VH
Variable Hybrid
- MBTI
- NFJedi
Socionics inverts their J and P functions for Introverts.
INFj is Fi, Ne, Si, Te which corresponds to INFP in MBTI.
INFp is Ni, Fe, Ti, Se which corresponds to INFJ in MBTI.
The reason that Socionics does this (aside from avoiding being sued) is to highlight the dominant function as a J or P function. Fi is a J function and Ni is a P function. In socionics, the last letter will always indicate the preference of the dominant function. In the case of extroverts, the functions match the MBTI model, and therefore they use all capital letters. For example, ENFJ in Socionics is listed the same as in MBTI and corresponds to the same functions (Fe, Ni, Se, and Ti).
The MBTI J/P axis declares the nature of the extroverted function (regardless if it is the dominant or secondary function in the pair). For example, INFJ is considered a J function because the extroverted function in the dominant and secondary pair is Fe. This declaration is based on the assumption that others will see the extroverted function most clearly manifested in behavior - and is the reason why Jungian archetype theory favors this model over the Socionics approach.
For disambiguation, you may notice that sometimes people put upper and lower case letters in their MBTI Description in the sidebar. Just to be clear, this has nothing to do with either Socionics or MBTI types mentioned above. It is simply an attempt to illustrate stronger preferences. For example, if I listed myself as an iNFj, then I'd be stating that my i and j preferences are slight, while my N anf F preferences are strong. I hope that clears things up.
