Quaternary Frameworks (Classical Four Temperaments, DISC, PAEI, Helen Fisher)
4-type models and Socionics.
16 scales across 4 models, and between them they peak on 4 dichotomies out of the 15 - extraversion, planfulness, logic and antagonism. Insisting on exactly four buys less of the space than Study 2 reaches.
Three of the four turn out to be two axes wearing four names. The first axis is extraversion for the temperaments and DISC, planfulness for Fisher's four. PAEI is the one that does not fold.
Choleric, Dominance and Director top and bottom out on the same pair of types.
The four classical temperaments.
What each temperament marks
All four peak on the same row, extraversion. No other layer in either study lands its whole set on one.
Below extraversion they diverge - Choleric to antagonism, Melancholic to affective weight, different rows rather than two ends of one.
| Choleric - quick, strong reaction | Sanguine - quick, weak reaction | Phlegmatic - slow, weak reaction | Melancholic - slow, strong reaction | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extraverted·Introverted | +0.71 | +0.66 | −0.46 | −0.57 |
| Intuitive·Sensory | −0.26 | −0.00 | −0.30 | +0.37 |
| Logical·Ethical | +0.32 | −0.30 | +0.29 | −0.25 |
| Irrational·Rational | −0.01 | +0.47 | −0.08 | −0.37 |
| Peripheral·Central | −0.60 | +0.30 | +0.18 | +0.10 |
| Ascending·Descending | +0.21 | +0.07 | −0.33 | +0.05 |
| Static·Dynamic | +0.22 | −0.09 | −0.02 | −0.03 |
| Questim·Declatim | +0.16 | −0.20 | −0.46 | +0.32 |
| Democratic·Aristocratic | −0.09 | +0.20 | −0.07 | −0.03 |
| Positivist·Negativist | −0.09 | +0.29 | +0.17 | −0.30 |
| Process·Result | +0.01 | −0.29 | −0.03 | +0.28 |
| Constructivist·Emotivist | +0.01 | −0.39 | −0.40 | +0.55 |
| Yielding·Obstinate | −0.05 | +0.04 | −0.17 | +0.08 |
| Tactical·Strategic | −0.07 | −0.05 | +0.00 | +0.18 |
| Carefree·Farsighted | −0.02 | +0.20 | +0.06 | −0.23 |
Pearson cross-correlations.
Tempo axis
Speed of reaction comes back as socionics extraversion, the hardest correlation in either study.
| Quick - Choleric with Sanguine | Slow - Phlegmatic with Melancholic | |
|---|---|---|
| Extraverted·Introverted | +0.92 | −0.82 |
| Intuitive·Sensory | −0.18 | +0.07 |
| Logical·Ethical | +0.01 | +0.01 |
| Irrational·Rational | +0.31 | −0.36 |
| Peripheral·Central | −0.20 | +0.22 |
| Ascending·Descending | +0.19 | −0.22 |
| Static·Dynamic | +0.09 | −0.04 |
| Questim·Declatim | −0.02 | −0.09 |
| Democratic·Aristocratic | +0.07 | −0.07 |
| Positivist·Negativist | +0.13 | −0.11 |
| Process·Result | −0.19 | +0.20 |
| Constructivist·Emotivist | −0.26 | +0.14 |
| Yielding·Obstinate | −0.01 | −0.07 |
| Tactical·Strategic | −0.08 | +0.14 |
| Carefree·Farsighted | +0.12 | −0.14 |
Pearson cross-correlations.
Reaction strength
The strong side is weight of affect, aversion, friction with people and attention on what is wrong. The weak side is not the absence of those but lightness, ease and positive focus in their own right.
| Strong reaction - Choleric with Melancholic | Weak reaction - Sanguine with Phlegmatic | |
|---|---|---|
| Extraverted·Introverted | +0.07 | +0.15 |
| Intuitive·Sensory | +0.13 | −0.24 |
| Logical·Ethical | +0.03 | −0.00 |
| Irrational·Rational | −0.37 | +0.30 |
| Peripheral·Central | −0.43 | +0.37 |
| Ascending·Descending | +0.23 | −0.21 |
| Static·Dynamic | +0.17 | −0.08 |
| Questim·Declatim | +0.46 | −0.51 |
| Democratic·Aristocratic | −0.10 | +0.10 |
| Positivist·Negativist | −0.37 | +0.35 |
| Process·Result | +0.28 | −0.25 |
| Constructivist·Emotivist | +0.54 | −0.61 |
| Yielding·Obstinate | +0.03 | −0.10 |
| Tactical·Strategic | +0.11 | −0.04 |
| Carefree·Farsighted | −0.24 | +0.20 |
Strong reaction≈Constructivist + Questim + Central + Negativist
Weak reaction≈Emotivist + Declatim + Peripheral + Positivist
Pearson cross-correlations. Each pole above is the dichotomies it reads past .35, strongest first.
Kant's activity and feeling
Kant's diagonal lands on ethics against logic, sensing against intuition behind it - the only one of the three halvings to reach a Jungian dichotomy other than extraversion.
| Activity - Choleric with Phlegmatic | Feeling - Sanguine with Melancholic | |
|---|---|---|
| Extraverted·Introverted | +0.21 | +0.06 |
| Intuitive·Sensory | −0.54 | +0.44 |
| Logical·Ethical | +0.58 | −0.64 |
| Irrational·Rational | −0.09 | +0.08 |
| Peripheral·Central | −0.38 | +0.45 |
| Ascending·Descending | −0.13 | +0.13 |
| Static·Dynamic | +0.19 | −0.13 |
| Questim·Declatim | −0.29 | +0.17 |
| Democratic·Aristocratic | −0.15 | +0.19 |
| Positivist·Negativist | +0.08 | −0.04 |
| Process·Result | −0.03 | +0.02 |
| Constructivist·Emotivist | −0.38 | +0.22 |
| Yielding·Obstinate | −0.22 | +0.14 |
| Tactical·Strategic | −0.07 | +0.16 |
| Carefree·Farsighted | +0.03 | −0.05 |
Temperaments of activity≈Logical + Sensory + Central + Emotivist
Temperaments of feeling≈Ethical + Intuitive + Peripheral
Pearson cross-correlations. Each pole above is the dichotomies it reads past .35, strongest first.
The 16 types by tempo
Sort the 16 on quick and they split at zero - every socionics extravert above, every introvert below.
| Quick - Choleric with Sanguine | Slow - Phlegmatic with Melancholic | |
|---|---|---|
| SEEPolitician | +0.68 | −0.61 |
| SLEMarshal | +0.60 | −0.55 |
| LIEEntrepreneur | +0.41 | −0.36 |
| IEERaconteur | +0.40 | −0.35 |
| ILESeeker | +0.36 | −0.40 |
| ESEConvivant | +0.32 | −0.20 |
| EIEDramatist | +0.23 | −0.29 |
| LSEAdministrator | +0.22 | −0.10 |
| IEIMystic | −0.24 | +0.11 |
| SEIIdyllist | −0.26 | +0.24 |
| LSIInspector | −0.26 | +0.35 |
| SLIArtisan | −0.34 | +0.30 |
| ILISkeptic | −0.43 | +0.35 |
| ESIGuardian | −0.44 | +0.40 |
| LIIAnalyst | −0.54 | +0.49 |
| EIIHumanist | −0.68 | +0.62 |
Where each type lands
The four are two oppositions. Choleric and Melancholic are SLE against EII read from either end, and Sanguine and Phlegmatic trade IEE for LSI, less cleanly.
| Choleric - quick, strong reaction | Sanguine - quick, weak reaction | Phlegmatic - slow, weak reaction | Melancholic - slow, strong reaction | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILESeeker | +0.20 | +0.34 | −0.38 | −0.14 |
| SEIIdyllist | −0.61 | +0.22 | +0.28 | +0.03 |
| ESEConvivant | +0.03 | +0.44 | −0.12 | −0.14 |
| LIIAnalyst | −0.34 | −0.47 | +0.19 | +0.43 |
| EIEDramatist | +0.35 | −0.01 | −0.67 | +0.29 |
| LSIInspector | +0.15 | −0.54 | +0.54 | −0.08 |
| SLEMarshal | +0.77 | +0.14 | −0.14 | −0.56 |
| IEIMystic | −0.34 | −0.02 | −0.19 | +0.32 |
| SEEPolitician | +0.51 | +0.51 | −0.23 | −0.53 |
| ILISkeptic | −0.18 | −0.45 | +0.18 | +0.27 |
| LIEEntrepreneur | +0.41 | +0.20 | +0.00 | −0.45 |
| ESIGuardian | −0.14 | −0.51 | +0.01 | +0.48 |
| LSEAdministrator | +0.34 | −0.01 | +0.11 | −0.23 |
| EIIHumanist | −0.71 | −0.30 | +0.13 | +0.64 |
| IEERaconteur | −0.14 | +0.73 | −0.16 | −0.28 |
| SLIArtisan | −0.32 | −0.20 | +0.47 | −0.08 |
Functions
Each temperament owns a function, Se, Ne, Si, Fi, and one of the four below, Qe, De, Di, Qi.
| Choleric - quick, strong reaction | Sanguine - quick, weak reaction | Phlegmatic - slow, weak reaction | Melancholic - slow, strong reaction | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NiTemporal Intuition | −0.05 | −0.21 | −0.22 | +0.25 |
| NePossibilities Intuition | −0.31 | +0.46 | −0.24 | +0.05 |
| SiComfort Sensing | −0.42 | +0.16 | +0.45 | −0.17 |
| SePower Sensing | +0.71 | +0.13 | −0.05 | −0.56 |
| TiStructural Logic | +0.17 | −0.57 | +0.26 | +0.09 |
| TeBusiness Logic | +0.37 | −0.23 | +0.26 | −0.27 |
| FiRelational Ethics | −0.52 | −0.13 | +0.05 | +0.47 |
| FeEmotive Ethics | +0.00 | +0.31 | −0.45 | +0.18 |
| QiIndividual Autonomy | −0.22 | −0.35 | −0.12 | +0.45 |
| QeAversive Exclusivity | +0.50 | +0.11 | −0.54 | −0.04 |
| DiCollective Heteronomy | −0.35 | −0.30 | +0.54 | +0.06 |
| DeSocial Plasticity | +0.15 | +0.60 | +0.05 | −0.52 |