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The information elements (also IM elements, elements of information metabolism, or, confusingly, "functions") are eight mental categories that play a key role in interpersonal interaction. They are denoted using the same symbols and names as the information aspects. The difference between them is that information elements are subjective properties of the psyche, whereas information aspects are objective properties of reality independent from psyche.
Some themes
: harmony, pleasure, health, comfort, pleasantness, satisfaction, convenience, quality, cosiness, aesthetics
: potential/possibility, the unique and unusual, ability, essence, perception of the whole, uncertainty, the unknown, search, internal makeup, suddenness, chance, being, permanence, impermanence
: analysis, law, hierarchy, classification, understanding, order, (legal) right, system, structure, formal logic
: emotions and emotional expression, passion, mood, excitation, exuberance, romanticism, imitation, acting
: development over time (processes), cause and effect, history, planning, forecasting, past/future, rhythm, speed, urgency, fantasy
: authority, influence, desire, political interest/personal investment, competition/struggle, willpower, impact, force, appearance, readiness, tactics, territory
: like/dislike, decency and niceness, morals, good/evil, etiquette, humanism, attraction/repulsion, sympathy, compassion
: benefit, efficiency, action, knowledge, method, mechanism, act, work, motion, reason, technology, fact, expediency, economy
States of mind
When a person is "using" an element he naturally goes into a corresponding state of mind, which is reflected in his body language and vocabulary, and tends to have a similar effect on the people around him, who will react based on which function that element occupies in their Model A, with interest (Ego), amusement (Super-Id), boredom (Id), or irritation (Super-Ego), etc.
- : a physically relaxed and comfortable state free of irritants; enjoying the pleasure of the moment
- : a state of trying to see novel connections between or combinations of previously disparate things; a continual searching for change and newness, including things unexpected and random
- : clarity and exactitude of thought, a sense of order and regularity in different levels of structure; a sense of building a complete system from simple and well-understood parts
- : passions; the desire to express one's feelings and experiences through expressive gestures such as dance or song
- : a dreamy, mysterious, wistful, melancholic, or reflective state of inner discovery and searching; reflecting upon the future or the past
- : a mobilized state full of vitality and energy or implied strength; the desire to make strong, bold, and powerful movements
- : endearment, closeness, moral satisfaction, and emotional sensitivity; deep personal conviction that may produce moral firmness and resolve; love, hatred, or disgust for others.
- : an active, but steady and purposeful state conducive to performing goal-oriented activities
Dichotomies
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There are 3 basic dichotomies of information aspects, and thus 4 derived dichotomies (see the mathematics of the Reinin dichotomies.)
The dichotomies Static / Dynamic and Extroverted / Introverted (a.k.a. Body / Field) came from Aushra Augusta, and External / Internal was suggested by another early author. However, this last dichotomy is criticized by some socionists for its lack of meaningful content. The Rational / Irrational dichotomy comes from Jung's typology.
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| Objects and fields in motion
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| Things as independent of other things
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| Relationships between things
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| Explicit, directly sensible content of reality
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| Implicit, indirectly perceivable content of reality
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| Irrational
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| Raw, unfiltered information
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| Interpreted information
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Static vs. dynamic
Static information is discrete and about things that change abruptly:
- : discrete temporal phases and sets of discrete alternatives
- : discrete logical and structural dependencies between states of affairs.
- : discrete spatial boundaries that delineate territory and control.
- : discrete types of interpersonal relationships, such as "friend" or "enemy".
Dynamic information is continuous and about things that are in constant fluctuation:
- : one's continuous physical exchanges with one's environment.
- : the continuous excitations in people's psychological states.
- : the continuous evolution of things over time.
- : the continuous incoming stream of objective facts about the world.
Extroverted vs. introverted
Extroverted information is information about things as they are, independent of relations to other things:
- : something has potential or does not
- : one is happy or sad
- : one is powerful or not
- : something is useful or not
Introverted information is information about how things relate to one another, independent of their innate properties:
- : Person X is comfortable with Condition Y or is not
- : Statement X follows logically from Statement Y or does not
- : Course of events X will lead to Consequence Y or not
- : Person X relates well to Person Y or does not
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