Eight ways of judging and perceiving

Ti (Introverted Thinking): How It Judges and Why It Is Misunderstood

Ti is a way of judging by checking whether things are consistent with an internal standard. The order in which people who use Ti judge, why they seem argumentative, and how they differ from people who use Te.

Te (Extraverted Thinking): How It Judges and Why It Is Misunderstood

Te is a way of judging by results that can be confirmed externally. How people who use Te make decisions, why they are told they seem cold, and how they differ from people who use Ti.

Fi (Introverted Feeling): How It Judges and Why It Is Misunderstood

Fi is a way of judging by whether something fits the values held inside. What people who use Fi look at when choosing, why they can seem fickle, and how they differ from people who use Fe.

Fe (Extraverted Feeling): How It Judges and Why It Is Misunderstood

Fe is a way of judging by the state of the people one is with. What people who use Fe look at first when deciding, why they can seem to have no opinion of their own, and how they differ from people who use Fi.

Ni (Introverted Intuition): How It Perceives and Why It Is Misunderstood

Ni is a way of perceiving that gathers many pieces of information and narrows them down to one conclusion. How people who use Ni reach conclusions, why they cannot give reasons for them, and how they differ from people who use Ne.

Ne (Extraverted Intuition): How It Perceives and Why It Is Misunderstood

Ne is a way of perceiving that sees one thing and thinks of many related possibilities. How people who use Ne come up with new ideas, why they can seem scattered, and how they differ from people who use Ni.

Si (Introverted Sensing): How It Perceives and Why It Is Misunderstood

Si is a way of perceiving that takes in the present by comparing it with past experience. How people who use Si take in new situations, why they are said to resist change, and how they differ from people who use Se.

Se (Extraverted Sensing): How It Perceives and Why It Is Misunderstood

Se is a way of perceiving that takes in what is happening now exactly as it is. How people who use Se gather information, why they are called impulsive, and how they differ from people who use Si.