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What is the difference between socionics and MBTI?

Socionics also has a theory of relationships between types, which is absent from MBTI. Socionics makes a distinction between strengths and values, whereas in MBTI it is not clear that you can value something, yet be bad at doing it for yourself.

Is 16 personalities same as MBTI?

What is 16 personalities and the MBTI? 16 personalities is a framework that evolved from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). To understand 16 personalities, we must first understand MBTI. MBTI is the earlier and popularized framework for understanding personality.

Can you have different socionics and MBTI?

The second major difference between socionics and MBTI is how they describe the cognitive functions (Ni, Ne, Si, Se, etc,.). Yes, while the definitions between Myers-Briggs and socionics do vary slightly, the underlying concept is the same, just expressed in two slightly different ways.

What is the difference between MBTI and socsocionic?

Socionic types have a different internal structure (usually a different functional ordering) to the MBTI types. The MBTI is based solely on the four Jungian dichotomies – judging/perceiving, introversion/extroversion, sensory/intuition, thinking/feeling.

What are the different types of MBTI types?

These temperaments were labeled “The Guardians” (SJ types), “The Idealists” (NF types), “The Artisans” (SP types), and “The Rationals” (NT types). These groupings, as well as Myers and Briggs’ groupings of SFs, STs, NFs and NTs are the most commonly described groupings among MBTI® practitioners.

What is the difference between Myers-Briggs and socionics?

What Myers-Briggs calls a cognitive function (Te, Si, Ne, etc.), socionics calls an “information element”. This comes from the theory of information metabolism, which was combined with Carl Jung’s idea of cognitive functions in the creation of socionics. While it’s not a huge difference, it does influence the way we see the two systems.

What is socionics based on?

The theory is based not only on Carl Jung’s work on cognitive functions, but also a theory called information metabolism. The basic premise of socionics is the same as that of the MBTI; the interaction between Carl Jung’s cognitive functions, both in the “function stack” and in relationship to other people.