On the Evolution of Logic: An Introduction to Cognietrics

Basic Cognietrics

There is a Super-Ego, or Conscience, which is even more conscious than the Ego, and it contains information from immediate sources other than the Self (Ego and Id) about the Self (rather than what is processed inside the brain) to provide an idealization about life to seek as a goal (information from the Super-Ego may eventually become part of the Ego when it is no longer an immediate necessity and as the Self continues to shape itself over time). The Super-Id consists of the impressions of others about the Self which are unknown to the Self, but which have a cumulative effect on the Self just the same. As the Self ages, the Ego arranges itself to satisfy the Super-Ego just as the Id arranges itself to satisfy the Super-Id; this allows suspicions to balance confirmations when there is uncertainty. However, the Ego and Id also allow a controlled, ordered response to the Super-Ego and Super-Id. This allows the use of other avenues of information gathering and processing (as well as the independent operation of the mind), which then provides the ability for educated choices and free will.

Fear encourages the use of the Weak Functions, and Anger encourages the use of the Negative Functions.

Functions 1 & 2 - Not Angry or Fearful
Functions 3 & 4 - Fearful enough to take precautions
Functions 5 & 6 - Fearful and Angry enough to seek advice
Functions 7 & 8 - Angry enough to confront someone

Due to similar Function usage, the Relationships Rated 13 and 12 may give the appearance of the Type as a Frightened (though not Angry) version of the Self, which creates in the original Type a desire to comfort and offer support, which is beneficial for the Relationship.

The Super-Ego is in fact so conscious that in its use one may even become detached from his own Anger and wonder if he is the cause of Anger in others; it is ultimately responsible for Selflessness, and the Super-Id is responsible for Selfishness.

*Since the Positive Attitudes contain an extraverted perceiving Function and an introverted judging Function which allow Perceivers to deal with unavailable information, though the Super-Ego also provides them with available information about the Self, those Functions use available information as the impulse to check for information that was not available. The introverted judging Function uses it for developing convictions and the extraverted perceiving Function uses it to see if others need help. The Conscience is also processed by the introverted perceiving Function for self-awareness and the extraverted judging Function in order to make sure that others are following the rules; in the Id these Functions may try to compensate for a lack of available information by using it as an impulse to make more information available. Inventors have a Referential perceiving Function, which means that they use conscious, or available, information with a perceiving Function, which speculates rather than limits. This means that Inventors use available information to see what can be changed by speculation, causing them to Invent, whereas Discoverers use available information to see what is already present and can be limited, causing them to Discover.

The Attitudes

The EGO

Strong & Positive
Referential - this is the main Function, from which all References are made.
Responsible - this is the auxiliary Function, which is used to check the Referential Function.

Weak & Positive
Experimental - this Function serves as a basis for showing initiative.
Hopeful - this Function is used to search for new areas of interest.

The ID

Weak & Negative
Avoidant - this Function is used to show disapproval.
Rebellious - this Function is used against conformity.

Strong & Negative
Aggressive - this Function is used as a show of force.
Depressive - this Function is used to accept grief and is the most repressed of all of the Functions.