Clusters of Judiciousness - Decisiveness

List of main clusters:

  1. Altruism, respect for others' interests, absence of motives for violence and suppression for the sake of dominance
  2. Good-naturedness, kindness, predominance of a bright euphoric mood, easy-going nature, absence of bitter skepticism, malice, and vengefulness
  3. Prefers comfort and calmness, dislikes an atmosphere of risk and competition
  4. Diligently avoids any unpleasant or painful sensations
  5. Sincerity, lack of cunning, absence of intrigue and Machiavellianism
  6. Tendency toward internationalism (respect for the interests of other nations, treating them as equals)
  7. Likes hugs, tenderness, and caressing, is attached to loved ones, loves children (symptoms of increased oxytocin)
  8. Easily influenced by others' moods, especially positive ones, strives to please others
  9. Trusting (symptom of increased oxytocin)
  10. Increased suggestibility (symptom of increased oxytocin)
  11. Loves sunny yellow and dislikes black
  12. Prefers non-spicy food
  13. Often nitpicks in various matters and activities, easily distracted by insignificant details
  14. Loves the green color of foliage, enjoys calm communication with nature
  15. Loves shades of purple and lilac

Note that there is no cluster of "decisiveness" (in the sense of the speed and finality of decisions) in the list of clusters. This is because while this property is correlated with the central pole, its correlation is quite moderate. This is due to the fact that the property of decisiveness in actions is positively linked with Se, but negatively with Ni, which results in a relatively weak correlation with socionic judiciousness-decisiveness.

It would be more accurate to call this dichotomy "Benevolence" (meaning benevolence and altruism on one pole, malice and selfishness on the other) - exactly as it is named in the "BIG FIVE" personality system.

The main clusters most closely linked to the dichotomy are the first two: altruism (in the sense of non-egoism, respect for the rights and interests of others) and benevolence.

The socionic profiles of all the clusters are provided in the attached tables.

Table 1. Dichotomies

Cluster nºN questionsPeripheral clustersExt.Irr.Sta.Int.Per.Tac.Car.Log.Asc.Con.Yie.Que.Dem.Pos.Pro.
1107Altruism-0,151-0,116-0,0170,1050,690-0,0010,054-0,101-0,0780,0840,1790,0270,0700,038-0,090
256Good-naturedness-0,008-0,028-0,0470,1940,6030,0030,119-0,012-0,149-0,1080,116-0,0570,1120,300-0,252
342Comfort and tranquility, does not like risks and competition-0,322-0,064-0,1290,1210,7000,1150,013-0,042-0,1160,098-0,0170,0580,015-0,062-0,063
423Avoiding unpleasant and painful sensations-0,194-0,166-0,1190,1370,557-0,0370,126-0,089-0,2150,0480,1160,1040,1080,041-0,123
536Sincerity, not guile-0,315-0,2500,069-0,0960,5540,0550,1270,1340,0330,1970,2640,0500,0790,031-0,187
614Internationalism0,1220,1210,0180,2040,4030,060-0,0480,030-0,0970,1340,0000,1460,1880,023-0,024
714Affection, tenderness, and stroking (oxytocin)0,1570,034-0,104-0,2100,371-0,0520,057-0,1730,012-0,0500,188-0,0220,0360,125-0,033
824Empathetic, tries to make things pleasant (oxytocin)0,077-0,106-0,183-0,1490,461-0,0280,065-0,233-0,013-0,0180,234-0,0700,0330,193-0,139
923Trusting (oxytocin)0,1930,043-0,0320,0640,524-0,0620,089-0,1710,087-0,0910,217-0,0390,0460,336-0,096
108Suggestibility (oxytocin)-0,0120,128-0,180,1400,3520,0240,037-0,164-0,0470,1590,077-0,033-0,0200,180-0,047
112Likes sunny yellow and dislikes black0,127-0,02-0,0060,0110,247-0,0110,109-0,100-0,107-0,0820,020-0,0200,1050,168-0,197
122Prefers non-spicy food0,002-0,02-0,1360,0590,357-0,026-0,0330,093-0,031-0,0560,0660,019-0,057-0,124-0,024
1314Distracted by small things-0,0350,066-0,0080,1150,4170,146-0,028-0,1650,0470,166-0,0320,014-0,108-0,009-0,008
145Loves the green color and communication with nature-0,0780,031-0,131-0,0920,3220,0110,0590,003-0,0090,1110,103-0,014-0,0960,137-0,030
151Likes shades of purple and lilac0,1320,002-0,0630,1410,2890,1030,149-0,182-0,0270,064-0,0090,033-0,0800,0400,010
000010000000000
Average-0,019-0,022-0,0670,0470,4900,0190,056-0,073-0,0440,0410,0950,0120,0270,089-0,081

Table 2. Functions

Cluster nºN questionsPeripheral clustersNiNeSiSeTiTeFiFeQiQeDiDe
1107Altruism-0,1800,3300,280-0,560-0,140-0,2800,3900,1500,250-0,1900,100-0,050
256Good-naturedness-0,1800,4200,310-0,480-0,250-0,2300,3300,1500,040-0,2500,0300,110
342Comfort and tranquility, does not like risks and competition-0,0800,2100,370-0,530-0,080-0,2600,3700,0300,310-0,2500,160-0,190
423Avoiding unpleasant and painful sensations-0,1400,2300,280-0,510-0,170-0,2400,4200,1000,320-0,2000,050-0,030
536Sincerity, not guile-0,3000,1300,340-0,4600,160-0,1200,180-0,0300,360-0,1800,180-0,110
614Internationalism0,0200,3900,040-0,320-0,110-0,0700,0600,0500,150-0,110-0,2500,060
714Affection, tenderness, and stroking (oxytocin)-0,3100,1300,330-0,100-0,260-0,2300,2200,270-0,060-0,030-0,0400,110
824Empathetic, tries to make things pleasant (oxytocin)-0,3500,1400,370-0,260-0,330-0,3400,4000,360-0,020-0,0600,0700,120
923Trusting (oxytocin)-0,2100,4400,200-0,350-0,330-0,3500,2600,370-0,100-0,060-0,0400,140
108Suggestibility (oxytocin)0,0300,2900,170-0,340-0,290-0,3200,3200,2300,000-0,0900,010-0,040
112Likes sunny yellow and dislikes black-0,2000,1800,210-0,110-0,220-0,1100,1700,140-0,030-0,100-0,0800,160
122Prefers non-spicy food-0,0700,1200,140-0,220-0,030-0,0500,0900,0100,050-0,0200,060-0,040
1314Distracted by small things0,0000,2000,130-0,290-0,130-0,2700,2400,1500,070-0,0200,090-0,170
145Loves the green color and communication with nature-0,1300,0500,290-0,180-0,080-0,1600,1700,0700,030-0,0500,110-0,100
151Likes shades of purple and lilac-0,1000,1900,130-0,210-0,240-0,2000,2300,210-0,0200,070-0,010-0,020
-1,0001,0001,000-1,0000,0000,0000,0000,0000,0000,0000,0000,000
Average-0,1470,2300,239-0,328-0,167-0,2150,2570,1510,090-0,1030,029-0,003

Table 3. Types

Cluster nºN questionsPeripheral clustersILELIISEIESESLELSIIEIEIESEEESIILILIEIEEEIISLILSE
1107Altruism0,4400,5300,4500,450-0,840-0,800-0,320-0,580-0,8800,140-0,570-0,1800,3500,9700,5500,310
256Good-naturedness0,3900,3200,0900,440-0,830-0,610-0,030-0,910-0,500-0,250-0,6200,6600,7000,5200,6300,010
342Comfort and tranquility, does not like risks and competition0,1600,6700,4100,380-1,170-0,700-0,190-0,580-1,0800,0800,080-0,6200,4200,8000,9100,440
423Avoiding unpleasant and painful sensations0,0900,4400,2300,170-1,170-0,840-0,300-0,400-0,6900,410-0,3400,2400,2900,7700,7800,330
536Sincerity, not guile0,4300,6600,2500,410-0,320-0,110-0,380-0,690-1,2600,700-0,630-0,190-0,3100,6000,6600,180
614Internationalism0,7100,240-0,1600,170-0,340-0,820-0,200-0,230-0,010-0,1400,110-0,1500,3000,1500,2500,130
714Affection, tenderness, and stroking (oxytocin)0,230-0,3600,7000,630-0,140-0,460-0,140-0,3500,030-0,190-0,8700,0200,1500,1100,2600,380
824Empathetic, tries to make things pleasant (oxytocin)0,020-0,3100,7001,070-0,480-0,620-0,030-0,480-0,460-0,030-1,1200,3100,1600,4800,4000,380
923Trusting (oxytocin)0,810-0,0600,5400,740-0,400-0,5600,160-0,470-0,190-0,670-1,2400,3100,4300,4300,190-0,030
108Suggestibility (oxytocin)0,470-0,4400,2800,530-0,510-0,8500,260-0,170-0,450-0,360-0,050-0,0900,3400,5900,650-0,190
112Likes sunny yellow and dislikes black0,0800,000-0,0200,390-0,360-0,380-0,110-0,4000,0300,050-0,5400,4800,5100,0300,280-0,060
122Prefers non-spicy food0,0200,2600,2000,030-0,150-0,340-0,100-0,120-0,370-0,260-0,070-0,0200,1600,1000,2000,450
1314Distracted by small things0,4200,0400,1000,460-0,290-0,4300,080-0,010-0,510-0,190-0,080-0,7500,4700,4500,2300,020
145Loves the green color and communication with nature0,230-0,2600,3100,350-0,190-0,200-0,010-0,300-0,500-0,150-0,290-0,180-0,0600,3400,7200,190
151Likes shades of purple and lilac0,410-0,2600,0400,270-0,510-0,370-0,0600,280-0,290-0,120-0,310-0,1100,5900,2100,1400,100
1,0001,0001,0001,000-1,000-1,000-1,000-1,000-1,000-1,000-1,000-1,0001,0001,0001,0001,000
Average0,3270,0980,2750,433-0,513-0,539-0,091-0,361-0,475-0,065-0,436-0,0180,3000,4370,4570,176

Cluster composition

Next, we present the questionnaire composition of the clusters. The number following each questionnaire statement indicates the correlation of the type profile of the statement with the type profile of "pure Prudence-Decisiveness" (i.e., a profile where all prudent types correspond to the number plus 1, and all decisive types correspond to minus 1).

1) Altruism, respect for others' interests, absence of motives for violence and suppression for the sake of domination.

  1. Despicable and flawed are those who impose submission and obedience by force, for the human race deserves to unite only through the great and noble consciousness of brotherhood. 0.81
  2. If I found a wallet with 300 dollars and someone else's documents, I would try to find the owner. 0.80
  3. The superior should be the servant of all others. 0.79
  4. I have always been characterized by goodwill towards completely unfamiliar people and a willingness to forgive offenses to close ones. 0.78
  5. I am more of an altruist than an egoist. 0.78
  6. I often dream of living in a world where friendship and brotherhood rule. 0.77
  7. War is always sought and found by those who lack the talent for creativity. 0.77
  8. I am very altruistic and almost always ready to help those in need. 0.77
  9. By nature, I am kinder and less egoistic than others. 0.77
  10. Compared to my acquaintances, I am more altruistic by nature, almost always ready to share, try to help, and respect others' interests. 0.76
  11. Any violence shocks and repulses me. 0.76
  12. Expanding my knowledge of the world is more interesting to me than power. 0.75
  13. I am opposed to "harsh" decisions. 0.75
  14. The interests of people who are not very close to me are often as close to me as my own. 0.73
  15. I sincerely respect "small" people. 0.72
  16. According to my psychology, I would be more suited for the role of a peacemaker rather than the attacking side. 0.71
  17. I have often sacrificed my personal interests for the common good. 0.70
  18. It is true that I never allow myself actions that are unjust towards others or that humiliate someone. 0.70
  19. In sex, I pay more attention to: 1) the process 5) the partner 0.69
  20. It is true that I do not strive to put others in a subordinate position and never want to live at someone else's expense. 0.69
  21. Every person deserves respect, regardless of their status. 0.68
  22. Before criticizing someone, I try to imagine how I would feel if I were in their place. 0.68
  23. I almost always take into account the requests and interests of unfamiliar people. 0.67
  24. When choosing clothes, I easily compromise if something does not suit my close ones. 0.67
  25. I often feel a sense of participation and care for people who are less fortunate than me. 0.67
  26. I rarely tell people "no", I avoid refusing them directly, preferring evasive answers. 0.66
  27. When making decisions, I always subconsciously think whether they might harm the interests of humanity, society, or other people. 0.66
  28. I am more responsive than other people I know. 0.65
  29. I enjoy showing care for others. 0.65
  30. I am a gentle person who knows how to forgive. 0.65
  31. Putting high, solid, opaque fences around one's country houses is a sign of vulgarity and disrespect towards society. 0.65
  32. I always treat other people's rights with the same respect as my own. 0.64
  33. I feel the greatest fear and distrust towards those who show a tendency for dictatorship and violence. 0.63
  34. I do not know how to "pressure" others, I do not know how and do not like to control the surrounding space. 0.63
  35. When making decisions, I always carefully think whether they might harm the interests of humanity, society, or other people. 0.63
  36. I clearly have above-average respect for the rights and interests of others. 0.62
  37. If I walk through a field or forest, I try not to step on flowers or noticeable insects. 0.62
  38. It is difficult for me to refuse a person’s request, and it is hard for me to make a subordinate do their work properly. 0.62
  39. I recognize and respect the intrinsic value of every person. 0.61
  40. I most often feel somewhat ashamed to be the first to end a conversation with someone. 0.60
  41. There is a place and untaken space for activity for everyone in life, only pathological personalities strive to fight each other. 0.60
  42. Freedom, Equality, Brotherhood – these are sacred concepts for me. 0.59
  43. I often sacrifice my time or comfort to provide another person with an irreversible service. 0.57
  44. Compared to others, I am a very peace-loving person, completely devoid of thoughts of violence. 0.55

  1. Let the will to power grow and triumph, let all the weak and ugly perish. -0.63
  2. The criterion of truth is material benefit, what is right is only what is personally beneficial to me. -0.63
  3. I hold humanity and people in considerable contempt. -0.63
  4. I am more than many people prone to "healthy egocentrism": everyone should first care for themselves, and only later for others, and if they ask. -0.64
  5. The world is cruel, and I always side with the victors, not the victims. -0.64
  6. I believe that everything unfit for life and all that is weak should be eradicated. -0.66
  7. A fool is not worth pitying or saving with advice, let them punish themselves with their foolishness. -0.67
  8. Other people’s lives are useful only insofar as they benefit me. -0.67
  9. Sometimes I feel like causing minor harm to some people – burn something in their house, break it, spoil it. -0.67
  10. To make my criticism sharper and more convincing, I sometimes deliberately distort or misquote what the person I am criticizing has said. -0.67
  11. Only fools always fully pay their bills. -0.67
  12. I get annoyed by other people's success. -0.67
  13. In childhood, I didn’t cause any particular harm, but I enjoyed threatening with violence. -0.67
  14. I enjoy watching crime news on TV. -0.67
  15. If compared to the average human level, I have no less (and sometimes more) egoism. -0.67
  16. I know how to be ruthless towards people. -0.68
  17. I can humiliate another person with words if they have annoyed me in some way. -0.68
  18. I believe that one should only be consistently honest and decent with close friends. -0.68
  19. I enjoy conquering or, more often, "buying" myself the right to break public prohibitions, as such a right gives great pleasure. -0.68
  20. People who claim to be guided by general interests rather than personal ones are lying; they are only guided by ambition. -0.69
  21. Another person for me is more often an object of manipulation than an equal personality and subject. -0.69
  22. In my view, when I look at another, it often reads: "Gotcha!" -0.69
  23. I really enjoy subordinating the external environment to myself, imposing my will. -0.69
  24. With my significant silence, I know how to "finish off" a person. -0.69
  25. I relax when I watch films with fights. -0.69
  26. I enjoy "playing with" members of the opposite sex. -0.70
  27. I enjoy manipulating people, striving for power and fame. -0.70
  28. Delicacy usually provokes being pushed. -0.70
  29. Sometimes I like negatively affecting others' emotions, upsetting people, disturbing their usual comfortable balance. -0.70
  30. Almost everyone would steal if the amount were large and there was no risk of getting caught. -0.70
  31. Exploiting fools and weaklings is normal and natural. -0.70
  32. A victorious war is better than a bad peace. -0.71
  33. Sometimes I like to anger those around me. -0.71
  34. During arguments, I bring up even a person’s very old wrongdoings. -0.71
  35. No matter what a person says, I can, when necessary, turn everything they say to my advantage and their detriment. -0.72
  36. I usually try to keep people at a distance and scare off anyone who might encroach on a good spot for me. -0.72
  37. If necessary, I can be cruel and shameless. -0.72
  38. If five people initially organize an equal cooperative, it will be right if the strongest one gradually takes over leadership and begins to control everything. -0.72
  39. Sometimes, when you trash someone, it lifts your mood. -0.72
  40. Sometimes I deliberately provoke a conflict to stir myself up a bit. -0.73
  41. I get excited and intensify pressure when I face others' obedience and submission. -0.73
  42. I always eagerly await and track others’ "yawns," which allows me to take the "prey" or capture a higher position in the social hierarchy. -0.73
  43. I do not believe in people's altruism; every person is, deep down, a hardcore egoist. -0.74
  44. Creating and using traps for people is fun and enjoyable. -0.74
  45. Many people evoke contempt in me. -0.74
  46. Sometimes I enjoy mocking certain people. -0.74
  47. I know how to be evil. -0.75
  48. Coming up with traps for people is interesting. -0.75
  49. If there’s a convenient moment to take a piece of someone’s estate for my own benefit, only a fool would not do it. -0.75
  50. It’s hard to seriously pity people who fall for scams, because they are all fools. -0.75
  51. Without fear, there would be no progress. -0.76
  52. Everyone would try to establish their personal dictatorship in society if they had the opportunity. -0.76
  53. I often feel a hidden, concealed hostility towards many of my acquaintances. -0.77
  54. The triumph of the strong over the weak is a normal and quite acceptable foundation of life. -0.77
  55. When I manage to get something from another person through forceful pressure, it is usually pleasant. -0.78
  56. I love in people authority, determination, and strength. -0.79
  57. Sometimes I deliberately hurt people, provoking them to respond with aggression. -0.79
  58. Everyone in this life should think and care first of all about themselves, without fearing to harm others – after all, the world is built on competition. -0.80
  59. I know how to observe and choose the moment for "overthrowing" a rival. -0.80
  60. There must always be enemies, almost in any situation or company. -0.80
  61. In many cases, I enjoy thinking about my enemies. -0.84
  62. I hate weaklings. -0.86
  63. I only respect people who can resist; I find spineless individuals uninteresting and boring. -0.86

2) Good-naturedness, benevolence, dominance of a cheerful euphoria in mood, being quick to forgive, absence of bitter skepticism, malice, and vengefulness.

  1. Most people by nature are kind and honest. 0.70
  2. I believe in the good and inherently honest nature of humans. 0.69
  3. I almost always enjoy it when disputing parties come to the conclusion that both points of view have a right to exist. 0.69
  4. It’s true that I am a person who simply cannot hate anyone or anything. 0.65
  5. It’s true that I never hold a grudge against people for long – sooner or later, I forgive everything. 0.63
  6. If you divide all people into two equal groups – one consisting of more evil and suspicious people, and the other of more good-natured, satisfied, life-content people – I belong more to THE SECOND GROUP, the group of good-natured people. 0.63
  7. My typical reaction to someone’s aggression is not to engage in confrontation, but, on the contrary, to try to lift the mood, smile, agree, or encourage. 0.59
  8. I strongly dislike it when someone’s mistake is emphasized during a conversation. 0.58
  9. All people are good, and their minor flaws shouldn’t be focused on to avoid ruining your mood – for instance, I manage to do this. 0.57
  10. I usually don’t like it when a discussion turns into an attack on someone’s achievements – I immediately feel the need to defend the person. 0.55
  11. In other people, I more often notice something that brings joyful surprise rather than something funny or caricatured. 0.52
  12. Pleasant dreams happen more often and are remembered better than nightmares. 0.51
  13. I am very patient with the weaknesses and flaws of others. 0.50
  14. I have a subtle sense of humor, one that is not mean-spirited and can highlight the funny sides of things and make people laugh. 0.49
  15. I generally forgive people, regardless of whether they deserve it or not. 0.49
  16. In my mood, there is almost always a dominant cheerful euphoria, and I almost never experience bitter skepticism. 0.48
  17. I tend to see the good in people more often than the bad. 0.46
  18. I usually don’t feel anger when I’m offended; I tend to ignore it or turn it into a joke. 0.40

  1. I enjoy hearing news about various troubles and misfortunes. -0.43
  2. I have the ability to find and create enemies, and then punish them. -0.46
  3. I frequently feel anger, malice, or rage. -0.47
  4. Enemies must be avenged – up to their destruction. -0.49
  5. Many people truly deserve to be treated like trash. -0.50
  6. It would be nice to take everything I own with me to the grave. -0.52
  7. There are moments when rage engulfs my entire being. -0.52
  8. I have constant enemies. -0.53
  9. I am a person with a long memory for wrongs. -0.55
  10. According to some people around me, I can sometimes (at least once or twice a week) be an exceedingly malicious being. -0.55
  11. For me, it’s not rare to experience prolonged, bitter, gloomy moods with growing irritation and the search for someone on whom I can vent my anger. -0.56
  12. I always remember and think about my potential enemies, even if I don’t see them at the moment. -0.56
  13. I think and act in terms of honor and revenge. -0.57
  14. I derive pleasure from tormenting some people around me. -0.58
  15. People can be so disgusting that I often want to do something nasty to them. -0.59
  16. I feel pleasure seeing my enemy suffer. -0.60
  17. I am a vengeful person. -0.60
  18. I often become irritably angry and intolerant toward others. -0.60
  19. I never miss an opportunity to cruelly mock a weak side of someone I dislike. -0.61
  20. Most people are scoundrels. -0.61
  21. There are people who provoke strong, deep hatred in me. -0.61
  22. I feel anger more often than joy. -0.63
  23. In a discussion, I rarely feel goodwill toward my opponent, so sometimes I exaggerate and "twist" their words. -0.63
  24. Without hatred for enemies, there would be no progress. -0.66
  25. It is often more pleasing to me to harm my enemy than to do something good for a friend. -0.67
  26. I like it when people are afraid of me. -0.68
  27. I take pleasure in avenging an offense. -0.68
  28. I know how to despise and hate. -0.72
  29. Sometimes I hide my desire for revenge for a long time, waiting for the right opportunity, and then I act. -0.72
  30. Sometimes I deliberately ruin someone’s mood – so that they suffer and know their place. -0.73
  31. It’s always pleasant to observe the humiliation of my opponent or rival. -0.74
  32. Compared to the average person, I am more likely to be angry than kind and friendly. -0.74
  33. I always test people’s loyalty to me for a long time. -0.74
  34. I take pleasure in someone else’s bad mood. -0.75
  35. There are many people I look down on. -0.77
  36. I enjoy hurting certain people – sometimes I like to bring them to the point of distress or even tears. -0.80
  37. I always and inevitably take revenge for offenses, but much later and without rage, with only calm pleasure. -0.82
  38. If I decide to take revenge, I will plan it carefully and make sure I "cover" the person – even if it takes a couple of years to do so. -0.83

3) Preference for comfort and tranquility, dislikes an atmosphere of risk and competition

  1. Above all, I value comfort and tranquility. 0.68
  2. In communication, what matters most to me is freedom, informality, and "homeliness," a calm and friendly atmosphere—I can't stand rude, vulgar, or eccentric companies. 0.66
  3. I don't like an atmosphere of tense competitive work, it makes me uncomfortable. 0.64
  4. I get enough pleasure from the process itself; I don't have to strive for the final outcome with all my might. 0.63
  5. My main desire is to enjoy the surrounding world, one full of stability and peace. 0.63
  6. Important values for me are the harmony of the nearby space and my relaxation in it. 0.63
  7. I live by the principle: "The less you need, the happier and freer your existence." 0.62
  8. In conditions of tension, rush, and hurry, I always find it hard to focus. 0.62
  9. The core of my life is striving for comfort, experiencing pleasant sensations, and avoiding unpleasant ones. 0.61
  10. Compared to the average human level, my character is more peaceful and yielding than stubbornly confrontational. 0.60
  11. Under the influence of some real threat or danger, I automatically become a homebody, becoming more closed off than usual. 0.60
  12. I am afraid of conflicts. 0.58
  13. Rewards will never tempt me into a risky endeavor. 0.55
  14. I avoid playing games with high stakes. 0.54

  1. I enjoy competing. -0.58
  2. Silence and complete lack of conflict frighten me because they don't bring any of the information I require. -0.59
  3. I need leadership, not brotherhood. -0.61
  4. I feel like a fish in water in an atmosphere of conflict tension and mass passions. -0.61
  5. For me, the stronger and more powerful, the better and more interesting. -0.62
  6. I am ready to take risks for rewards. -0.62
  7. Without the thrill of competition, especially alone, I inevitably fall into melancholy. -0.63
  8. The power to dominate and command is something I don't need for anything—it is pleasant in itself. -0.65
  9. I don't respect people who have achieved nothing in their public recognition, even if they are talented. -0.65
  10. I will go to the goal over the heads of others. -0.65
  11. The higher the stakes in the game, the more it attracts me. -0.66
  12. In other conditions, I could easily work as an agent in a debt collection agency. -0.67
  13. If a person is not rich and doesn't hold a prominent position in society, it means they haven't achieved anything in life yet. -0.68
  14. I enjoy the atmosphere of struggle. -0.68
  15. It's harmful to support the weak; the strongest should win in life. -0.70
  16. I believe the world was, is, and should be the arena of eternal struggle, in which there is no and cannot be justice, and the strongest always win, while a person of medium strength, like me, must survive by skillfully maneuvering between the strong, that is, by learning to "run between the raindrops." -0.70
  17. I am usually more concerned with getting something than with getting rid of some existing discomfort. -0.71
  18. People usually exaggerate the pain they felt in some situation. -0.71
  19. I am a "gambler in life." -0.72
  20. My mission is not to bring stability and peace, but a cleansing storm. -0.72
  21. I am often drawn to extreme situations with their exciting thrill and feeling of victory. -0.72
  22. I most respect in people their resilience and decisiveness in the face of imminent danger or an opponent. -0.73
  23. I prefer leaders with an authoritative and strongly willful manner. -0.73
  24. I am always dissatisfied with what I already have. -0.74
  25. I am ready to sacrifice many of my current needs to occupy a higher position. -0.75
  26. The main criterion of success for me is the high status achieved as a result. -0.75
  27. I am attracted to situations of courage, luck, and nerve-wracking "borderline" risks. -0.76
  28. I often fantasized and dreamed of the highest rungs of my future career. -0.80

4) Avoidance of unpleasant and painful sensations

  1. I often avoid something because I am afraid of ruining my mood. 0.65
  2. The fear of punishment should be used as a stimulus as rarely as possible, or better yet, not used at all. 0.63
  3. Avoiding pain is usually more important to me than experiencing pleasure. 0.61
  4. The thought of the pain I might cause myself or others always stops my rage. 0.61
  5. I always check the temperature of a hot drink in a glass with my finger before holding it. 0.61
  6. When close people around me are arguing, I feel energetically drained and just suffer from it. 0.61
  7. Other people's hatred or suffering depresses me and throws me off balance. 0.60
  8. I am careful not to quarrel with anyone. 0.59
  9. I find the feelings that remain after any family quarrel unpleasant and even disgusting. 0.56
  10. Hunting animals for sport is a pastime for psychopaths, I find it neither interesting nor pleasant. 0.55
  11. I try to ensure that no one feels offended by my actions. 0.54
  12. I am afraid of the sight and sound of other people's physical suffering. 0.54
  13. I always aim for polite communication, without rudeness or coercion. 0.53
  14. If the truth is disgusting, then I don’t need to hear that truth. 0.53
  15. An atmosphere of fear and reprimands discourages me from wanting to learn something for a long time. 0.53
  16. Failures throw me off track strongly and for a long time. 0.52
  17. I absolutely cannot stand the sight of physical suffering. 0.49
  18. A loud emotional scandal almost always immediately throws me off balance. 0.49
  19. It is true that I don’t want to know anything that spoils my mood. 0.38

  1. Sometimes I enjoy causing pain to another person. -0.59
  2. It is possible that sometimes my behavior reveals some notes of sadism. -0.65
  3. Sometimes I enjoy seeing someone else’s fear. -0.70
  4. Sometimes I find satisfaction in someone else’s fear. -0.70

5) Sincerity, lack of deceit, absence of intrigue and Machiavellianism

  1. My problem is that I absolutely cannot "twist my soul." 0.68
  2. I consider my important virtues to be loyalty and devotion, and I do not approve of cunning schemers. 0.60
  3. My weakness compared to others is that, unlike most people, I simply cannot lie for any kind of gain. 0.58
  4. I am a sincere and fair person; I have much less duplicity and greed than others. 0.58
  5. It’s better to live as a homeless person than as a swindler. 0.58
  6. It's true that I have no talent for intrigue; I’ve always been a fool focused on the common good and, like an even bigger fool, always expected the same from others. 0.54
  7. I don't like to cheat in business; I prefer to negotiate honestly with partners on mutually beneficial terms. 0.45
  8. If there is no trust in communication, I feel very uncomfortable. 0.45
  9. I really dislike any lie, and I never lie to achieve any goal. 0.43
  10. I am meticulous about issues of integrity, unobtrusive, but I will always help those in need. 0.43

  1. I am able to pretend and, by calculation, gain trust. -0.46
  2. I can and enjoy pretending to deceive an opponent and gain an advantage by doing so. -0.47
  3. I am very good at achieving my goals by exploiting others' psychological weaknesses and human attachments. -0.47
  4. When solving life’s tasks, I know how to intrigue and subtly pit people against each other in a group. -0.48
  5. Sometimes I run experiments on acquaintances, testing their reactions in situations I deliberately create. -0.49
  6. History moves through conspiracies, and that is right and normal; everything else is from the devil. -0.52
  7. I can, with healthy cynicism, convincingly demonstrate "heartfelt remorse," and I often use this to my advantage. -0.52
  8. When solving life’s tasks, I know how to intrigue, making people in a group clash. -0.52
  9. When necessary, I know how to mislead people and predict their reactions to my seemingly casual, deliberately chosen words. -0.54
  10. I enjoy it when I manage to slightly deceive or "cheat" someone. -0.54
  11. To avoid problems, I am better than others at outsmarting people and getting out of tricky situations. -0.56
  12. I like to test new acquaintances by creating a situation for them and observing how they get out of it. -0.56
  13. I know how to use acquaintances for my own benefit. -0.57
  14. If a person has trusted you, they are completely at your disposal. -0.57
  15. I know how to exploit my acquaintances by gradually making them dependent and increasing that exploitation. -0.59
  16. I am good at convincingly saying what I don't think, and I possess the gift of convincing insincerity. -0.59
  17. Sometimes I entertained myself by deliberately exploiting others' good attitude toward me. -0.61
  18. I enjoy moving people around like chess pieces. -0.62
  19. In dealings with people, I use trickery and deceit at least once every second time, or even more often. -0.62
  20. I know how to manipulate the behavior of my acquaintances, as if pressing the right buttons. -0.63
  21. A smart person is smart because they should deceive the foolish. -0.63
  22. The emblem on my userpic could well be a snake – it has useful character traits. -0.65
  23. Sometimes, out of boredom, I enjoy throwing people off balance – I intentionally say hurtful things to them. -0.65
  24. I enjoy testing and challenging people, watching from the side as they try to get out of a difficult situation. -0.65
  25. I believe that if a wealthy person is foolish and trusting, it's a sin not to make them share their money. -0.65
  26. I am capable of being treacherous. -0.83

6) Tendency toward internationalism (respect for the interests of other nations, treating them as equals)

  1. I am completely indifferent to where a person is from, their nationality or group affiliation, etc. – I am only interested in their personal qualities. 0.71
  2. I believe in the brotherhood of people of different nationalities. 0.63
  3. If there is no language barrier, the nationality of a person is absolutely unimportant to me in order to become friends. 0.50
  4. I am calmly or even approvingly inclined toward marriages between representatives of different religions, nationalities, and social groups. 0.41

  1. The most dangerous people for the state are those who pollute the national soil with the weeds of cosmopolitanism. -0.49
  2. Rushing to defend the citizens of a hostile country means betraying your own country. -0.50
  3. If a scientific discovery is important, it should stay in the native country. -0.50
  4. I can’t help it, but some nationalities deeply repulse me. -0.60
  5. The division of people into nations is fundamental; different nations will always "pull" from each other everything that can be taken or stolen. -0.60
  6. For me, there are always my own people who are under my protection, and there are unpleasant and unwanted outsiders. -0.61
  7. I believe that most foreigners should live in their own historical homeland, not in our country. -0.62
  8. There are peoples who are dangerous for my nation and wish it harm. -0.63
  9. I believe that representatives of smaller non-title nationalities should not be represented in science, culture, and politics beyond their proportion in the overall population of the country. -0.64
  10. Internationalist slogans are either a deception or pure foolishness. -0.65

7) Loves hugs, tenderness, and caressing, attached to close ones, loves children (symptoms of increased oxytocin)

  1. I love all kinds of hugs, tenderness, and caressing. 0.70
  2. My strong erogenous zones are near my nipples and at the back of my neck. 0.67
  3. I have or would really like to have at least three or more children. 0.61
  4. I love it when my back is scratched. 0.60
  5. I love casually showing affection to my children or loved ones when they simply walk by: hugging them, kissing them, stroking them. 0.60
  6. I am very fond of children, sometimes going along with them even against their proper upbringing needs. 0.58
  7. I would enjoy working as a masseur in a medical institution. 0.56
  8. I really love children. 0.55
  9. I love gentle, leisurely touches and caressing. 0.54
  10. I love sitting next to my loved ones, hugging them. 0.54
  11. I easily and quickly get attached to my partners. 0.50
  12. I enjoy close physical contact with friends – hugging, holding hands, putting an arm around their shoulder, etc. 0.50
  13. I want everyone I regularly interact with to love me. 0.48

  1. I don’t like it when someone touches my skin on my back or the back of my neck with their fingers. -0.38

8) Easily influenced by the mood of others, especially positive ones, tries to make others happy

  1. I like most of the people I know. 0.59
  2. I can show and often do show attentive care for others' comfort. 0.59
  3. I clearly enjoy it when people praise me for my good nature, rather than for anything else. 0.59
  4. I can get a lot of pleasure from good food, comfort, nature, and I love sharing these things with my friends. 0.59
  5. I usually treat the illness of a close acquaintance almost as if it were my own, so I usually can’t hold back from giving them compassionate advice. 0.58
  6. I feel others' pain as if it were my own. 0.56
  7. I absolutely need loving and peaceful relationships among my friends. 0.53
  8. My life is not so much centered on myself, but on my children and other people. 0.52
  9. I feel uneasy if my guest has no appetite. 0.52
  10. My mission is to improve the tangible material world around me, bringing joy to others. 0.52
  11. I feel distressed if I have a quarrel with close people or if I feel their indifference or bad attitude toward me. 0.52
  12. If a close person cries, I can’t help but feel teary-eyed myself. 0.51
  13. Family for me is a place of peace, care, and tranquility, where by definition, there can be no conflicts or scandals. 0.51
  14. I really enjoy being useful and necessary to someone. 0.50
  15. I am always friendly and pleasant in communication, spending a lot of time making things comfortable for myself and my friends. 0.50
  16. A person nearby with a sad, dejected face usually ruins my mood too. 0.49
  17. I find other people's laughter almost always contagious. 0.44
  18. I constantly try to make others happy, not just occasionally. 0.44
  19. In close communication, I easily get infected by others’ cheerful moods. 0.42
  20. It’s hard for me to maintain composure when everyone else is happy – I usually automatically feel joy with them too. 0.39

  1. I immediately refuse requests if I feel that fulfilling them would be difficult. -0.53
  2. I am able to calmly endure others' tears. -0.58
  3. When someone seeks my sympathy, my first reaction is to either make a light jest or give sympathy mixed with a tease. -0.59
  4. There is a certain bitterness in my character. -0.60

9) Trusting (symptom of increased oxytocin)

  1. I am very trusting in communication. 0.69
  2. I love people and believe in universal brotherhood. 0.60
  3. I approach most people with warmth and affection, rarely thinking whether they might have a "hidden agenda." 0.59
  4. By nature, I am a collectivist, believe in selfless enthusiasm, brotherhood, and friendship. 0.59
  5. I usually see friends in people and have trouble recognizing enemies. 0.58
  6. My attitude toward others has almost always been trusting. 0.56
  7. I tend to trust others' honest words and oaths, even if I am dealing with someone I barely know. 0.53
  8. Sometimes I fall under the "hypnosis" of a conversation partner, becoming talkative and starting to see them as a like-minded friend, revealing too much. 0.51
  9. I am usually trusting of the information people share with me. 0.44

  1. Trusting everyone is harmful and very unsafe. -0.42
  2. What would you prefer? - 1) Selecting people for a team. 5) Rejecting people from the team. -0.44
  3. It's true that I don't trust anyone's word. -0.48
  4. When analyzing the behavior of my acquaintances, I always first look for selfish motives in their actions. -0.51
  5. In general, I am a "prickly" and cautious person. -0.52
  6. I don’t trust those around me, because even in the most favorable situations, I tend to fear the worst. -0.53
  7. You can’t trust anyone; you must rely only on yourself. -0.53
  8. I enjoy professions and activities where being picky is required, and where even expressed dissatisfaction can be beneficial to the task. -0.53
  9. I don’t trust anyone completely. -0.56
  10. Only fools trust other people. -0.65
  11. There is often an ironic and distrustful tone in my words. -0.65
  12. I never rely on those I cannot control strictly. -0.66
  13. I have much more ironic distrust than readiness for friendship and brotherly love. -0.66
  14. I am usually prepared for any surprises and betrayals from others. -0.69

10) Increased suggestibility (symptom of increased oxytocin)

  1. Some of my friends are smarter than I am. 0.64
  2. It’s likely that gypsies could "hypnotize" me if they wanted to. 0.57
  3. Sometimes I see someone else placing their hand on their shoulder, and I distinctly feel the touch on the same spot on my body. 0.51
  4. If someone nearby scratches themselves, I sometimes immediately feel the urge to scratch the same place. 0.49

  1. I would enjoy working as a judge. -0.49
  2. I would really enjoy being a judge in civil and criminal cases. -0.49
  3. I am a person who is firm in my judgments. -0.52
  4. I always believe in my own rightness. -0.59

11) Likes sunny yellow color and dislikes black

  1. My favorite color, most resonant with the strings of my soul, is bright yellow (not in clothing, but just in general). 0.47

  1. My favorite color is deep black. -0.47

12) Prefers non-spicy food

  1. I prefer non-spicy food, preferably without any pepper. 0.70

  1. I love spicy food - pickles, marinades, spicy solyanka with pepper, etc. -0.68

13) Often gets caught up in little details and distractions, easily distracted by trivial things

  1. During any task, I notice a lot of small details that I involuntarily get distracted by. 0.71
  2. When creating an effective team, the small details of people’s characters are more important than the details of their professional knowledge. 0.71
  3. I often get distracted by various small details that I notice while doing any work. 0.69
  4. I don't have critical filters when considering any situations – I always start thinking about everything that catches my attention, without discarding or sorting any reasons to do so. 0.64
  5. I usually perform the assigned work in more detail than required, and I cannot write reports concisely. 0.64
  6. In books, I like detailed and thorough descriptions of nature, everyday life, people’s feelings, etc. 0.59
  7. Sometimes (often) I repeat myself in speeches because my thoughts involuntarily return to some previous moment in time. 0.58
  8. In tasks, it's hard for me to put a full stop at the right time. 0.55
  9. If you closely observe the minute hand of a clock, you can visibly see how it moves slowly, but surely across the dial – I have sometimes done this. 0.53

  1. I easily part with old, unnecessary things. -0.54
  2. I prefer only big goals and can concentrate my energy at a crucial moment. -0.57
  3. I would prefer to manage large groups rather than small ones. -0.60
  4. I can only be interested in large sums of money. -0.65
  5. I prefer to treat myself with "strong" doses of medicine immediately. -0.67

14) Likes the green color of foliage, enjoys calm communication with nature

  1. My favorite color, most resonant with the strings of my soul, is green. 0.68
  2. I enjoy growing plants, in general, I really love calm communication with nature. 0.65
  3. I like the feeling of complete unity with the surrounding environment. 0.62
  4. I love dealing with plants and get constant pleasure from growing something myself at my summer cottage. 0.62
  5. I am better than others at noticing the beauty of nature and admiring it. 0.51

15) Likes shades of purple and lilac

  1. I love romantic shades of purple and lilac colors.

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