Dimensionality of Functions by Irina Eglit

Dimensionality of Functions

- Irina M. Eglit

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Original article: http://socionicasys.org/biblioteka/s...ernost-funkcij
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Key words: socionics, psychology, mental functions, the functions of information metabolism, information model of the psyche (model A), the dimensions of informational metabolism functions in A. B. Bukalov, соционика, размерность функций, Эглит, информационный метаболизм

The model of A. Augustinavichiute (model A) in 1989 was augmented by the theory of dimensionality of functions.
A. V. Bukalov proposed the concept of the existence of different dimensions of mental functions (vector model), according to which the functions of Model A can be described by four coordinates (vectors):

1. Coordinate (vector) of time (or vector of globally).
2. Coordinate (vector) of immediate situation on the aspect of the function.
3. Coordinate (vector) of norms or cultural upbringing, customs accepted in society.
4. Coordinate (vector) which includes in itself self-valuation, personal experiences, inner values and desires. [1]

Vladimir D. Ermak described dimensions of functions as parameters of information processing:

Dimension of a function depends on its purpose (the task, role) in the structure of the model.

Functions of model A have the following dimensions:


Function 1 (four-dimensional) – the parameters of social experience (Ex*), norms (Nr*), situation (St*), time (Tm*).
Function 8 (four-dimensional) – parameters of individual experience (Ex), norms (Nr), situation (St), time (Tm).


Function 2 (three-dimensional) – the parameters of social experience (Ex*), norms (Nr*), situation (St*). The function is invariant on parameter of time (Tm*).
Function 7 (three-dimensional) – parameters of individual experience (Ex), norms (Nr), situation (St). The function is invariant on parameter of time (Tm).


Function 3 (two-dimensional) – the parameters of social experience (Ex*), norms (Nr*). The function is invariant on parameters of situation (St*) and time (Tm*).
Function 6 (two-dimensional) – parameters of individual experience (Ex), norms (Nr). The function is invariant on parameters of situation (St) and time (Tm).


Function 4 (one-dimensional) – parameter of social experience (Ex*). The function is invariant on parameters of norms (Nr*), situation (St*), and time (Tm*).
Function 5 (one-dimensional) – parameter of individual experience (Ex). The function is invariant on parameters of norms (Nr), situation (St), and time (Tm).


The theory of dimensionality of functions has given socionists a "measuring instrument" for determining the exact placement of functions in the model of TIM. This "tool" can be used when there is a need to determine person's TIM from written text (typing based on answers to questionnaires, blogs, posts, speeches, interviews, memoirs, and so on). With enough experience, one can track the dimensionality of information processing during "live" interviews and remote observation.

The concept of dimensionality of functions has been successfully verified and applied in practice in School of Systemic Socionics (SSS), which uses a systematic approach in socionics (approach proposed by Vladimir Davidovich Ermak) to formalize the process of extramural typing.

The following are examples of responses to questions provided during virtual typings. These examples not only elucidate TIMs of participants, but also show indications of dimensionality of functions.

Parameter of Experience (Ex)

Parameter of experience is a basic parameter for all functions. This is the foundation on which everything else is built (normative, situational, and time parameters).

Experience – is something individual and personal (corresponding to vital and metal blocks) that cannot be transferred to another person. This is the self-perception of a human being. Any moment information is processed the person obtains experience.

A good illustration of this self-perception is an example of sight. We cannot transfer to others our own experience with vision. One can say: "This is blue color", but at the same time we don't know how other people see blue. One would need to become the eyes of another to obtain his or her experience.

Another example. Suppose that someone tells a story about eating an unusual fruit:


As a result of such "transfer of experience" (being told about it), no one will actually experience the taste of this fruit. One will only obtain the knowledge that such fruit exists and information about its general qualities and appearance.

Experience is personal apprehension, perception done through all of one's senses, own internal assessment.

The meaning of word "experience" in Socionics is different from the commonly used and understood meaning: "The combination of knowledge, skills, abilities, acquired from life, practical activities, etc." [4].

In common usage, it can be said that "experience passes from generation to generation." However, what is actually transferred between generations is knowledge, which in Socionics terms most closely correspond to the dimension "norm."

Experience, in Socionics terms, is impossible to transfer, just as much as one cannot pass one's own perceptions and sensations.

Yu. Roslankina and V. Pyatnitsky write:


Two one-dimensional functions (4th and 5th) in processing information on their aspects rely only on experience.

Since one-dimensional functions are invariant with respect to norms, situation and time parameters, information processing by these functions possesses a nature that is personal, idiosyncratic, sometimes inadequate (from the point of view of the observer). The person himself, issuing a response on a one-dimensional function, may not even suspect that there is something "wrong", because he doesn't have a tool to make a comparison (norms).

Examples:


The phrase "for me" draws attention. It points out an individual understanding, which is characteristic of one-dimensional functions (without norms) or vital functions (superblock of personal life).


No acknowledgement of norms in logic. Individual point of view.

Experience in finding TIMs shows that those who are being typed often cannot assess and evaluate the adequacy of their one-dimensional function, and may consider it to be the most "powerful" one (mistake it for 1st function). If one tries to convince a person that it is normative or accepted to act (react, respond) otherwise, the person may say, "I'm more comfortable this way, it's more understandable," "And I want differently," "Why do I need the opinion of others, when I know myself how to do it."

Example:


No acknowledgement of norms of ethics. Individual point of view.

In typing, consider that the individual being typed may know, that there are norms and commonly accepted rules for behavior (reactions, evaluations, opinions), and can even state them. However, when it comes to acting on one-dimensional function, this knowledge cannot help to act as accepted (normative), because each new situation – is new experience, once again, where a decision will have to be made based on previous experience or personal perception.

Examples:


Attempt to follow social norms (awareness of them exists in one-dimensional function) is not successful in a new situation (where there is lack of experience).


Inability to implement norms in sensing.


Inability to apply norms of one-dimensional function, assessments of situation on base Fi. In typing, one can frequently observe a link between the 1st and 4th functions. The 4th function is constantly "pushing" the base 1st function to work (to avoid trouble).

Often a person becomes fully aware that he cannot utilize norms of one-dimensional function, and feels lost in a new situation.

Examples:


An example of how vital function manifests: first reaction, then awareness. Idiosyncratic understanding of norms. Reflection of individual understanding of the aspect.


Individuality of one-dimensional function does not allow to evaluate oneself from the "outside" (norms).


Stupor, the desire to understand how one should (how is normal to) respond, what is required.

Since both one-dimensional functions (4th and 5th) process the information idiosyncratically, sometimes inadequately to the situation (from the point of view of the observer), the distinction between them in determining TIM causes some difficulties. To distinguish them must take into account the fact that these functions are located at different positions in the blocks and in different superblocks: mental and vital. They perform different tasks.

Fourth function is often called the "point of least resistance" (PoLR), or "painful" function. It is located in the mental block of Superego, in executing position. Consequently, a person consciously processes information on an aspect of the 4th function "with delivery" from 3rd function. He attempts to, basing on experience, to avert the danger of emergency of troubles. Negative evaluation by others evoke a painful reaction. The person himself or herself feels excessive stress when he has to act on 4th function.

Example:


An example of how a person is not convinced by the behavior of others (norms) on the aspect that is processed by a one-dimensional function. Fear of the unknown consequences is stronger.

During an overload of one-dimensional function, the response can be totally inadequate, the person may becomes uncontrollable for a while.

Example:


Such behavior resembles uncontrollable reaction of a vital function. However, when overloaded, a mental one-dimensional function also can be uncontrollable.

Fifth function ("individual experience") is located in the vital block of Superid, thus information processing by this function goes on unconsciously, "on autopilot" – often a person becomes aware of his or her reaction only after the fact. Fifth function is called suggestive.

Yu. Roslankina and V. Pyatnitsky write: "It is interesting that suggestive function, marked by increased suggestibility, contains exclusively individual experience. That is, suggestibility is set selectively only by deep personal experience " [3].

It seems that suggestive function possesses it's own sensitive indicator for differentiating information on the basis of "mine/not mine." It may be speculated, that experience, which constitutes the basis for this distinction, serves as "loading information" (V.D. Ermak), which is concentrated in the form of a value that must be kept intact in its original form. It is the qualities of one-dimensionality and vitality of this function that allow this value to remain "untouched" by norms of society or standards of the individual. These standards and norms are not recognized if they don't correspond to the individual's sense of "what is right", "what is my way/method". Fifth function works as a sort of an antenna, fishing out from a variety of information on its aspect only that, which the specific individual needs.

Examples:


Information coming on suggestive function is interesting, fascinating, impressive, it can "lead on". One wants to be able to do something similar, to learn how to do the same. On suggestive function a person is easily suggestible. On suggestive function, one wants to be an observer rather than a performer, because person's own experience, as a rule, shows that he cannot do the same kind of work.

Information that does not correspond to the trait "mine" on suggestive function is subject to rejection: it is unpleasant for perception if it is persistently repeated.

Examples:


Parameter of Norms (Nr)

Parameter is norms is present for all functions except one-dimensional ones.

Two-dimensional functions are the 3rd ("social norms") and the 6th ("individual norms"). These functions are invariant to the parameters of situation and time, so they are inflexible, and in any situation they seek to use conventional methods and rules (f. 3), honed by the individual's norms and standards in processing information (f. 6).

Norms are often fixed in proverbs and sayings, rules, regulations.

In society, there are generally accepted rules of behavior (relations), ways to express one's emotions, evaluations of quality (standards), logical conclusions, evaluations of capabilities, assessing perception of changes, standard methods of defense and of creating comfort.

The following are examples of some common (normative) conceptions (statements). It should be noted that these norms are not absolute – they vary by country and region, their diversity of traditions and "unwritten rules", cultures and communities in which they exist. One should not designate a function as normative, if one encounters a proverb or a stable expression in text. We must remember that the parameter of norms is also applicable to three- and four-dimensional functions. During the typing process information should be seen "as a whole." These citations are provided to illustrate normative thinking.

Normative perceptions on Te

–The price should match the quality.
–The products must be of high quality.
–A good worker is one who performs no worse than everyone else. Variations: who is competent in sphere of his duties; who passed the corresponding qualifying exams, etc.
–The separation of work by gender, male and female.
–At work, you need to work.
–Judge the quality of good by their label.
–"From work horses die."
–"Everything cannot be done."
–"The eyes fear, but the hands do."
–"Rolling stone gathers no moss"
–"No pain – no gain."
–"Don't leave for tomorrow what can be done today."
–"Business before pleasure."
–"Not bringing the axe, you can't build a house."
–"Practice makes perfect."
–"Work is not a wolf, will not run away to the forrest."

Normative perceptions on Ti

–The presentation should be consistent.
–One should follow from the other.
–There should be no controversy.
–Justice – correspondence to the truth, regulations, norms.
–Rules, regulations, requirements – these must be followed.
–Hierarchy – the subordination of the lower positions to the higher.
–The need for correctness.
–Presumption of innocence.
–Citation of normative reference materials.
–Reliance on authority.
–Reference to the amount of education received, diplomas earned, etc.
–A man should be intelligent.
–Strictly adhere to the instructions.
–Women's logic.

Normative perceptions on Si

–Convenient is that which is comfortable for the body, there is nothing that would prevent the body. One that is easy, pleasant, well-used.
–Comfort - a set of amenities, comfort.
–Beautiful - nice to look at, to distinguish right shape, the harmony of colors, shades, lines. The fact that all considered beautiful.
–Harmony (in BC) - the mutual correspondence (parts of objects, phenomena).
–Physical beauty - the beauty of which has been accepted in society at the moment, for example, for women: a certain proportion between the breasts, waist, hips, lack of completeness, not flat or sagging breasts, big eyes, eyebrows arch, lush, shiny hair, long slender legs, etc.
–The need to follow fashion.
–A woman should be neat and clean.
–A good lady in the apartment clean.
–Men are not made to show extravagance in dress.
–Do not throw trash on the ground.

Normative perceptions on Se

–Safety - a must. Need to protect yourself, loved ones, your home, your home from attack.
–Attack - a necessity. Need to attack, to not attack you on the first (best defense - attack).
–Discipline - is required.
–Show wanton aggression - badly.
–Need to eliminate the cause of the pressure.
–"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."
–"Self comes first"
–Subordination of junior senior.
–"Who does not feed its own army will feed someone else."
–"Speed humps do not beat."
–No excess protection.
–The right of the owner - the owner of the rights to their territory.
–Brothers must protect and care (material) of each other.
–The husband has the right to his wife (wives accountability).
–A man must protect his wife (family).
–A man should be able to support his family.
–A real man does not show weakness.
–This man has to serve in the army.

Normative perceptions on Fi

–You have to be polite.
–Must follow the rules of etiquette.
–You have to be nice to people.
–Support the perception by others of himself as a good, decent man.
–"I do not have a hundred rubles, and a hundred friends."
–A true friend is always around to help.
–"A friend in need is known."
–"An old friend is better than two new ones."
–Do not use foul language in public places, with children and women.
–Return good for good.
–Not to change their promises.
–Respect their parents and elders.
–Respect the religious and personal feelings.
–Courtesy call / response invitation if I was invited to visit, then I also have to invite. If I had guests and I was invited back - impolite to refuse.
–Between friends, no bills.
–Talk shit behind my back - badly.
–Climb into the personal life or feelings - bad.
–Between family members should be a good relationship.
–The mother must love children.
–Grandchildren love more children.
–A woman should not be rude.
–"Do not wash dirty linen in public."
–Need to provide emotional support to loved ones.
–You can not make fun of physical defects.
–A woman may be late for a date.

Normative perceptions on Fe

–You can not have fun at a funeral.
–Emotions should not interfere with others.
–Be merry with the merry and sad with sad.
–Observe the emotional age of decency.
–You can not laugh out loud in public places.
–A real man does not cry (maloemotsionalen).
–Women are allowed to cry.
–Women - emotional and sensual.
–You can not be inflated surly in society.
–Need to have fun in the company and on holidays.

Normative perceptions on Ne

–Not everyone has to be talent.
–Everyone has to find his calling.
–Has the right to its strangeness (but not excessively).
–Not accepted in the kink community.
–In science, some cranks.
–"Above the head itself can not jump."
–Talents are given above (God).
–Need to know a person with him to eat a peck of salt.
–Men are capable of (smarter, more talented) women.
–"Best is the enemy of the good."
–"There is no prophet in his own country."
–Advertising can not be trusted.
–Women have some mysterious female intuition.
–Tell a lie - it is bad.
–With age comes wisdom.
–Talent will find its way everywhere.
–"There is a silver lining."
–"They say bad luck if a black cat enters the road."
–Everyone - the master of my fate.

Normative perceptions on Ni

–Everything that happens - for the better.
–Fortune tellers are able to predict the future.
–Trust in horoscopes.
–Not to talk about his plans not to jinx it.
–"Time - money."
–Need to save for a rainy day.
–All new - good / bad.
–"Sleep on it."
–It used to be better (more fatter, thicker).
–All that came from the past - wisdom.
–"Do not put off till tomorrow what you can do today."
–"Time heals."
–"Everything flows, everything changes."
–"Before the wedding will live."
–For entertaining activity time is running out.
–"God works in mysterious ways."
–"Case - the time fun - an hour."
–"Better late than never."
–May be too late to (5 x 10 -15) minutes.

For regulatory statements characterized the requirement that it should be, as well as it should.

An indicator of the normative function of the human desire is not to go beyond the conventional, references to authority, how trained (in the family, at school, in high school), how others are doing.

Examples:

Filling the second function is the interaction with society. In this case, selected the rules that are necessary to this individual for his life. In this example, normativity and secured by the need of some understanding of pattern pieces.

Necessary to distinguish between normative mental function (form 3) and individual regulatory function (form 6).

Mental function is based on the norms of society. In the vital functions are added their individual norms, patterns of perception, evaluation and action. They are needed for personal use. There may also be acceptable, that man gave "his", and their own, which have emerged as a result of the familiar, repetitive processing.

Examples:

Normativity appears to follow the conventional methods, just as trained, one can not follow the rules ("I can not be illogical"). The inflexibility of the function.

Identity standards BE reflected in the fact that they accepted social norms that suit, and does not accept rules that do not suit a person does not need for his personal life.

Vital function 6 is called the "reference." Its feature is the desirability of a positive evaluation skills in that aspect of information that it processes. Often, a person involuntarily, unconsciously, automatically asking for praise. He must be convinced that he can do a good job with this information continuously receive support in the form of approval.

Examples:

In fact typing naprashivaniya to praise often difficult to detect, because in reality it is usually a manifestation of the vital man is not tracked. Everything happens by itself and unbeknownst to the person. Even if the "catch" this moment and pay attention to the man that he could not help asking for praise, he is likely to be abandoned, because it is inconvenient to be aware of this point: behaving like a child.

Behavior, reactions, thinking of the person on the regulatory functions can be called "correct." Attention is drawn to the "correctness" in ethics (BE) LSI ("Maxim"), "right", the same type (similarity) smiles (SE) FEL ("Stirlitz"), a reference to an authoritative source of information on reference books EII (" Dostoevsky "), etc.

Parameters of Situation (St)

Parameters of the situation that has capabilities of execution units Ego and the Id: 1, 2, 7, 8.

Socionics situational information processing means that the formation reaction of the effect is always the case in a certain specific "environment" (the situation) and adequately to it. In fact - it is beyond tough conditionality rules and templates.

When defining the dimension of the situation it is important to distinguish why a person "goes beyond" accepted norms. This is possible in two cases: a person does not know the rules (of one-dimensional), and therefore do not adhere to these rules, and may know the rules, use them, but in the given situation to understand the need to be flexible, you can bypass the rules to solve a problem creatively (three-dimensional function).

A second function of the model is called the "creative" just because the processing of the information on this feature is consciously and goes beyond the conventional, "creates a result."

Examples:

This example creates a creative BL rules for a particular situation, with the task of implementing the first function - PC.

Going beyond traditional ideas about what a man or developing, or "track is on the thumb." A person can change the direction of its development at any time.

Vital dimensional f. 7 has some features that are derived from the automatism of vital superblock. This function contains a customized program of human activity and automatically responds as convenient to a person in this situation. When virtual typing the text is difficult to identify the seventh dimension functions because automatism her reactions man is not monitored if it is not specifically defined for this purpose. When answering questions, typeable recalls the situation that occurred and those memories to draw conclusions. Typically, such a vague recollection, not clear. Often a person says that this method is characteristic of him to respond personally, but like the others - it does not matter. Also noted the generality, repeatability reactions seventh function.

Examples:

VD Ermak calls f. 7 "individual program". Its manifestations are so common that they look like the program, which is incorporated for automatic responses.

Examples:

Parameter of Time (Tm)

Identification of the time parameter is the most difficult in the practice of determining TIM.

Because of the coincidence of the terms of confusion between different concepts. Necessary to distinguish "parameter time", "time" as macroaspects information flow and the "current time":

VD Ermak writes that "time parameter specifies where on the time axis should be positioned solution - past, present or future," "four-function can shift the processing of information in the past, present or future". [6]

Since man is always in some moment of this time, he said in his speech, using different temporary structures. Tipirovschiki often mistakenly believe the number of uses of tenses, vocabulary of time to determine the dimension of "time" or time parameter.

In order to get an idea of how to manifest parametric time in the first function, the Group socionists HSS went by comparison of three-dimensional and four-second function of the first function in people whose IMT was determined reliably. Comparing the answers, we noted that the first function is different "global" thinking through four-dimensional (full) information processing. Recall that A B. Bukalov spoke of "vector globality". [1]

A "global" first function is shown in full confidence on this function, in the understanding that develop in the first aspect of the function can be infinite, that the decision is made not only with respect to the situation, the rules, but also a specific point parametric time. It seems that in every other, the solution may be different.
It is difficult to identify the exact reference in the parametric time verbalizing the determination of TIM. Responses in which people commit time to which the decision may indicate a point on the scale of parametric time (see two paragraphs above).

Sometimes the globality of the four functions sounds like a value that is always there, regardless of the person.

Examples:

Four-vital (eighth) function automatically implements the program, given by f. 7. adequate time an individual parameter of time (Tm). In determining TIM answers eighth aspect functions do not contain verbal indicator setting time - the "default" is usually clear what the time in question, so the verbal signs of manifestation of the time parameter is not found.

The assumption that "the type of information metabolism is in the five-dimensional space and is a five-dimensional structure" [6], may explain the difficulty in identifying the time parameter in verbal utterances. I guess that person constantly uses this tool (option), but not always voiced his (maybe not necessary concepts in the language), or part of the information that is seen at the level of the subtle bodies, can somehow be marked in the physical world.

An interesting observation made by M. A. Matvienko, while working on the program "The mission of life". [7] M. A. Matvienko saw a connection between the Mission and the work unit ego, and the relationship with Ida generic programs (experience of ancestors, clan), which are incorporated at birth. It is quite possible that the four-ego function and have been associated with Ida-system, and why it is so difficult to learn.

Matvienko M. writes:

The level of development of the individual and the dimensionality of functions

Important in determining the function of the dimension of a general level of human development, the occupancy of experience (norms) of its functions.

You can not argue that one-dimensional function is unique - defective. Dimensionality - this is only a feature of information processing, but does not figure inferiority function. This is natural. Each function performs its role in the overall process of information processing. Low-dimensional features are in control units (Superego and Superid). Their task is to determine the "my" or "not my" problem, and in the transfer of control to the executive dimensional blocks.

Low-dimensional functions can accumulate very large amount of experience. The life of man in society is set up so that there is the need to process information on all aspects, and can not get away from this and do not need - this flight makes a person helpless problems because he is deprived of invaluable experience, which can only be based on one-dimensional functions. As a result, a person loses touch with society. The experience gained by the one-dimensional features, and the ability to address the situation with other features, allows people with one-dimensional structural logic to work in science, ethics, relationships with one-dimensional work in areas where the need to constantly communicate with people, with one-dimensional ethics of emotions - to be famous actors and etc.

When typing people who have a lot of experience and a high level of development, it is critical to know how to determine the dimension of the features, because tipirovschik may be misled by the fact that a person speaks of low-dimensional features, says the wealth of experience on which it is based . Such speech sounds confident, given many examples and facts of life. The one-dimensional functions (especially on $. 5, which is a reference to the value) can sound very deep thought.

Give examples of statements of one person TIM SSI ("Gabin"), from which it is seen and what is f. 5 (CHI) - dimensional (suggestive), and then what can it be filled.

Examples:

The foregoing description of the understanding of the dimensions of the features have been received and verified painstaking practice. Therefore, the concept of dimensions can be recommended for use in determining the TIM psyche. The main advantage of this powerful tool is quantitatively measurable, and therefore the ability to argue and compare their vision with the vision of other tipirovschikov.

This brings the process of typing a qualitatively different level compared to typing on circumstantial evidence or by statistical counting consumed pronged vocabulary.
The author believes that the dimensional analysis functions - this is probably the only tool that can be effectively used for the "removal of masks" (identifying distortion TIM) in difficult cases.


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