Small GroupsActivity Orientation

Activity Orientation

The four distinct small groups within a category and their psychological implications for personality typing.

Small Group Analysis

Small groups represent the intersection of four personality types that share common characteristics. Each group reveals fundamental patterns in how types process information, make decisions, and interact with the world.

Category's Small Groups

Scientific-Researching

(Thinking + Intuiting + Individual Freedom)↑Tx ↑Nx

Group Properties

Developed abstract thinking and tendency to generalize, ability to invent new things. Characterized by an interest in scientific research. Inattention to appearance - both one's own and that of others, indifference to everyday life.

Group of objective evaluations.

Exact sciences.

Social Role

They extract, process, and store information about the objective properties of the surrounding world.

(I + L)

Heavy Scientists

Fundamental, challenging scientific problems. Fundamental sciences, heavy theoretical research.

(P + T)

Light Scientists

Agile approaches suited for short-term tasks. Applied and statistical sciences, marketable results.

Technical-Managerial

(Thinking + Sensing + Collective Order)↑Tx ↑Sx

Group Properties

Focused on solving practical objective issues, including earning money. Tendency toward administrative and managerial work. Insensitive and poorly developed imagination.

Group of objective goals.

Technology, management, military, government, production, law enforcement.

Social Role

They maintain the society's viability in the external environment, manage the extraction and production of material goods.

(F + L)

Heavy Managers

Force, centralized management systems, manage large territories with poor infrastructure, Eastern style of authoritative management. Remain stable in extreme situations and tend to use forceful methods.

(P + S)

Light Managers

Incentives, decentralized and automated management, manage small territories with good infrastructure, Western style of management. Less stress-resistant and fare worse in command-hierarchy systems.

Social-Communicative

(Feeling + Sensing + Individual Freedom)↑Fx ↑Sx

Group Properties

Attention to appearance - one's own, others, and objects; notices even small changes in appearance. Ability to select clothing and accessories. Demonstrates hospitality to guests, practical care for loved ones. Enjoys service professions and interacting with people on everyday topics.

Group of subjective evaluations.

Trade, service, healthcare, social security, entertainment industry.

Social Role

They provide society members with necessary material goods.

(F + R)

Heavy Socials

Better suited for organizing life in difficult, unfavorable social conditions. Almost no middle class, large income gap, people are politically interested.

(E + S)

Light Socials

Facilitate communication in a favorable, comfortable society. Good middle class, small income gap, focus on families and friends.

Humanitarian-Artistic

(Feeling + Intuiting + Collective Order)↑Fx ↑Nx

Group Properties

Rich, easily excitable imagination. Frequent interest in culture and the arts. Insightful in communication. Prone to obsessive thoughts and images. Emotional instability, manifesting as capriciousness, anxiety, fearfulness, hypochondria, etc.

Group of subjective goals.

Literature and arts, humanities, philosophy, ideology, religion, education.

Social Role

They stratify society using information of a humanitarian nature (mass culture images).

(I + R)

Heavy Humanitarians

Work with conscious beliefs, small groups or individuals, people with mental issues, depression. Uncovering the deep issues of an individual.

(E + T)

Light Humanitarians

Work with large groups, mentally healthy society, flexible psyche. Effectively address the superficial, current problems of the mass psyche.