Semantic Content of Fi

General characteristics of Fi – emotional-ethical normativity, emotional-ethical classification of the environment, prevention of entropy growth through maintaining order in relationships.

KEY EVALUATIONS: good-bad (non-specific evaluation common to both ethical functions), decent-indecent (evaluation specific to Fi).

Fi also plays a leading role in COGNITIVE empathy (recognition of the emotional state of others, primarily through visual observation and without personal involvement in their emotions – if involvement occurs, then due to Fe). In the profiles of marker questions on cognitive empathy, the strength of Fi is on average +1.82 compared to +1.22 for Fe.

Fi is characterized by emotional-ethical manipulations aimed at changing the behavior of others (but not their mood – this is not the goal), as well as aimed at changing the structure of relationships and communication distances. For this purpose, Fi uses not only verbal remarks but also actively employs the game of looks and distances (both physical distances and emotional-relational distances – from restrained praise to boycott).

For Fi, the visual channel is more important than the auditory channel (unlike Fe, where the opposite is true).

Fi - THE MOST PRONOUNCED EXCLUSIVE MARKERS

(the number after the questionnaire item is the so-called exclusivity index, equal to the product of the function value by the share of its variance in the total variance of 12 functions)

Positive markers of Fi:

1. I am very observant of the ethical behavior of people, and I always pay attention to dishonorable actions among my acquaintances and friends. 1.33
2. I have a good sense of interpersonal relationships and am perceptive to intrigues and schemes of ill-wishers. 1.09
3. I am a very sensitive and kind person, finely attuned to the nuances in relationships. 0.98
4. Key concepts for me are: spirituality, guilt, vulnerability, compassion, attentiveness, decency, morality, reliability, modesty, responsibility, and consistency. 0.92
5. I am observant and have a good memory regarding other people’s relationships, connections, and actions. 0.90
6. I am good at understanding the feelings and moods of people around me. 0.90
7. I automatically pay attention to any changes in the relationships of my acquaintances. 0.87
8. I often and extensively reflect on the people I interact with, and I always have an opinion about each of them. 0.77
9. Usually, I pay attention to others’ actions only in terms of whether they align with moral norms and general expectations. 0.69
10. I would legislate a ban on any medical experiments on animals. 0.52
11. I am a careful and sensitive person when it comes to the behavior of others, which makes me somewhat distrustful. 0.79
12. If someone says something truthful, useful, and interesting, but does so in an impolite manner, it irritates and repels me. 0.63
13. I usually quickly notice when someone is being deceitful. 0.78
14. I always notice and remember who is acquainted with whom and the nature of their relationships. 1.02
15. In others, I am more likely to be irritated by: 1) Their indifference, 5) Their shamelessness and lack of conscience. 0.50
16. I understand people so well that sometimes it seems like I can easily read their thoughts. 0.60
17. When I am anxious, I often feel my skin start to sweat, and I become covered in perspiration. 0.59
18. I tend to bring harmony and reconciliation with my presence more often than provoking arguments and stirring up disagreements. 0.64
19. Proposals like "Petya is below Vasya, and Petya is above Seryozha" make me really think about who is higher in this trio – I find it difficult to figure out mentally. 0.74
20. I have a strong aversion to snakes, even non-poisonous ones. 0.49
21. I feel comfortable around people who are clumsy in relationships because I can help them and feel needed. 0.54
22. I enjoy studying my acquaintances in different situations, guessing their actions: like, why, and for what reason. 0.96
23. I like to watch serious artistic and documentary films with a "moral lesson" that oppose fascism and totalitarianism, or fight against cruelty and human rights violations. 0.49
24. I can read people like an open book. 0.97
25. I can easily catch anxiety or upset in another person’s voice. 0.71
26. I am sensitive and observant to even the smallest shifts in a partner’s or interlocutor’s mood towards a more negative, "cold," minor, or dissatisfied tone. 0.76
27. I quickly notice anxiety in another person's voice. 0.66
28. I am sensitive and observant to even the smallest shifts in a partner’s or interlocutor’s mood towards a more positive, "warm" tone. 0.53
29. After solving any math problems, I always doubt whether I solved them correctly. 0.58
30. I would ban the sale of any "shooter" video games where the player is encouraged to act as a bandit and harm peaceful in-game characters (run them over with a car, shoot them, etc.). 0.65
31. In business, I always strive to avoid any possible future risks. 0.67
32. Opposing the world is meaningless; one can only adapt to it. 0.65
33. I try to manage people by appealing to their morality and ethics. 1.34
34. I often point out the inconsistency between people's actions and public morality. 1.05
35. I am good at avoiding trouble because I can perceptively see through people. 0.98
36. I often worry about someone’s attitude toward me. 0.56
37. I am often plagued by a lingering sense of guilt. 0.63
38. I condemn people who, for any reason—even the most noble ones—go against their parental instincts. 0.61
39. I feel a near-physical disgust when I observe certain repulsive actions of others. 0.70
40. I often think and reflect on past events. 0.75
41. I usually succeed in awakening the good in people I interact with. 0.58
42. When briefly glancing at an image, I find it easier to describe the people and objects depicted, rather than what they are doing or how they behave. 0.71
43. What image comes to mind when you hear the word "WIND"? 1) rustling leaves or howling; 5) the sight of leaning and swaying branches, etc. 0.57
44. I often agonize in the evening about the mistakes I made during the day. 0.54
45. I have difficulty understanding long sentences with many subjects and commas. 0.63
46. I value propriety and social norms of behavior, and I always follow them, expecting the same from others. 0.55
47. I tend to demand strict adherence to social norms of behavior from people. 0.54
48. When it’s time to go somewhere or travel, I often get nervous beforehand. 0.49
49. What excites and energizes me more – 1) The thrilling anticipation of winning, 5) The respect from others. 0.49
50. The world still holds together and exists only thanks to ethical principles and moral norms. 1.18
51. I always have an automatic sense of what to expect from a person at any given moment. 0.84
52. Before saying something, I always carefully consider whether it might lead to conflict or damage my relationship with the person. 0.84
53. Every person is an open book to me. 0.65
54. I understand people better than anyone I know. 0.91
55. Compared to me, other people know nothing about human psychology. 0.70
56. Based on individual actions, I often draw conclusions about the general interests and desires behind them. 0.84
57. I instantly catch ironic meanings—when something is said in a way that means the opposite. 0.78
58. It’s pointless to fight for anything or try to change something in life—no government will ever care about the fate of ordinary innocent people. 0.49
59. Rather than spending millions of dollars researching the activities of brain cells in chimpanzees and mice, Europe and America should use that money to feed the hungry. 0.59
60. I can easily sense hostile signals coming from others. 0.64
61. I can easily and quickly notice hostility directed toward me in a person’s behavior. 0.55
62. I am often troubled by the immoral actions of my acquaintances. 1.28
63. Compared to others, I have a special talent for patience, compassion, nurturing, and self-sacrifice. 0.69
64. I sometimes fear being suddenly ridiculed. 0.65
65. I can easily notice someone’s negative or selfish attitude toward me, even if they try to hide it. 0.96
66. The large variety of information I have to process usually tires me quickly. 0.55
67. Among my shortcomings are fear of change, lack of ambition in my endeavors, excessive modesty and sense of duty, and being overwhelmed with tasks I could avoid. 0.50
68. There have been times when fear or horror caused me to temporarily stop hearing and understanding what was being said to me. 0.87
69. I am good at sensing other people’s intonations, gestures, and glances. 0.80
70. I like listening to people and alleviating their emotional tension. 0.51
71. In books, I am more interested in the relationships between people than in the plot itself. 0.66
72. I often find myself thinking that my companions’ opinions are narrow and unrefined. 0.76
73. I notice even the faintest nuances in people's behavior. 1.02
74. I can perceptively sense a negative or selfish attitude towards me, even if it is hidden. 0.98
75. I am farsighted and cautious in my relationships with people. 0.95
76. I know very well what specific interests connect the people I know with each other. 0.94
77. I always know who in the group likes me and who doesn’t. 0.90
78. I always quickly sense changes in the mood of the person I’m talking to. 0.89
79. I quickly notice signs of dissatisfaction in a person’s behavior. 0.87
80. I always pay attention to who is acquainted with whom and the basis of their relationship. 0.85
81. I always know who in the group is my friend and who isn’t. 0.85
82. I often reflect on the surrounding intrigues to avoid slipping up and making a mistake. 0.83
83. I always quickly sense if the person is getting tired of the conversation with me and is about to leave. 0.79
84. While listening to my conversation partner, I “automatically” capture and remember their emotional state and the overall meaning of what they desire, including the emotional tone of their speech. 0.78
85. I am a person with very firm and unambiguous moral principles: in any situation, I always clearly know what is good and what is disgusting. 0.70
86. Behind every episode and every phrase said by my conversation partner, I instantly feel and understand everything that lies behind it. 0.70
87. I can easily pick up even faint negative “emotional vibrations” from another person. 0.68
88. I have a good sense of the required distances between people, and I know how to bring the right ones closer and push away bad and useless acquaintances. 0.65
89. I often think about my loved ones. 0.63
90. I can be flexible in logical matters and easily compromise in business, but it’s very hard for me to compromise on evaluating what is good and what is bad, what is decent and worthy, and what is disgusting. 0.63
91. The professions of social worker, psychologist, educator, or veterinarian would suit my character very well. 0.62
92. I easily notice and distinguish the slightest "intonation nuances" in someone else’s speech. 0.61
93. I love humanitarian melodrama films. 0.60
94. I have always been stubborn and uncompromising in evaluating what is decent and what is disgusting. 0.59
95. Sometimes I experience a long-lasting heavy sense of guilt, self-reproach, and torment of conscience. 0.57
96. Strict respect for moral norms of mutually honest and conscientious behavior among people is more valuable and necessary than even respect for the laws of the state. 0.55
97. I always know who in the group is my enemy and who isn’t. 0.54
98. If I am irritated by someone or even something, I start ignoring it, to the point that it seems to cease existing in my surrounding space. 0.52

Negative markers of Fi (correlating negatively with Fi):

1. I find it more interesting to harmonize things than to harmonize human relationships. -0.95
2. Sometimes I’m accused of being "shameless." -0.90
3. I don’t always understand what offended the person I’m talking to. -0.83
4. I rarely focus on people’s bad deeds—the topic simply doesn’t interest me. -0.80
5. In my optimistic pursuit of goals, I occasionally act tactlessly without even realizing it (until my friends point it out). -0.77
6. I usually fail to notice when my friends are scared. -0.77
7. I often lack sensitivity and delicacy in my relationships with people. -0.76
8. I don’t understand how others feel about me very well and usually need advice on such matters. -0.75
9. I’m not shy at all, but I’m helpless when it comes to building relationships with people—it’s easy to "hook" me there. -0.73
10. As a child, I liked to harm someone or break something. -0.71
11. I like people who make radical decisions. -0.70
12. There are people I know whom I constantly think of as scoundrels, bastards, villains, or worse. -0.70
13. I prefer instructions in the form of rules—what is allowed and what isn’t—rather than a step-by-step sequence of actions. -0.67
14. People often get offended by my words, even though I had no intention of offending them. -0.67
15. I can instantly recall a fitting historical example. -0.66
16. The world is divided into plebeians and aristocrats, and that’s how it should be. -0.66
17. In practice, it’s easier for me to distinguish between lies and truth than between good and evil. -0.61
18. As a child, I often disassembled toys purely out of curiosity. -0.57
19. My questions or positions sometimes inadvertently provoke clashes of opinion. -0.55
20. I’m more critical of my logical consistency than of my ethical or emotional expressions (which I usually let flow as they will). -0.55
21. I’m always ready for bold experiments in the areas I think about most often. -0.55
22. I often start conflicts with people "out of the blue." -0.54
23. What kind of failures bother you more?
24. Failing to notice someone’s inner turmoil.
25. Failing to find the right words to encourage a partner. -0.54
26. Sometimes, I accidentally blurt out things in public that embarrass people. -0.53
27. In sex, I enjoy and value variety—there’s nothing taboo for me in this area. -0.52
28. I can quickly piece together a fragmented object in my mind, as if restoring it from memory. -0.52
29. I enjoy contradictory information—it’s always a pleasant challenge. -0.51
30. While swimming, I often enjoyed jokingly "dunking" my friends. -0.51
31. My face is characterized by noticeably large eyebrows that protrude above my eyes. -0.51
32. I remember many poems and enjoy reciting some of them from memory. -0.51
33. The rights and feelings of others don’t concern me much. -0.51
34. The feelings of others usually don’t affect or bother me much. -0.50
35. It’s true that I don’t see any particular difference between "love" and "infatuation"—to me, they’re the same thing. -0.50
36. The misfortunes of my friends don’t make me feel anything special. -0.50
37. I can be egocentric in my business-related reasoning, sometimes overlooking the interests of those connected to me out of mere inattentiveness. -0.49
38. I’m better at agitating people than calming them down. -0.49
39. I often make caustic and sarcastic remarks about others. -0.49
40. I enjoy exploring the underlying forces behind long-past historical events and uncovering the most likely versions of those events and their mechanisms. -0.48
41. I’m often selfish in my feelings and pay little attention to the feelings of others. -0.48
42. My arguments often end in sharpness and an offensive tone. -0.47
43. Which statement resonates more with you?
44. A just society is impossible without moral people.
45. A just society makes people moral. -0.47
46. I enjoy many gambling games. -0.46
47. I like books and movies about long journeys, pioneers, and dangerous sea voyages. -0.46
48. Sometimes I realize that thoughts about work, career, children, or close people oddly evoke no feelings in me. -0.46
49. I enjoy absorbing or developing theories of my own that are almost certain never to be recognized by society. -0.45
50. I rarely think about the motives behind other people’s actions. -0.44
51. I can catch and squash flies or wasps with my bare hands without feeling squeamish. -0.44
52. There can be no universal human values—morality is always unique to each nation and even each individual, depending on the situation. -0.43
53. I’m often drawn to "heroic" deeds; otherwise, I get bored. -0.42
54. I instantly recall the right words and examples from memory. -0.42
55. It’s true that I almost never feel guilt for my actions. -0.41
56. I enjoy changing and transforming my surroundings. -0.41
57. There’s often an element of "urgency" in my actions. -0.40
58. When angry, I go pale rather than red. -0.40
59. Sometimes I display my positive emotions too indiscriminately and excessively. -0.40
60. I often write in a small, "bead-like" handwriting. -0.40
61. I absolutely cannot stand anyone trying to have moralistic conversations with me or appeal to conscience and morality to resolve disputes. -0.40
62. I can easily draw a map of an area or a room plan from memory. -0.40
63. I enjoy jokes that some people may find crude or inappropriate. -0.40
64. I never judge anyone for their actions, even internally—you could say my morality in this sense is "elastic." -0.39