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Function Theory
  • Introduction
    • Function Theory and Cognitive Psychology
      • Function Theory and the Brain
  • References
  • Preface
    • What is function theory?
      • Take away
    • Claims and Acknowledgements
    • Systems
      • MBTI
      • Objective Personality
      • Socionics
  • So what IS this?
  • Basic Terms
    • Info Elements
    • Functions
  • Function Descriptions
    • Fe
    • Fi
    • Te
    • Ti
    • Se
    • Si
    • Ne
    • Ni
  • Function Stack
  • Function Malleability
  • Other ideas / concepts
    • Order of operations for different personality systems
    • People vs Things
    • Growth Se in an Ne dom
    • Hero -> Growth -> Demon Loop
    • Disagreeing with, but still respecting your Demon quadrant.
    • Assertive vs Passive functions and their resulting tolerance to alternate constructions.
    • Di interpretation
    • Me and Sam's friendship
      • Summary
    • Input/Output
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  1. Preface

Claims and Acknowledgements

There is a lot of different content out there about function theory and personality frameworks that use it. What am I claiming and what am I not claiming?

Assertions
  • An Individual's personality type is defined by which functions they have in which order.

  • The functions give us insight into what information that individual is most likely to prioritize and understand well.

  • Functions can be thought of as processes that define areas of aptitude and areas of deficit.

Acknowledgements
  • There is quite a lot of variability in interests and general view points that are not solely decided by functions.

  • Functions do NOT predict specific life choices or opinions/reactions to specific events and/or topics.

  • Functions do NOT influence Big 5 Traits. Big 5 traits are their own system and produce unique behavior in functions. For example, a Neurotic Si dom looks much different than a non-neurotic Si dom. The point being not all Ne doms are high in openness and not all Si doms are high in conscientiousness.

  • Functions do NOT determine a persons hobbies or interests. They merely color that hobby or interest. Both an Ni dom and a Te dom can be equally interested in history. What they take away from and pursue in regards to the hobby will be different.

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