Cognitive Development Survey


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Section 1: extraverted Sensing
How often do you...

1. notice sensory cues
feel pulled to particular sensory details
automatically aware of where you and things are in physical space
notice relevant facts in a sea of data before you

2. enjoy impulsive action
freely follow exciting physical impulses or instincts as they come up
enjoy the thrill of action and physical experience in the present moment
easily get in synch physically with people and things around you

3. engage local context
learn all the options and activities available in your local environment
do a variety of hands-on activity most days going at an easy-going pace
become totally absorbed as you move, touch and sense what's around

4. seize immediate options
quickly move to take actions to get some kind of immediate result
instantly read the cues to see just how far you can go
effortlessly vary actions to test the limits of what you can get away with

5. sustain impactful style
set up people's responses and finesse an effect that makes an impact
impress by doing actions with uncanny skill to exceed limits and expectations
pull off results and get action simply by making a presence

In light of your responses above, please describe your overall experience of this cognitive process:
Have always done this process well
Learned how to do this process
Aspire to be good at this process
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Section 2: introverted Sensing
How often do you...

1. notice detailed data
collect detailed information
recognize familiar subtle sensory elements (specific aromas, spellings, etc)
feel pulled to halt something new to your experience

2. trust common experience
feel energized by participating in traditions or other customary activities
follow the work, ideas and example of others who have come before you
fulfill the same regular work or activity everyday at an even steady pace

3. use careful comparisons
recall with accurate detail how something was like before
point out discrepancies from how things have always been compared to now
notice if something before you matches the expected details

4. create reliable foundation
gather lots of information over time to confirm a set standard
review the past to draw on the lessons of history, hindsight and experience
compare data against a storehouse of what is known to find what's reliable

5. sustain ageless custom
patiently shepherd others to their roles as they navigate life events new to them
sustain civilization and protect what's known and long-lasting
support and maintain institutions even while what is reliable changes

In light of your responses above, please describe your overall experience of this cognitive process:
Have always done this process well
Learned how to do this process
Aspire to be good at this process
Not interested or dislike this process

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Section 3: extraverted Thinking
How often do you...

1. notice sequential order
notice when something is not functioning right
usually know the time or which step you are at when doing a task
follow a straight line of reasoning

2. trust empirical thinking
conform thinking to what is observed as measurable fact
challenge someone’s thinking based on the logic clearly before you two
lay out reasonable explanations for decisions or conclusions made

3. use control method
sequence actions and organize time for optimal efficiency
control impulses and compartmentalize personal feelings and emotional reactions
structure and organize data and ideas in an easy-to-follow format

4. create objective procedures
determine success by measurement or other objective method such as time taken
chart and monitor contingency plans based on various consequences
create a step-by-step procedure for people to complete a specific complex task

5. sustain management strategy
mobilize resources and supervise implementation of a multi-part plan
establish a method for others to successfully attain goals and objectives
organize and monitor people and things to work efficiently and productively

In light of your responses above, please describe your overall experience of this cognitive process:
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Aspire to be good at this process
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Section 4: introverted Thinking
How often do you...

1. notice logical category
recognize a logical deduction
correctly classify or fit data according to a definition or model
notice logical inconsistencies in statements

2. value critical thinking
evaluate the likely accuracy of what's observed according to a model
focus on finding just the exact right words to say something accurately
analyze and critique to eliminate what doesn't fit with a principle

3. use problem solving
get energized analyzing challenging problems or technical puzzles
tinker with a specific problem by trying a general approach or principle
take apart something to figure out the principles on which it works

4. refine universal model
search for terms that accurately describe the essential characteristics of a framework or approach
continuously refine and make ever-finer distinctions in definitions of principles
detach to analyze factors from various angles and leverage points

5. sustain ruling principles
continually try many angles at once as you attack and engage a problem
easily reference multiple frameworks at once while problem solving
maintain consistency with a ruling principle over a long period of time

In light of your responses above, please describe your overall experience of this cognitive process:
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Section 5: extraverted Feeling
How often do you...

1. feel others need
feel pulled to be responsible and take care of others’ feelings
empathize with what someone says (how much it means to them)
take on what someone is feeling or thinking as if you are them

2. trust shared values
prefer to self-disclose how you feel inside, your values, and issues you have
recognize and adhere to shared values, feelings and social norms to get along
feel affected by others' opinions of you, particularly those you admire and respect

3. use social connection
make people feel comfortable by engaging in hosting and care-taking
give the deserved praise, warmth and respect to people's feelings and opinions
reciprocate appreciation and honor the support others give you

4. make intimate commitments
merge and feel intimate oneness with others
easily take on someone else's needs and values with a commitment as one's own
guide social give-and-take to make people feel a certain way

5. sustain communal spirit
spread values as a worthy ethical role-model people respect and admire
easily communicate personally to all persons in a group to feel together as one
form intimate connections with many people to meet their needs

In light of your responses above, please describe your overall experience of this cognitive process:
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Section 6: introverted Feeling
How often do you...

1. feel gut reaction
feel strongly that something is good or bad
recognize what you want, what motivates you, or how you feel inside
detect if someone’s behavior is authentic or phony

2. trust personal beliefs
follow absolute ideals, a specific belief system, or empowering identity
loyally stick with your “group” (whatever that may be)
stay always true to what you want for yourself or others

3. make existential choice
evaluate how a belief applies to you personally
choose how you want to feel inside and change how you feel when needed
continually examine if choices match inner values system and intent

4. create inner harmony
identify and defend what someone truly needs
patiently abide people how you can for their unique happiness
evaluate the most important stuff that is unsaid and unseen

5. sustain human balance
continually weigh the situational worth or importance of everything
patiently keep balancing the core issues of peace and conflict in life's situations
sustain a life of faith in a universal spirit of compassion and community

In light of your responses above, please describe your overall experience of this cognitive process:
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Aspire to be good at this process
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Section 7: extraverted Intuiting
How often do you...

1. notice hidden meaning
perceive moments of synchronicity or convergence
understand metaphors or analogies that explain ideas
experience a strange "knowing" or magical moment

2. enjoy imaginative links
appreciate brainstorming and trust what emerges
float various potential, unrelated ideas just to see where they might lead
pluck an idea from the invisible flow of ideas drifting in the air

3. engage creative flow
follow potential possibilities as they emerge in the moment
juggle many tangential thoughts and abstractions at once without focusing on one
perceive endless potential meanings from threads of ideas

4. make remarkable inferences
weave into the current situation aspects of other, random contexts
quickly entertain a wealth of possible interpretations when first meeting an idea
enjoy imaginatively playing with scenarios and combining possibilities

5. catalyze potential situations
catalyze people and extemporaneously shape situations
transform situations and others by way of indirect suggestions and redirection
spread an atmosphere of change through emergent leadership

In light of your responses above, please describe your overall experience of this cognitive process:
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Learned how to do this process
Aspire to be good at this process
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Section 8: introverted Intuiting
How often do you...

1. have sudden realization
experience a premonition or foresee the unexpected
feel pulled to the symbolic, archetypal or mysterious
suddenly realize an "ah ha!" answer out of nowhere

2. trust future change
feel energized when dwelling on an image of future change or transformation
stay focused on fulfilling a vision or dream of how things will be in the future
feel certain that future changes will unfold in a foreseen way

3. use magical guide
rely on a focal device or symbolic action to predict, enlighten or transform
gain a profound realization from a mystical state or catharsis
layout how the future will unfold based on unseen trends and telling signs

4. create innovative answers
work out a complex concept or system of thinking about things in a new way
deliberately pick a specific problem to sleep on and awaken with the full answer
conceive of symbolic or novel ways to understand things that are universal

5. sustain transformed existence
regularly use ideas and tools that transform how you understand existence
transform yourself in a specific way by focusing on another version of yourself
create transcendent experiences or solutions that transcend a problem

In light of your responses above, please describe your overall experience of this cognitive process:
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