Description
A cognitive and affective orientation centered on immediate, grounded, situational utility and personal well-being within existing systems. A person's primary concern is what works in the real world. Their focus is on utility, efficiency, cost-benefit analysis, and tangible results (P - Pragmatic Logic). They navigate the world through concrete facts, common sense, and establishing stable, mutually beneficial relationships (R - Relational Ethics).
The fundamental aim is not to change the world's underlying rules, but to master them in order to navigate life efficiently and secure the best possible personal outcome.
Intellectual Level
Factual Thinking
A preference for specific facts and individual cases
Intellectual Flexibility
Social Level
Identification with immediate relationships and individual well-being
Diplomacy
Psychological Level
Preference for calm, moderation, and stability
Clusters
| # | Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pragmatism and practicality over passion and idealism |
| 2 | Preference for emotional subtlety and avoidance of heroic intensity |
| 3 | Prioritizing benefit, expediency, and practice over principle and theory |
| 4 | Seeking calm stability and avoiding intense emotional fluctuations |
| 5 | Moderation and compromise over radical or extreme changes |
| 6 | Egalitarian, cooperative, and pacifist orientation over militaristic or hierarchical values |
| 7 | Emphasis on specific particulars and individual details over general patterns |
| 8 | Valuing ad-hoc, pragmatic knowledge over systematic, structured theorizing |
| 9 | High consideration of others' interests and sensitivities |
| 10 | Fluent, accurate speech and reliable verbal retrieval without slips |
| 11 | Focusing on immediate practical benefit and utility over abstract truths or intuition |
| 12 | Stable, unremarkable physiological and interpersonal responses without heightened sensitivities |