Semantic Content of Qe

Extraverted (black) questimity. A narrow psychological range of equivalence in its extraverted variant.

I’M THE BOSS – YOU’RE A FOOL.

This is a psychological strategy in the form of an extra-accusatory bias, emphasizing one’s exclusivity and superiority over “the crowd”, demonstrativeness, self-aggrandizement, and self-admiration (tendency toward narcissism).

The combination of a narrow psychological range of equivalence, causing contemptuous irritation toward most people (“the rabble”), with an active outward-directed extraverted position leads the individual to idealize “leader-centric” social models with inherent social inequality and vertical hierarchy, i.e., built from the top down (leader and obedient dull population, hero and crowd, etc.).

It should be noted that not only many EIEs among pronounced questims gravitate toward these models and the corresponding style of behavior, but also many LSEs with similarly high questimity. Such was, for example, Anatoly Sobchak (mayor of St. Petersburg in the early 90s), who loved delivering accusatory speeches, had demonstrative character traits, and never missed an opportunity to humiliate the deputies and emphasize his superiority (and this despite being a pronounced white sensor).

In neurophysiological terms, Qe has a clear correlation with areas of the right temporal cortex (including the insula and hippocampus), the activation of which, as is known at least from the works of V. Madorsky on the study of temporal lobe epilepsy, is accompanied by demanding and angry demonstrative narcissistic behavior.

Part 4: Positive markers of Qe

1. My character is characterized by irritable obsession. 0.58 0.28
2. To publicly admit your mistake means to damage your authority. 0.77 0.27
3. In conversation, I often feel bodily tension caused by a strong and barely restrained desire to object to the interlocutor (or the speaker). 0.54 0.27
4. I am quick-tempered and easily angered, often making a mountain out of a molehill. 0.63 0.26
5. Once involved in some process, I often find myself unable to get out of it. 0.50 0.24
6. I often experience and feel a sense of almost physical disgust - towards certain foods, smells, animals, or the mannerisms and speech of some people. 0.50 0.24
7. I react quickly and sometimes even impulsively. 0.46 0.23
8. I often have sudden and sharp feelings of rejection and irritated protest. 0.46 0.23
9. Visual monotony tires me and always quickly bores me. 0.54 0.22
10. I react very painfully if someone surpasses me in rewards and recognition. 0.43 0.22
11. I often use the word "very" in my speech to emphasize importance, significance, magnitude, or striking contrast and intensity. 0.50 0.21
12. I often get disoriented and confused in my own thoughts. 0.61 0.21
13. Sometimes I behave with a somewhat pompous "theatrical" emphasis. 0.47 0.20
14. I like to shock the public. 0.43 0.20
15. I often admire myself. 0.52 0.20
16. It always angers and irritates me when people start asking questions before I have finished expressing my thought. 0.47 0.19
17. The scariest thing for me would be suddenly feeling like an invisible gray mouse in society. 0.48 0.19
18. I often act in opposition just to avoid following someone else's lead. 0.50 0.19
19. I drink little and rarely; my body does not need a lot of water. 0.42 0.18
20. I find jokes about butts and passing gas extremely disgusting. 0.41 0.18
21. Without some sharp sensations, I inevitably fall into a joyless and boring mood. 0.42 0.18
22. My fingers are noticeably long. 0.41 0.17
23. I am a lean person; there has never been excess fat on my body (if you are over 45, evaluate this based on your younger years - how it was then). 0.37 0.17
24. I won’t listen to the opinions and advice of someone if they present them in a disrespectful manner. 0.44 0.17
25. In childhood or youth, I had at least one impulsive escape from my parental home. 0.34 0.17
26. My movements and gestures are characterized by a certain smooth and graceful "affectedness." 0.43 0.17
27. I get easily distracted when interrupted or pulled away from what I’m doing. 0.48 0.17
28. I easily develop a reaction of disgust toward something. 0.46 0.17
29. I am often distracted and irritated by external smells. 0.39 0.17
30. I often argue and take offense. 0.44 0.16
31. At times, I lack restraint and balance. 0.45 0.16
32. Proper authority must be built "top-down," and talk of democracy is for the weak-minded. 0.61 0.16
33. I enjoy mentally searching for who’s to blame. 0.35 0.16
34. I often tormented my family with angry "scenes" and tantrums. 0.39 0.16
35. At least a couple of times a week, I have emotional outbursts of rage and anger in relationships with close people. 0.41 0.16
36. I often act impulsively, almost without thinking about the correctness of the choice. 0.37 0.16
37. I have a terrible character, but I can’t help it. 0.37 0.15
38. With unfamiliar people, I am usually deliberately friendly, but at home, I often have scandals. 0.35 0.15
39. I tend to exaggerate illnesses, and when I get sick, I immediately assume the worst – even a fatal disease. 0.58 0.15
40. Sometimes I experience strong motor restlessness and impatience, unable to sit still for even a minute. 0.36 0.15
41. When I’m offended and frustrated, my first impulse is not to talk or explain but to scream, cry, run away, or fight. 0.39 0.15
42. I cannot stand not getting what I want. 0.36 0.15
43. As a child, during arguments, I often wanted to hit someone, then cry and confess my love afterwards. 0.37 0.15
44. Sometimes (once a month or more) in a rage, I pound my fist on the table, stomp my feet, or throw nearby objects. 0.37 0.15
45. I am squeamish, and after shaking hands with certain people, I often rush to wash my hands. 0.50 0.15
46. My life is a big and constant performance for an audience. 0.39 0.15
47. I tend to over-plan and worry too much about the future, sometimes getting stuck on it. 0.47 0.14
48. I find it difficult to control my desires. 0.44 0.14
49. I am demanding of others and their statements, easily provoked, and less skilled than others at smoothing out conflicts. 0.43 0.14
50. If society lacked a power hierarchy and everyone was truly equal forever, life would be very boring. 0.43 0.13
51. I think I experience feelings of disgust or revulsion more often than others. 0.35 0.13
52. Sometimes the voices in my head become uncontrollable and intrusive. 0.45 0.13
53. I avoid anything ordinary, gray, and unattractive — I’m afraid I’ll "catch" it myself. 0.35 0.13
54. In childhood games with my parents, I liked pinching or hitting them painfully — they got angry, and I laughed and did it again. 0.31 0.13
55. Quite often, I "fight" and argue with relatives on my own initiative. 0.37 0.13
56. I am usually very stubborn in my intentions. 0.33 0.13
57. When reading a book, I often immediately look at the end or at least the bottom part of the page. 0.36 0.13
58. I often have fits of rage. 0.39 0.13
59. Sometimes I quickly press something "wrong" without thinking. 0.38 0.13
60. By nature, I am hot-tempered. 0.37 0.12
61. In my feelings, I am often selfish and pay little attention to the feelings of others. 0.35 0.12
62. I often unintentionally provoke people into clashes of opinions with my questions or positions. 0.32 0.12
63. When I get nervous, I completely lose my ability to be diplomatic. 0.39 0.12
64. I feel jealous of those who become the center of attention in my circle of friends. 0.33 0.12
65. I have always enjoyed dominating my peers. 0.38 0.12
66. I often react to things automatically, almost without thinking. 0.28 0.12
67. To keep myself in an optimally excited state, I constantly have to jolt myself with new powerful impulses, "shake myself up so the jelly doesn’t turn into aspic." 0.28 0.12
68. I "fanatically" love some music bands. 0.30 0.12
69. Sometimes I stubbornly escalate a scandal or conflict, refusing to calm down despite others’ attempts. 0.46 0.12
70. I often make sudden and impulsive movements. 0.30 0.12
71. Admitting guilt is foolish — if I’m at fault, I can almost always twist the conversation to blame others. 0.43 0.12
72. I often fear losing my status or my social identity for some reason. 0.26 0.12
73. I would be ashamed if all my colleagues drove newer BMW models while I drove an older one. 0.32 0.12
74. In summer, I was often tormented by the buzzing of mosquitoes — sometimes the sound bothered me more than the bites. 0.29 0.11
75. Quite often I experience anger, rage, or fury. 0.38 0.11
76. It’s important for me to be the center of attention, with all eyes and ears focused on me. 0.35 0.11
77. Sometimes I feel a "internal heat" filling my blood, as if a heater switched on inside me (this happened more than once in the past month). 0.33 0.11
78. Quite often, something drives me to anger. 0.38 0.11
79. I react very sensitively to unwanted touches and unpleasant smells. 0.40 0.11
80. There are people who cause me an almost physical sense of disgust. 0.36 0.11
81. The sight and smell of scattered feces or especially filthy garbage with wriggling worms easily makes me feel nauseated with disgust. 0.39 0.11
82. I can’t stand those who always "march in step." 0.31 0.11
83. To seriously engage in something, it has to be grand and socially significant. 0.27 0.11
84. I try to avoid certain numbers, while others are good omens for me. 0.30 0.11
85. I am easily irritated. 0.39 0.11
86. I am squeamish: no poop, no sick children, no other people’s saliva, no sweaty handshakes, no shared dishes — I’ll hide and wash, wash, wash in panic. 0.37 0.11
87. I usually have trouble sitting still for long periods. 0.32 0.11
88. In my emotional fantasies, I have often imagined myself as the leader of a large group of people. 0.37 0.10
89. Some faint sounds really irritate me. 0.33 0.10
90. All my habits are good and desirable. 0.32 0.10
91. An individual’s personal world is just a small part of the greater destiny of the state — nothing more. 0.38 0.10
92. Sometimes, due to my personality traits, I torment others. 0.34 0.10
93. If you don’t belong to a group of people bound by personal loyalty to their leader, you’ll achieve nothing in life. 0.40 0.10
94. Many smells often irritate me. 0.31 0.10
95. I can express my feelings loftily and inspire others to follow me. 0.35 0.10
96. For me, there’s no calm and even flow of time — my time is always either rushing, dragging, jumping, or stopping. 0.34 0.10
97. I get very irritated and angry when people don’t understand me and don’t immediately do what I want. 0.33 0.10
98. If someone publicly offends me, I will definitely demand they apologize to me publicly, standing before people. 0.31 0.10
99. Sometimes I deliberately quarrel just to get rid of someone annoying. 0.32 0.10
100. It annoys me when people misplace stress in words, and I always want to correct them. 0.22 0.10
101. I am vain and do not like admitting guilt. 0.32 0.10

Part 5: Negative markers of Qe

1. I behave with restraint and use my strength and energy sparingly. -0.68 -0.31
2. I can easily communicate on equal terms with a person I do not respect. -0.52 -0.23
3. I am a "good" lazy person: I would never do anything that could basically be avoided. -0.44 -0.19
4. I tend to simplify rather than complicate the structure of the subject of my thoughts. -0.47 -0.19
5. It is very difficult to make me angry. -0.52 -0.19
6. I notice memory problems in myself — I often forget things I would like to remember. -0.41 -0.19
7. I am a completely non-impulsive person. -0.50 -0.18
8. I have a broad range of personally acceptable things — meaning all those things I easily tolerate or agree with, and that practically do not irritate me. -0.40 -0.18
9. If I were an omnipotent god, I would follow the principle of self-determination for people; intervention and supervision would disgust me. -0.43 -0.18
10. As a boss, I would exhibit a democratic, rather than a command-administrative leadership style. -0.56 -0.18
11. I would prefer to live in a society with no division into aristocrats and commoners, masters and slaves, superiors and subordinates. -0.53 -0.18
12. Physical disgust is practically unfamiliar to me. -0.54 -0.18
13. I more often select suitable goals based on already available resources, rather than searching for and accumulating resources for pre-conceived goals. -0.30 -0.18
14. It is difficult to irritate me. -0.49 -0.18
15. My position: let everyone live as they wish. -0.39 -0.17
16. Any patient has the right to complete and truthful information about their illness, and hiding a diagnosis even from terminally ill patients is absolutely unacceptable. -0.38 -0.17
17. Earwax has never built up in layers on the walls of my ears — it's too liquid for that, it flows out with sweat, and only leaves yellow marks on cotton swabs, without flakes pulling out with the cotton. -0.40 -0.17
18. My ability for self-criticism without emotional turmoil ("with a cold nose") and honest admission of mistakes is higher than that of other people. -0.45 -0.16
19. My slogans: live and let live, do not seek domination, and respect others' freedom. -0.48 -0.16
20. Power should be built from the bottom up, according to the principles of democracy, and under no circumstances from the top down. -0.54 -0.16
21. If you had to depict a pair of hanging scales on your coat of arms, how would you depict them? 1) Uneven, with the pans at different levels 5) Balanced, with the pans at the same level -0.40 -0.16
22. When I look at the night sky, I always clearly see that the stars do not shine with a steady light, but twinkle. -0.40 -0.16
23. I quickly and accurately catch all the thoughts my interlocutor tries to squeeze into their speech. -0.44 -0.16
24. I very rarely talk about my own feelings and experiences. -0.56 -0.16
25. I calmly and easily ignore trolls attacking me on the internet. -0.45 -0.15
26. I generally sweat rarely, and never "from nerves." -0.41 -0.15
27. Any event always has many equally plausible explanations. -0.34 -0.15
28. I am sedentary and can sometimes sit motionless for a long time. -0.48 -0.15
29. I will only agree to command people with their voluntary consent. -0.44 -0.15
30. I can draw a recognizable face of a specific person (a portrait or caricature) from memory. -0.51 -0.15
31. Attempts to restrict and curtail the rights of "migrants" are dangerous chauvinistic nonsense that can go far. -0.34 -0.14
32. I am a good mediator in relationships because I am gentle and soothingly soft, never push to the forefront, and never initiate conflicts. -0.46 -0.14
33. I am more inclined to carry my feelings inside rather than express them out loud. -0.46 -0.14
34. I can avoid irritation and, thanks to this, achieve my goals and live for my own pleasure. -0.41 -0.14
35. I feel unpleasant anxiety every time I find myself in the center of public attention. -0.40 -0.14
36. I am patient and tolerant towards people whom many consider unpleasant. -0.36 -0.13
37. I willingly listen to others' stories about personal troubles and hardships. -0.48 -0.13
38. Which statement is closer to you? - 1) The people are strong through unity. 5) The people are strong through individual talents. -0.43 -0.13
39. Any conflict is a source of extremely unpleasant stress for me; therefore, in a conflict situation, I usually concede first and seek compromise, even neglecting the interests of the matter — just to relieve tension. -0.40 -0.13
40. If I were a god, I would prefer to divide misfortunes among several people, thereby reducing their intensity for each person. -0.29 -0.13
41. My mood is usually evenly confident, calm, and optimistic. -0.42 -0.13
42. In public, I am usually deliberately dry and even somewhat gruff. -0.54 -0.12
43. If people in a company make fun of me, I barely notice and usually just ignore it. -0.38 -0.12
44. In what state do you more often "attack" other people or their interests? 1) Agitated or dissatisfied 5) Calm and balanced -0.41 -0.12
45. The state should take children away from parents who physically punish them or neglect their proper development. -0.27 -0.12
46. In communication, I know how to use a silent condemning look (and I use it quite often). -0.43 -0.12
47. I usually start walking around a large store from the left side. -0.31 -0.12
48. I am used to interacting with others as equals and cannot imagine any other way of interacting (i.e., I stick to the same approach with my subordinates and with socially recognized authorities). -0.43 -0.10
49. Every person should be absolutely free in their political views. -0.34 -0.11
50. The comparison "softer-harsher" is used more often than "lighter-darker." -0.42 -0.11
51. In response to an insult, my first reaction will definitely be verbal; it would never even occur to me to strike back or make an obscene gesture in return. -0.27 -0.11
52. As a rule, it's easier for me to walk away than to defend my opinion. -0.33 -0.11
53. I dream more often about other countries than about future times. -0.35 -0.11
54. I absolutely cannot remember ever feeling nauseous in the mornings "due to nerves." -0.33 -0.11
55. I usually perceive and understand any situation immediately and as a whole, without breaking it down into components for better understanding, and at first, I don’t even think about them. -0.28 -0.11
56. I view with irony those national cultures where every youth group (and not only youth) must have its own leader. -0.39 -0.11
57. Some thoughts and assumptions often come to mind for the smallest reasons. -0.40 -0.11
58. I’m more often afraid of not noticing what people are capable of in a negative sense rather than what disasters events might bring. -0.35 -0.11
59. In a normal society, people should not march through life in step and in unison because they are all different. -0.33 -0.11
60. I love and respect snakes for their behavior. -0.34 -0.10
61. I know how to ignore everything that could be unpleasant. -0.32 -0.10
62. The skin on my hands and feet is almost always completely dry, without any sweating. -0.32 -0.10
63. I try and usually manage to treat all people equally, regardless of the position they hold relative to me (that is, I try to maintain the same stance with both my subordinates and socially recognized authorities). -0.43 -0.10
64. I easily adapt to any social changes. -0.37 -0.10
65. If I were to write a poem, there would most likely be a lot of playful irony in it. -0.42 -0.10
66. I show calmness and composure in the most stressful and extreme situations. -0.44 -0.09
67. As a child, I was scared of almost everything unfamiliar. -0.29 -0.09
68. I usually remain calm when others are already irritated. -0.37 -0.09
69. I would prefer a job as an industrial equipment merchandiser to a job as a traffic police officer. -0.29 -0.09
70. In conflict situations, I almost always tend to defuse the conflict and seek a compromise rather than "standing my ground." -0.34 -0.09
71. I really dislike interfering in other people’s affairs and disputes or receiving such assignments. -0.32 -0.09
72. Great wealth is more desirable to me than great power. -0.39 -0.09
73. As a child, I was rather shy than self-confident. -0.28 -0.09
74. I believe that some form of apocalypse is inevitable within the next couple of hundred years. -0.30 -0.09
75. Keeping important events secret from the public is always extremely bad. -0.32 -0.09
76. Compared to others, I am calm and tolerant of different points of view and other lifestyles. -0.33 -0.09
77. In an orchestra’s sound, I can easily pick out a single instrument and focus on its part without hearing the others. -0.28 -0.09
78. I enjoy publicly pointing out the mistakes of a person with a formally higher status. -0.35 -0.09
79. I can "lie in wait" without losing patience. -0.36 -0.08
80. Envy and rivalry are clearly not my thing. -0.27 -0.08
81. "The madness of the brave" is very far from me. Rather, in 99% of cases, I would play it safe and warn others. -0.29 -0.08
82. I go with the flow of life, living it with pleasant surprises, without planning ahead. -0.29 -0.08
83. Freedom, Equality, Brotherhood are sacred concepts to me. -0.33 -0.08
84. I constantly and consistently replace some sounds with others in my speech — for example, I always say "zhachem" instead of "zachem" (why), "fino" instead of "vino" (wine), constantly replacing the hard-to-pronounce "zdanie" (building) with the easier "dom" (house), etc. (The substitutions may vary; the important part is their presence and consistency). -0.35 -0.08

EXAMPLES OF POSITIVE QUESTION MARKERS FOR THE EIE PSYCHOTYPE:

1. I am hot-tempered and easily angered, often making a mountain out of a molehill.
2. I easily develop feelings of disgust towards something.
3. Sometimes I behave with somewhat pompous "theatrical" emphasis.
4. My life is a big and eternal show with an audience.
5. I often quarrel and take offense.
6. The scariest thing for me would be suddenly feeling like an invisible gray mouse in society.
7. Sometimes I stubbornly escalate a scandal or conflict, refusing to calm down despite peace-making efforts.
8. It’s important for me to be the center of attention, with all eyes and ears on me.
9. I think I experience feelings of disgust or revulsion more often than others.
10. I have often tormented my family with angry "scenes" and hysterics.
11. My character is marked by irritable obsession.
12. The smell and sight of scattered excrement or especially dirty trash with wriggling worms can easily make me almost nauseous with disgust.
13. Once a week or more, I am overwhelmed by a revolting wave of fear or anger, and at such moments I cannot think clearly.
14. I am always preoccupied with improving my social status.
15. I am demanding of others and their statements, easily "flying off the handle" and worse than most at smoothing over conflicts.

EXAMPLES OF POSITIVE QUESTION MARKERS FOR THE LSE PSYCHOTYPE:

1. I sympathize more with European and American "right-wingers" than with European and American "left-wingers."
2. I feel disgusted buying food in cheap stores.
3. My emotions have high inertia: if an emotion switches off, it’s hard to turn it back on, and if an emotion starts, it’s hard to stop or change it.
4. I become aggressive if I see and understand something clearly but others do not see it.
5. I always get irritated when I fail to realize some opportunity.
6. It is unbearable for me when I don’t get what I want.
7. I have a weakness where I easily lose self-control.
8. When I get nervous, I lose all ability for diplomacy.
9. I easily get irritated.
10. I would enjoy "hunting" sectarians or pedophiles by exposing and uncovering their crimes.
11. I have had bronchial asthma or severe allergies to something.
12. Everything in my life often ends up a bit over the top: the volume of tasks, the scope of movements, and the loudness of my voice.
13. In communication, I often fail to consider that the other person simply cannot know what I know.
14. I often fail to contain my outward aggression.
15. I am very impatient and immediately irritated if a partner does something wrong or if I have to wait for them.
16. I greatly respect subordination but will only be an obedient subordinate to a very authoritative power or someone much stronger than me.
17. I am hot-tempered by nature.