Cognitive Functions Flashcards
What are judging functions for?
Making decisions/Rationalising
What are perceiving functions for?
Observing/Perceiving information
What are the judging functions?
Thinking and Feeling
What are the perceiving functions?
Intuition and Sensing
Ti stands for?
Introverted Thinking
Te stands for?
Extraverted Thinking
Fi stands for?
Introverted Feeling
Fe stands for?
Extraverted Feeling
Ni stands for?
Introverted Intuition
Ne stands for?
Extraverted Intuition
Si stands for?
Introverted Sensing
Se stands for?
Extraverted Sensing
How many cognitive functions are there?
8
What 2 categories are the cognitive functions divided into?
Judging Functions and Perceiving Functions
What are the cognitive functions?
Ti, Te, Fi, Fe, Ni, Ne, Si, Se
How many functions pairs are there?
4
What are the function pairs?
Ne/Si, Se/Ni, Fi/Te, Ti/Fe
What is the category rule?
Every person must have 1 introverted and 1 extraverted function under each function category
What are cognitive functions for?
Each personality type is a combination of 4 cognitive functions laid out in a specific order.
What do cognitive functions describe?
A person’s natural, innate way of doing things.
Where do extraverted functions take place?
In the outer world
Where do introverted functions take place?
In the inner world
Are extraverted functions objective or subjective?
Objective
Are introverted functions objective or subjective?
Subjective
What are the 2 opposite pairs?
Thinking/Feeling, Sensing/Intuition
What are opposite pairs called?
An axis
How many axis are there?
4
How many axis can each person have?
2
What is the balanced rule?
If one’s dominant function is extraverted, one’s auxiliary must be introverted, and vice versa.
What is the axis rule?
The entire axis must appear in each function stack.
What are the 2 attitudes?
Introverted and Extraverted
What are introverted functions concerned with?
Organising existing information.
What are extraverted functions concerned with?
Gathering more information.
What is the process rule?
Every cognitive stack must have thinking, feeling, sensing, and intuition.
What is the suppression rule?
When a cognitive function is preferred by a personality, its opposite is subconsciously suppressed.
What is the dominant function?
The most preferred function. The greatest strength.
What is the auxiliary function?
The second most preferred function. The dominant function’s supplement.
What are the 2 dominant/auxiliary rules?
- One must be judging, and the other must be perceiving.
- One must be extraverted, and the other must be introverted.
Which letters in the MBTI represent the dominant and auxiliary functions?
The middle 2
What does the 4th letter of an extraverted MBTI tell us?
Whether the dominant function is perceiving or judging.
What does the 4th letter of an introverted MBTI tell us?
Whether the auxiliary function is perceiving or judging.
How many cognitive functions are in each stack?
4
What is the opposite of the dominant function?
The inferior function
What is the opposite of the auxiliary function?
The tertiary function
What is the tertiary function?
The function one can use, but would rather not.
What is the inferior function?
The greatest weakness. It can be used, but generally isn’t.
