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The (Twelve) Primary Dimensions of Personality,* then:**

[Text from ms diagram shown above; the (bracketed) notes are not part of the 12:]

R~ (Musicians, Comedians) Friendly, Trustful (12) ↓?	C~ (CEREBRAL) Cheerful Placid Sociable Talkative (5)	S~ ('Extraverts')
(WET) (INTUITIVE) Self-effacing, Submissive (4)↑?		(11) Calm, Tolerant (INTELLECTIVE) (COLD)
Sensitive, Sympathetic, Tender-hearted (6)		↓(1) Cold, Inflexible (Army Officers)
(7) Cultural, Aesthetic		↑(9) Cautious, Inhibited, Reserved, Withdrawn
Daydreaming, Languid, Slack, Tired (10)		(8) Conscientious, Painstaking, Responsible /↓?
Emotionally Changeable, Evasive, Neurotic (3)		(2) Independent, Intelligent, Reliable (Drs, Lawyers)
G~    (INSPIRATIONAL)	☼	(ANALYTICAL) M~
Foolish, Frivolous, Unreflective(!) (2)		(3) Emotionally stable, realistic, steadfast
?↑/Emotionally Dependent, Impulsive, Irresponsible (8)		(10) Energetic, Persistent, Quick, Vigorous
		(7) Boorish, Uncultured (Army Officers)
(HOT) Adventurous, Carefree. Kind (9) ↓?		(6) Frank, Hard-boiled, Poised, Unemotional (DRY)
Easygoing, Generous, Genial, Warm (1) ↑?		(4) Ascendant, Dominant, Self-assertive
(11) Excitable, High-strung, Irritable		(12) Suspicious, Hostile
(INNOVATIVE) ('Introverts') (Artists) (Anxiety) J~	(5) Agitated Depressed Seclusive Sorrowful (MANUFAC-TORAL) A~	(IMPLEMENTATIVE) U~

The only pair which really stick[s] out of this lot is (to my mind) once again, the Extravert-Introvert polarity. But the simple understanding of Extraverts as, basically, those who are clubbable*** and Introverts as those who are individualistic – may help to resolve this. Artists and other more 'spontaneous' individuals often do see the more clubbable and herd-ish people types, surprisingly, as generally inflexible, calm, reserved; the more individualistic types often appear more carefree, warm, excitable. This is a long way from the common perception of extraversion and introversion – the former madly social (as for the individualistic type in the simple definition?), the latter depressed and miserable: perhaps this is the characteristic of each type when sick or diseased in the mind?

None of this is to validate the pairs: simply to fit them.

*[Abraham Sperling Ph.D., Psychology Made Simple, 1967; 174]

**[See start of last previous entry.]

***ref earlier [ref unclear; but see e.g. last previous 3 entries [Redbook5:135-139][19880606:0955b]{Personality Indicators}[6^th June 1988]ff].

****I think the key may may be found not in the Observed but in the Observer: it may well be that many Psychologists are basically inward-looking (hence their interest) and perhaps secretly envy 'Extraverts'; and for most people, whatever type they are, social interaction is an ideal. <880615>

&/or perhaps the answer is in dependence: Extraverts depend on each other, and like it; Introverts look inward, and don't? <880615>

[New Scientist, 14/07/2018. p8, Personality links to Brexit views: ‘Around a third of people in western societies have authoritarian personalities. This personality type is partly determined by genes, and features a strong desire for order, obedience, conformity, and cohesion within the “in-group” with which the person identifies.’  This fits with the positioning of extraversion on the Circles in relation to other archetypal qualities, and with my personal perception of stereotypically extravert behaviour as being socially strongly group orientated, i.e. not just with any old group but with the extravert’s personal group or groups, at least as his or her core of any gathering. <20180813&postedblogger>]

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