🧩 Socionics: your type
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Create a free accountWhat is socionics
Socionics is a typology of 16 personality types, rooted in Carl Jung and developed by Aušra Augustinavičiūtė in the 1970s. The type is set by four dichotomies, and Model A maps eight functions — strengths, the vulnerable spot and what one seeks in a partner (the dual). Socionics is popular, especially for relationships, but not scientifically validated — like MBTI.
Socionics vs MBTI
FAQ
?What is socionics?▾
Socionics is a typology of 16 personality types, rooted in Jung and developed by Aušra Augustinavičiūtė in the 1970s. The type is set by four dichotomies, and Model A maps eight psychic functions.
?How is socionics different from MBTI?▾
They share Jungian roots and 4 letters, but socionics adds Model A (8 functions) and intertype relations (duality and others). For introverts the MBTI letter mapping can differ, so it is treated as approximate.
?What is Model A?▾
Model A is the arrangement of eight information functions across eight positions (base, creative, role, vulnerable, suggestive, mobilizing, ignoring, demonstrative). It shows a type's strengths and weak spots.
?What are the 16 types?▾
Each type has a code (e.g. ILE) and a nickname: Don Quixote, Dumas, Hugo, Robespierre, Zhukov, Yesenin, Hamlet, Maxim, Napoleon, Balzac, Jack London, Dreiser, Huxley, Gabin, Stierlitz, Dostoevsky.
?What is a quadra?▾
A quadra is a group of four types sharing values: Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta. Types in the same quadra understand each other comfortably.
?What is duality and a dual?▾
Duality is the most harmonious relation: your dual complements your weak functions with their strong ones. The dual is the "socionics-ideal" partner for your type.
?Is socionics scientific?▾
No. Socionics has no empirical validation — like MBTI. It is a popular tool for self-knowledge and understanding relationships, not a scientific or clinical test.
?Is it free?▾
The educational material on this page is open. The test with a personal reading of your type and relations is available on an Avatarium plan.
