2. How would you improve the moral of the society?
3. Can you justify somebody’s bad behavior by thinking that he/she wasn’t taught how to do so?
4. Give us your understanding of love. Can you love and punish at the same time?
5. Have you heard about the Southern hospitality? Everything is for the guest. There is also a German hospitality – the master of the house is always right. What method is the right one? Try to evaluate without the weight of any cultural aspects, traditions, nations etc.
6. What is sympathy? When do you need to express it? When is it advised not to?
7. Are there any norms of behavior in the society? Do you follow them? Do people always have to follow them? Why?
8. How do you know what attitude among people is right or wrong?
9 . What does moral mean? What is immoral? Does your understanding correlate with the others? How can you evaluate the correctness of your own understanding?
10. Somebody is giving you a negative attitude – what is your reaction? Could you show your own negative attitude toward someone else? If so, how? Could you give a person the silent treatment? How easily do you forgive people?
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1. "Whole world does not cost one tear of child" how do you understand this phrase? Do you agree with this opinion?
2. Is it acceptable to express emotions? Give examples of inappropriate expression of emotions.
3. Can you use negative emotions? In what situations?
4. How do you express negative emotions? What does it look like? What do others think about it?
5. Shallow emotions – what does it mean? Are there any other emotions?
6. What are right or wrong emotions?
7. Can you change the emotional state of yourself? Of others? To what side – positive or negative?
8. What does it mean to “pour out your emotions”? How does it happen?
9. Does your internal emotional state correlate with what you show externally?
10. Do you track what mood you are in throughout the day? Do you notice the mood of others?
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1. Do you like surprises?
2. Tell us how people change? How do you feel about those changes? Can others see the changes?
3. Is it true that whatever happens is only for the best?
4. What do you think of horoscopes, fortune telling etc.? Do you believe in luck, lucky fortuity?
5. Can you forecast events? Is it even real?
6. What is time? How do you feel time? Can you “kill” time? How?
7. Is it easy for you to wait for some important event? What if you don’t know when it is supposed to happen?
8. Do you need help creating forecasts and determining how something will end? Do you trust those forecasts?
9. Are you normally late? How do you react if someone is late?
10. Imagine the situation where you agreed to meet with someone. Your feelings and actions: a) 20 minutes before the meeting starts, b) 5 minutes before the meeting starts, c) it is time for the meeting to start, but the person is not here, d) 20 minutes after the meeting start time and the person is not here, e) more time and the person is still not here…
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1. Is there a meaning of life? In what? Is it the same for everybody?
2. What should be done so people can be happy?
3. In the situations with a lot of potential and volatility will you trust your own guts, logically calculating everything or will you ask people you trust what should be done?
4. When you meet a stranger, what can you say about him right away? How do you know what this person is all about? Does it take long to understand someone’s talents?
5. Remember an interesting person and call out 5-6 qualities you think are interesting in him. What would make a person not interesting? Are you an interesting person? Why? What if someone calls you “boring” and “not interesting”?
6. What opinions, from people who know you, seem: 1) fair; 2) not fair; 3) hurtful; 4) strange.
7. Do you fantasize? What kind of fantasies do you have?
8. What qualities should a person have to be successful and why?
9. What qualities can stop a person from being successful and why?
10. What is more important in life – to be a good person or be a successful one? Why? Is a good person always successful? If not, then why?