Extraverted Sensing (Se)
Notices what is happening here and now through direct sensory experience.
An everyday perspective
I want to see it and try it myself.
Cognitive Functions Test - Exploring Personality through 8 Jungian Psychological Functions
Cognitive functions, introduced by psychologist Carl Jung, help explain the structure of the human psyche. This test provides scores for all 8 cognitive functions, offering a comprehensive analysis of your psychological makeup. Answer 60 questions to gain a complete overview of your cognitive function scores.
01How do you take things in and decide?
People notice different information and use different criteria when making decisions. This test organizes your answers about everyday thoughts and behavior into scores for eight cognitive functions.
- 60questions
Answer about everyday life
- See eight function scoresResult illustration
- Explore the descriptions
What you will find
- A score for each of eight functions
- Descriptions of each function
- General strengths and challenges
Scores reflect your answers. Strengths and challenges are general descriptions of each function, not an individual assessment of ability or career suitability.
02What are cognitive functions?
Based on Jung’s theory of psychological types, cognitive functions describe ways of taking in information and making judgments. Four basic functions combine with two orientations, extraverted and introverted.
Taking in information · Perception
S
Sensing
Attending to concrete facts and experience
N
Intuition
Attending to connections and possibilities
Reaching conclusions · Judgment
T
Thinking
Considering logic and consistency
F
Feeling
Considering values and effects on people
One function, two orientations
eExtraverted
Attention turns toward external events, people and situations.
iIntroverted
Attention turns toward inner impressions, ideas and values.
4 functions × 2 orientations = 8 cognitive functions
Extraverted and introverted do not simply mean outgoing and shy. Feeling does not mean emotional intensity, and Thinking does not mean greater intelligence.
03Meet the eight cognitive functions
These are not eight exclusive categories of people. Explore the focus of each function, then compare the descriptions with your own results.
Sensing: concrete information
Explore strengths and challenges
Introverted Sensing (Si)
Relates current experience to remembered impressions and past experience.
An everyday perspective
How does this compare with what I tried before?
Intuition: patterns and possibilities
Extraverted Intuition (Ne)
Spots new connections and alternative uses to explore more possibilities.
An everyday perspective
Where else could this idea work?
Introverted Intuition (Ni)
Forms inward insights to explore underlying meaning and direction.
An everyday perspective
Where might these events be leading?
Thinking: logical criteria
Extraverted Thinking (Te)
Organizes decisions around external criteria and outcomes to work toward a goal.
An everyday perspective
What should we do first to reach the goal?
Introverted Thinking (Ti)
Looks closely at how things work by refining principles and checking internal consistency.
An everyday perspective
Is there a contradiction in that explanation?
Feeling: values that matter
Extraverted Feeling (Fe)
Considers people’s feelings and shared values to seek mutual understanding.
An everyday perspective
How can I explain this in a way everyone can accept?
Introverted Feeling (Fi)
Looks inward at personal convictions and judges in relation to deeply held values.
An everyday perspective
What matters too much to me to compromise?
04How to read your scores
Your results show a number and a chart for each function. Differences reflect the tendencies expressed in your answers to this test.
+32
Se+56
SiNe
-24
+40
Ni+20
TeTi
-16
+48
Fe+64
FiA negative bar falls below the chart’s reference point. It does not indicate a defect or abnormality. These values are not population averages or percentile ranks.
Higher does not mean better
A higher score means that the relevant characteristics appeared more strongly in your answers. A lower score does not mean you cannot use that function.
Look beyond one number
Compare the functions and consider situations that fit their descriptions. A small score difference need not imply a major personality difference.
Remember the context
Recent experiences and how you see yourself can affect your answers. Treat the scores as prompts for reflection rather than proof of a fixed personality.
05Score rankings are not a function order
You may also encounter the terms dominant, auxiliary, tertiary and inferior. Within type theory, they describe functions’ roles and relationships.
- Dominant
- The central process
- Auxiliary
- A supporting process
- Tertiary
- A process with room to develop
- Inferior
- A less conscious process
Sorting this test’s scores does not establish that order or determine a four-letter type. The word inferior does not refer to a person’s worth.
06References
- The Processes of Type DynamicsMyers & Briggs Foundation
- The Preferences: E–I, S–N, T–F, J–PMyers & Briggs Foundation
Cognitive Functions Test
Exploring Personality through 8 Jungian Psychological Functions
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