N vs S

[Joy]

I'm writing test questions. For this thread, I want to focus on intuion vs. sensing without getting into introverted vs. extroverted functions. Please offer your opions and suggestions.

Do you
-see the physical reality of things, or
-see with your mind (concepts, theories, foresight, or possibilities)?

Are you
-more attracted to the theory than the practice, or
-more practical and realistic?

Are you more likely to ask:
-"That sounds like a good/bad idea. Let's see how it actually works."
-"That is/isn't working. Let's look at what the concept behind it is."

Are you more interested in something/some one's
-current value
-potential value

Do you think more about
-the here and now, or
-the past and/or the future?

[XoX]

Although I think there are such differences between Si/Se, Ni/Ne that it might not be a good idea to put them "back" to one box I will try I take a personal approach to these questions.

Do you
-see the physical reality of things, or
-see with your mind (concepts, theories, foresight, or possibilities)?

I always have some problems with questions like this. As in I like to think I see the physical reality of things. But perhaps I just see an abstract concept which is an abstraction of such reality. I can identify with "foresight" and "possibilities" rather well. I can't identify that well with "concepts" and "theories" as I wouldn't call my perceptions with those names I think. If you keep the "foresight" and "possibilities" there I would probably choose N. If you take them out and leave only "concepts" and "theories" I would probably choose S because I like to think I'm not out of touch with reality nor want to be.

Are you
-more attracted to the theory than the practice, or
-more practical and realistic?

This is interesting question. I don't feel too attracted to theory itself but I don't feel very practical either. I think I am realistic, capable of handling theory but not too fond of it, and not very practical. Somehow I still feel more N here. It is the "practical" that does it. It sounds so S. So perhaps "practical" is more related to S than "realism". I mean e.g. ISFps seem unrealistic sometimes but they seem to be very practical.

Are you more likely to ask:
-"That sounds like a good/bad idea. Let's see how it actually works."
-"That is/isn't working. Let's look at what the concept behind it is."

Here I would probably choose the first option. Is this a good question then? I don't know.

Are you more interested in something/some one's
-current value
-potential value

Here I would clearly choose the "potential value". I see "current value" being just someone's potential value in current situation. So by indicating I'm interested in someone's potential value I'm also indicating that I'm interested in their current value. I.e. I'm interested in both but I would choose "potential value" because I don't want to narrow myself down to current situation only.

Do you think more about
-the here and now, or
-the past and/or the future?

Here is a clear N for me. This sounds like Se vs Ni question though. How does it work with Si vs Ne?

Try to make something out of that Little messy I agree. I think I will list here some words that came up when I asked ppl to find single words to define functions...maybe that will help more...I will group them into "N" and "S"...

Are you more...
N: Inventive, Novel, Insightful, Timely, Foresightful, Perceptive
S: Energetic, Forceful, Alert, Observant, Self-aware, Aesthetical (,Practical)

[Nessy]

This is exactly the point in which I can't determine.

[Joy]

the trick is, how do you ask a question about S that won't make Se types think it's not them because it sounds too Si, and vice versa

[Nessy]

the trick is, how do you ask a question about S that won't make Se types think it's not them because it sounds too Si, and vice versa

The second is in it. Most people around here seems not interested about difference between and .

[Joy]

the most difficult questions are the T vs. F ones. How do you write a question that appeals to the Fe types AND the IxFjs?

[XoX]

Edited: double post...see below

[XoX]

Are you more interested in something/some one's
-current value
-potential value

In one of Hugo's tests this was asked...
- current value
- hidden value

I'm not sure if this is what you meant. Hugos's version means something like "this person looks like a total looser at first sight but you can see something in him/her that makes you think he/she could be developed to be a winner in the long run". I didn't think the original question this way. I understood "potential value" mean something like "The strenghts of this person are useless in the current situation but might become important in the future so I better keep him around". So is "potential" more related to "situational potentiality" or "hidden potentiality"? And which is more N? And does this differ between Ni and Ne?

[Joy]

They are both intuitive answers... I like "potential value" more, but if people relate better to "hidden value", perhaps that's what it should be.

I do think that "potential" is more a Ni answer and "hidden" is more a Ne answer. "Potential" means that value will develop due to circumstances or cause and effect relationships, while "hidden" implies that it's already there, but no one has utilized it yet.

[Nessy]

the most difficult questions are the T vs. F ones. How do you write a question that appeals to the Fe types AND the IxFjs?

How is this?

-I agree less with people who regard financial things as most important because it can be sometimes evil/cruel/choking/wretched/etc...
----and/or
-I agree less with substantial super-stoicism because it's just boring/unexiting/hypocritical/complacency/less empathizing with neediness/etc...

I know it's sly to multiple-choicize

http://the16types.info/forums/viewto...=108853#108853
Like my above mention, these two contain same value in different situations. How people choose is more important than what they choose, in this case.

[Creepy-Diana]

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[Joy]

I wrote the questions directly from socionics sites' descriptions.

Do you have any suggestions?

[Joy]

no matter how long a test is, if it's testing stuff like E, I, S, N, T, F, j, and p or any combination of the above (IJ, etc), it's worthless imo

[Joy]

no. it doesn't.

look at the whole, not just parts of the whole.

[Joy]

I'm still confused about why anyone who understands Ti thinks that I have Ti in my ego block