Editing Socionics (section)

==Information metabolism elements (often confused with memetics) ==
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In socionics, Jung's cognitive functions are always either introverted (focused on refining quality) or extroverted (focused on increasing quantity), and are referred to as ''information metabolism elements'' (IM Elements).<ref>{{cite journal |author=Augustinavičiūtė, А. |title=Комментарий к типологии Юнга и введение в информационный метаболизм |language=ru  |year=1995 |trans-title=A Commentary on Jung's Typology and an Introduction to the Information Metabolism |issue=2 |journal=Соционика, ментология и психология личности |trans-journal=Socionics, mentology and personality psychology}}</ref> These are said to process ''information aspects''. To understand what an information aspect is, it is necessary to understand information metabolism as Augustinavičiūtė understood it.

{{lang|lt|Augustinavičiūtė|italics=no}} states that the human mind uses eight elements of information metabolism (mental functions)  to perceive the world, and each of these eight elements reflect one particular aspect of objective reality.<ref name="The Dual Nature of Man">{{cite book|author=Augustinavičiūtė, А. |title=Дуальная природа человека |year=1978 |language=ru |trans-title=The Dual Nature of Man |url=http://www.socionics.us/works/dual_nature_of_man.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091104095737/http://www.socionics.us/works/dual_nature_of_man.shtml |archive-date=2009-11-04 }}</ref> In her works she describes aspects of the world based on physical quantities such as potential and kinetic energy, space, time, and their properties.

Often, other socionists have equated these information elements with their definition and according to fundamental physical concepts as well (Matter-Time-Energy-Space).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://socionika.info/ermak.html|title=В.Д.Ермак: Взаимодействие психики человека с окружающим миром|website=socionika.info}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://psychotype.ru/article/a-4.html|title=Аспекты в соционике (аспектоника) &#124; Школа Физиогномической Соционики Т. Духовского|website=psychotype.ru |language=ru}}</ref>). [[Matter]] is compared to Thinking, [[Energy]] to Feeling, [[Space]] to Sensing,  and [[Time]] to [[Intuition (knowledge)|Intuition]]. Given the division of aspects of the absolute between Extroverted ("black") and Introverted ("white"), being four times two, their number is eight.{{Citation needed|date=August 2017}}

The 8 socionics symbols ([[Image:Socionics symbol Te.svg|15px]] [[Image:Socionics symbol Fe.svg|15px]] [[Image:Socionics symbol Se.svg|15px]] [[Image:Socionics symbol Ne.svg|15px]] [[Image:Socionics symbol Ti.svg|15px]] [[Image:Socionics symbol Fi.svg|15px]] [[Image:Socionics symbol Si.svg|15px]] [[Image:Socionics symbol Ni.svg|15px]]) were introduced by {{lang|lt|Augustinavičiūtė|italics=no}} while working with Jung's typology<ref name="The Dual Nature of Man"/>{{clarify|date=December 2015}} and remain the dominant method of denoting the functions and the corresponding information aspects that they process. Text-based notation systems are also used, such as Victor Gulenko's 8 Latin letters ('P' for Pragmatism, 'E' for Emotions, 'F' for Force, 'I' for Ideas, 'L' for Laws, 'R' for Relation, 'S' for Senses, and 'T' for Time, respectively),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://worldsocionics.blogspot.com/2016/03/shorthand-notation-for-model-a.html|title=World Socionics: WSS Shorthand Notation for Model A|first=Jack Oliver|last=Aaron|date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> or Myers-Briggs notation (Te, Fe, Se, Ne, Ti, Fi, Si, and Ni, respectively).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://typelogic.com/fa.html|title=Functional Analysis of Psychological Types|last=Butt|first=Joe|date=2011|website=TypeLogic}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
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! style="background:#abcdef;"| Element
! style="background:#abcdef;"| Abstracted definition
! style="background:#abcdef;"| Gulenko Name
! style="background:#abcdef;"| Symbol
! style="background:#abcdef;"| Description
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| align=center|Extroverted Logic || align=center|External dynamics of objects || align=center|Pragmatism{{pb}}(P) || align=center| [[Image:Socionics symbol Te.svg|15px]] || Judgement of the efficiency of actions and technical processes, the prudence of a method or approach and how it will work practically. P is geared towards facts and assesses situations based on what happened, looking to convey information as accurately as possible, making communication dry and matter-of-fact. In this sense, it is the opposite of Emotions. P approaches systems in terms of how they can be improved, changing and adding to one's knowledge through empirical observation in order to increase functionality and profitability. In this sense, it is the inverse of Laws.
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| align=center|Extroverted Ethics || align=center|Internal dynamics of objects || align=center|Emotions{{pb}}(E) || align=center|[[Image:Socionics symbol Fe.svg|15px]] || Judgement of the infectiousness of expressions and emotional states, the appeal of a message or image and how someone will react emotionally. E is geared towards feelings and assesses situations based on how people feel, looking to convey one's emotions as authentically as possible, making communication exaggerated and charged with passion. In this sense, E is the opposite of Pragmatism. E approaches people in terms of how they are made to feel, provoking and changing people's emotions through expressive actions in order to raise excitement and enthusiasm. In this sense, is the inverse of Relations.
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| align=center|Extroverted Sensation || align=center|External statics of objects || align=center|Force{{pb}}(F) || align=center|[[Image:Socionics symbol Se.svg|15px]] || Perception of physical objects and the amount of space they take up in the real world, the impact something has on its environment and the threat it poses to other objects. F is geared towards action and decides immediately on quick assessments of superficial, concrete data, making the approach direct and imbued with a harsh determination. In this sense, it is the opposite of Ideas. F approaches reality in terms of the clash of opposing forces, winning over weaker opponents and looking to push a situation to their advantage, even if that requires an intense struggle. In this sense, it is the inverse of Senses.
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| align=center|Extroverted Intuition || align=center|Internal statics of objects || align=center|Ideas{{pb}}(I) || align=center|[[Image:Socionics symbol Ne.svg|15px]] || Perception of abstract concepts and the amount of potential they could hold, the multiple alternatives to any proposition and their latent capabilities. I is geared towards speculation and likes to consider different possibilities, giving unorthodox perspectives a chance, making the approach indirect and roundabout in a whimsical way. In this sense, it is the opposite of Force. I approaches what is possible in terms of expanding its variety, opening new doors and wandering wherever curiosity points next, avoiding any kind of limitation. In this sense, it is the inverse of Time. 
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| align=center|Introverted Logic || align=center|External statics of fields || align=center|Laws{{pb}}(L) || align=center| [[Image:Socionics symbol Ti.svg|15px]] || Responsible for understanding logic and structure, categorizations, ordering and priorities, logical analysis and distinctions, logical explanations. L interprets information according to how it fits into a validating system. L is particularly aware of logical consistency and how concepts relate to each other in meaning and structure, independently of particular purposes.
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| align=center|Introverted Ethics || align=center|Internal statics of fields || align=center|Relations{{pb}}(R) || align=center|[[Image:Socionics symbol Fi.svg|15px]] || Responsible for understanding the quality, nature, and appropriate distance of personal relations; makes subjective judgments; and aspires to goodness of character. R has a strong understanding of a person's nature and intentions, one person's feelings towards another, their attitudes of like or dislike, and based on this information, how intimate or distant a relationship should be.
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| align=center|Introverted Sensation || align=center|External dynamics of fields || align=center|Senses{{pb}}(S) || align=center|[[Image:Socionics symbol Si.svg|15px]] || Responsible for detailed perception of physical sensations; questions of comfort, utility, and pleasure; and a sense of harmony and acclimation with one's environment (especially physical). S understands how well a person or thing's behavior agrees with its nature as well as the differences between comfortable behaviors and positions and uncomfortable ones.
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| align=center|Introverted Intuition || align=center|Internal dynamics of fields || align=center|Time{{pb}}(T) || align=center|[[Image:Socionics symbol Ni.svg|15px]] || Responsible for the imagination of how things will develop over time, a sense of what is meaningful or transcendent and the understanding that some things are inevitable. T understands how causes in the past lead through to outcomes in the future. T is acutely aware of long-term trends and tendencies that are occurring across any single present moment, and sees events as part of a continuous flow. T perceives the possible ramifications of future events and notices ties to the past. 
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