Correct me if I'm wrong, mighty INTPforum:
As far as I know, Carl Jung is responsible for creating/discovering/labelling the cognitive functions, and it's Myers-Briggs who created the system where each type has four functions arranged in a particular manner, you have an introverted function and an extroverted function and the dominant one determines whether you are an introvert or an extrovert (according to the P and J letters, which have nothing to do with Carl Jung). So an Ni-Ti or Ne-Te type doesn't technically exist. Upon studying the functions and what each of them are as a thought process, I came to the conclusion that my dominant function was Ni, followed by Ti. which makes my type "INT" (I am very introverted.) I guess I could also be Ti-Ni tbh, but anyway, moving on to the point I'm trying to make.
I see no reason why you couldn't have a person who uses two introverted thought processes or two extroverted ones as their dominant functions? I think that the MBTI, whilst not being a scientific tool does have good elements to it as a system and could do with being developped and complexified. Why not add more types? Why are their only sixteen ways of arranging the functions? Why is it deemed that only those combinations are possible?
Hope you're all having a nice day.
As far as I know, Carl Jung is responsible for creating/discovering/labelling the cognitive functions, and it's Myers-Briggs who created the system where each type has four functions arranged in a particular manner, you have an introverted function and an extroverted function and the dominant one determines whether you are an introvert or an extrovert (according to the P and J letters, which have nothing to do with Carl Jung). So an Ni-Ti or Ne-Te type doesn't technically exist. Upon studying the functions and what each of them are as a thought process, I came to the conclusion that my dominant function was Ni, followed by Ti. which makes my type "INT" (I am very introverted.) I guess I could also be Ti-Ni tbh, but anyway, moving on to the point I'm trying to make.
I see no reason why you couldn't have a person who uses two introverted thought processes or two extroverted ones as their dominant functions? I think that the MBTI, whilst not being a scientific tool does have good elements to it as a system and could do with being developped and complexified. Why not add more types? Why are their only sixteen ways of arranging the functions? Why is it deemed that only those combinations are possible?
Hope you're all having a nice day.