Socionics Functions

Complexes of stable cognitive and behavioral tendencies

Perception

how information enters

Foresees where things lead and waits for their moment, moving through time as others move through space.

Finds what could be in everything and tries it out, drawn onward by the unknown.

Keeps body and surroundings in tune, living at ease and at peace with things as they are.

Acts at once and without doubt, taking ground and holding it until results are secure.

how decisions form

Grasps why things are as they are, checking until the whole is consistent and orderly.

Works fast and tirelessly, putting each effort and resource where it yields the most.

Feels what others feel and answers it, keeping bonds decent and steady over time.

Lives every feeling wholeheartedly and out loud, to be seen and to belong.

how the self relates to others

Weighs every opinion and authority by its own reason, then stands by what it concludes.

Draws a clear line around the self and its standards, answering whatever cheapens or crosses it.

Finds its place in a lasting whole, sharing its beliefs and pulling together to keep it one.

Meets people, tasks, and settings easily, moving between them lightly and joining in without ceremony.