Visual Identification of Subtypes
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Discussions about visual identification of subtypes frequently occur among western socionists on The16types.info.
This page is about the theory that a 1:1 correlation between some function dichotomies and the facial structure of subtypes exists. It was constructed by proper functional anaylsis and provisional DCNH descriptions.
VI dichotomies
Three VI dichotomies have been proposed so far. Roundish/Longish and Angular/Soft can be used to determine the DCNH subtypes by VI. Mathematical/Natural is more subtle but might be useful to distinguish between the eight IE subtypes. Even though the system of accepting and producing subtypes is still the most often used system in the west, there is still no method to determine accepting and producing subtypes by VI.
| function dichotomy | positions in model A | corresponding VI dichotomy |
|---|---|---|
| mental / vital | (1,2,3,4) / (5,6,7,8) | roundish face / longish face |
| bold / cautious | (1,3,6,8) / (2,4,5,7) | soft face / angular face |
| strong / weak | (1,2,7,8) / (3,4,5,6) | mathematical face / natural face |
| accepting / producing | (1,3,5,7) / (2,4,6,8) | TBD |
| valued / subdued | (1,2,5,6) / (3,4,7,8) | TBD |
| inert / contact | (1,4,6,7) / (2,3,5,8) | TBD |
| evaluatory / situational | (1,4,5,8) / (2,3,6,7) | TBD |
Roundish / Longish
People with a strengthened mental function seem to have roundish faces whereas people with a strengthened vital function seem to have longish faces. This difference is very easy to notice.
Angular / Soft
People with a strengthened bold function seem to have soft faces whereas people with a strengthened cautious function seem to have angular faces. In other words: Introverts with introverted subtypes and extraverts with extraverted subtypes have rather soft faces (round or oval) whereas introverts with extraverted subtypes and extraverts with introverted subtypes have rather angular faces (square or rectangle). This dichotomy is more subtle than the first one.
Mathematical / Natural
People with a strengthened strong function seem to have "mathematical" faces (circle, square, rectangle or oval) whereas people with a strengthened weak function seem to have "natural" faces (angular circle, rounded square, broad rectangle, piriform oval). It is relatively difficult to notice this difference.
Visual Identification in different subtype systems
VI of accepting and producing subtypes
No particular pattern concerning the system of accepting and producing subtypes has been detected so far. A correlation between the accepting/producing dichotomy and face-shape does not seem to exist. Nevertheless, there might be other undiscovered patterns.
VI of DCNH subtypes
There seems to be a 1:1 correlation between Gulenko's DCNH subtypes and facial structure. Nevertheless, the correlation is a bit sophisticated because it not only depends on the subtype but also on the temperament:
| Subtype | EJ temperament | EP temperament | IJ temperament | IP temperament |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominant subtype | circle | oval | rectangle | square |
| Creative subtype | oval | circle | square | rectangle |
| Normalizing subtype | rectangle | square | circle | oval |
| Harmonizing subtype | square | rectangle | oval | circle |
This confusing correlation can be explained by function dichotomies:
| strengthened functions | function dichotomies | corresponding VI dichotomies | facial structure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| base function and role function | mental*bold | roundish*soft | circle | |
| creative function and vulnerable function | mental*cautious | roundish*angular | square | |
| ignoring function and suggestive function | vital*cautious | longish*angular | rectangle | |
| demonstrative function and mobilizing function | vital*bold | longish*soft | oval |
VI of IE subtypes
Gulenko's IE subtypes seem to correlate with facial structure very well:
| strengthened function | function dichotomies | corresponding VI dichotomies | facial structure |
|---|---|---|---|
| base function | mental*bold*strong | roundish*soft*mathematical | circle |
| creative function | mental*cautious*strong | roundish*angular*mathematical | square |
| role function | mental*bold*weak | roundish*soft*natural | arbitrary circle |
| vulnerable function | mental*cautious*weak | roundish*angular*natural | rounded square |
| suggestive function | vital*cautious*weak | longish*angular*natural | broad rectangle |
| mobilizing function | vital*bold*weak | longish*soft*natural | piriform oval |
| ignoring function | vital*cautious*strong | longish*angular*mathematical | rectangle |
| demonstrative function | vital*bold*strong | longish*soft*mathematical | oval |