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Recent ArticlesSocionics is a theory of information processing and personality type, distinguished by its information model of the psyche, called Model A, and a model of interpersonal relations. It incorporates Carl Jung's work on Psychological Types with Antoni Kępiński's theory of information metabolism. Socionics is a modification of Jung's personality type theory that uses eight psychic functions. These functions process information at varying levels of competency and interact with the corresponding function in other individuals, giving rise to predictable reactions and impressions—a theory of intertype relations.
Socionics was developed in the 1970s and '80s, primarily by the Lithuanian researcher Aušra Augustinavičiūtė, an economist, sociologist, and dean of the Vilnius Pedagogical University's department of family science. A. Augustinavičiūtė has later shortened her last name from "Augustinavichiute" to "Augusta" to make it easier to spell for foreigners. The name "socionics" is derived from the word "society", because A. Augusta believed that each personality type has a distinct purpose in society, which can be described and explained by socionics. Augusta created symbols to represent the functions described by Carl Jung and — together with a circle of fellow researchers/hobbyists — eventually created what is known as the "socionic model of the psyche" — a description of the psyche where each of the 8 information elements has its place in each person's psyche.
The central idea of socionics is that information is intuitively divisible into eight categories, called information aspects or information elements, which a person's psyche processes using eight psychological functions. Each sociotype has a different correspondence between functions and information elements, which results in different ways of perceiving, processing, and producing information. This in turn results in distinct thinking patterns, values, and responses to arguments, all of which are encompassed within socionic type. Socionics' theory of intertype relations is based on the interaction of these functions between types.
Recent PostsPeople have discussed them, but most of the people who understand the theory aren't interested in using it as small talk, they're interested in going
Coeruleum Blue Today, 04:24 PM
I think DarkAngelFireWolf69 has figured something out that most people here who just casually read about the theory and are kinda not all that interested are completely
Alive Today, 04:22 PM
Search “LSE” or “ESE” on this site. Those types are rarely discussed. When they are talked about, it’s usually in relation
Poptart Today, 04:19 PM
Alive is very much the metaphorical president of the Geological Homeowners' Association.
Coeruleum Blue Today, 04:13 PM
Not having someone to talk to is tiresome when it's forced. Being in a relationship should mean you have someone to talk to enough, and are happy when
crazymaisy Today, 04:08 PM
@DirectorAbbie self-typed as one and no one disagreed. @blaecaedre typed me as possibly an LSE based on Model G socionics but still thinks EIE is more
Coeruleum Blue Today, 04:07 PM
I felt the same way when I spent a month alone in Japan with zero human interaction besides convenience store cashiers and waiters despite speaking the
Averroes Today, 04:00 PM
Why on earth would an ESE or LSE feel welcome on this site?
Poptart Today, 03:55 PM
I appreciate my alone time a lot when I'm in a relationship or I'm forced to interact with people on a regular basis, but now that I'm single and working
Averroes Today, 03:54 PM
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How can one person test as INFj in socionics and INFJ in MBTI?
I actually now think that MBTI cognitive function phenomenons, such as shadow mode, actually use Socionics functions. I'm not really sure why a professional
Clarke Today, 04:40 PM