CROSSTYPE method
THE METHOD

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§1 NOTATION, AND THE j/p PROBLEM

Socionics three-letter codes (ILE) name the top two Model A slots. Four-letter codes (ENTp) look like MBTI and are not MBTI. For introverts, function-based conversion flips the j/p letter — socionics LII (INTj) maps nearest to MBTI INTP — and this mapping is disputed. We display MBTI equivalents with ≈ and an asterisk, always. Any site that silently equates the two systems has made a choice it isn't telling you about.

The element symbols are Augustinavičiūtė's classical notation: triangle = intuition, circle = sensing, square = logic (matter), L-block = ethics (energy); filled = extraverted ("black"), outline = introverted ("white"). The four family hues are ours, one per family, purely for scanning — they carry no doctrinal meaning.

Ne extraverted intuition Ni introverted intuition Se extraverted sensing Si introverted sensing Te extraverted logic Ti introverted logic Fe extraverted ethics Fi introverted ethics
§2 HOW RELATIONS ARE COMPUTED

A type is its (base, creative) pair. Three operations generate everything: partner — same attitude, sibling element (Ne↔Se, Ti↔Fi); invert — same element, flipped attitude (Ne↔Ni); dualize — both at once (Ne↔Si). Every intertype relation is one recipe applied to the pair:

relationrecipe on (base, creative)worked example
Dualityflip element and attitude of both base and creativeILE (Ne,Ti) → (Si,Fe) = SEI
Activationdualize both, then swap themILE → (Fe,Si) = ESE
Mirrorswap base and creativeILE → (Ti,Ne) = LII
Kindredkeep base; creative → its partner elementILE → (Ne,Fi) = IEE
Semi-dualitydualize base; invert creativeILE → (Si,Te) = SLI
Mirageinvert base; dualize creativeILE → (Ni,Fe) = IEI
Businessbase → partner; keep creativeILE → (Se,Ti) = SLE
Super-egoboth → partner elementsILE → (Se,Fi) = SEE
Extinguishmentinvert both attitudesILE → (Ni,Te) = ILI
Quasi-identityinvert both, then swapILE → (Te,Ni) = LIE
Conflictboth → partners, then swapILE → (Fi,Se) = ESI
Supervisor of X(partner of X's creative, X's base)ILE → (Fi,Ne) = EII
Supervisee of X(X's creative, partner of X's base)ILE → (Ti,Se) = LSI
Benefactor of X(inversion of creative, dualization of base)ILE → (Te,Si) = LSE
Beneficiary of X(dualization of creative, inversion of base)ILE → (Fe,Ni) = EIE

Verified against the canonical intertype table at wikisocion — full ILE row plus spot checks. If you find a divergence, that's a bug: report it.

§3 THE MARKING SCHEME — LIVE

The test is MAGTI v1.0 (86 items), an instrument with MODEL A item design — every result also fit against MODEL G (§4) — scored in your browser through three channels: Model A fit (weight 1.0) from per-element strength and valuedness templates, dichotomy votes (0.7) across 4 Jungian + 8 Reinin dichotomies, and direct evidence (0.5) from quadra-climate and discriminator items — each z-normalized, combined, and softmaxed (τ=0.7) into the probabilities on your card. Unanswered items shrink votes conservatively; three strong dichotomy votes against the leader downgrade confidence one band. A test you can't audit is a horoscope with checkboxes — so audit it:

▸ The full item bank and keys — all 86 items
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J1When I go somewhere and know only one person, I usually end up chatting with several strangers within the first half hour without planning to.EI+×2
J2One long conversation with one person leaves me feeling energized. Switching between lots of short interactions wears me out fast, even when they're pleasant.EI−×2
J3At a group meal, which is more like you?a) EI+×2 / b) EI−×2
J4I'm quick to notice small physical changes around me, like moved furniture, someone's new glasses, or a shift in the weather. I often spot them before anyone says anything.NS−×2
J5I can picture what a situation might turn into so clearly that the way things are right now feels temporary to me.NS+×2
J6Someone hands you an object you've never seen before. What's your first instinct?a) NS−×2 / b) NS+×2
J7When someone close to me brings me a problem, my mind goes straight to how the problem works and what would fix it. I have to remind myself to ask how they're feeling.TF+×2
J8I automatically pick up on changes in how people are getting along, like when someone has cooled toward someone else. I track that the way other people track facts and numbers.TF−×2
J9A group you're part of has to make an unpopular decision. What do you naturally contribute?a) TF+×2 / b) TF−×2
J10When a question is still undecided, it nags at me in the background. Once I've made the decision I can relax, even if the actual work hasn't started yet.RA+×2
J11My best work comes in waves I can't schedule. Forcing myself to keep a steady pace flattens both my energy and the result.RA−×2
J12A friend cancels your plans an hour before, and suddenly your whole evening is free. What's your first reaction?a) RA+×2 / b) RA−×2
E1When I look at something ordinary, like a spare room, a hobby, or a talent someone isn't using, ideas for what it could become just start appearing on their own. That happens even in areas I know nothing about.S:Ne+1
E2When a conversation keeps spinning off into hypotheticals and nothing gets settled, it starts to feel like noise. I want to get back to what's actually in front of us.S:Ne-1 · V:Ne-0.5
E3I love it when someone looks at my situation and points out an option I hadn't seen. People who can do that are the ones I most want around.V:Ne+1.5 · S:Ne-0.5
E4Without really trying, I keep a sense of where things are heading. I can often tell how a project, a relationship, or a trend will play out months in advance, and I don't mind waiting for it to happen.S:Ni+1
E5When someone asks how I see things developing long-term while I'd rather deal with what's in front of me now, it feels like being asked to stare into fog.S:Ni-1 · V:Ni-0.5
E6When I'm stewing over something, the person who helps most is the one who can tell me this phase will pass and roughly how things will unfold. That calms me more than practical help does.V:Ni+1.5 · S:Ni-0.5
E7In any contested moment, like a negotiation, a queue, or a room where someone is trying to take control, I instantly sense who's pushing, who's giving way, and how hard I could push. Acting on it costs me nothing.S:Se+1
E8Having to keep the pressure on someone, chasing them, insisting, confronting them again and again, drains me far more than the task itself deserves.S:Se-1 · V:Se-0.5
E9I'm grateful when a decisive person cuts through my hesitation and says it's time to act. It lands as relief, not rudeness.V:Se+1.5 · S:Se-0.5
E10I'm constantly adjusting physical details without thinking about it: the light, the food, the temperature, the way a room feels. People tend to relax around me because of it, even in unfamiliar places.S:Si+1
E11Day-to-day upkeep, like regular meals, rest, and keeping my surroundings pleasant, feels like a tax on my time. It pulls me away from what actually matters to me.S:Si-1 · V:Si-0.5
E12When someone simply takes care of my physical state, feeds me, makes the space comfortable, or notices I'm tired before I do, I feel a wave of gratitude out of all proportion to the gesture.V:Si+1.5 · S:Si-0.5
E13I automatically size up how things work and whether they're worth the effort: the method, the cost, the output. I can usually spot the wasteful step in a process I've never seen before.S:Te+1
E14Being asked to back up my choices with numbers, procedures, and proof that mine is the efficient option exhausts me. I wish someone competent would just handle that side of life.S:Te-1 · V:Te-0.5
E15I light up around people who share practical knowledge: here's the method, here's what it costs, here's what actually works. I'm happy to let them upgrade the way I do things.V:Te+1.5 · S:Te-0.5
E16Whatever I learn seems to organize itself into a system of definitions and categories. I notice contradictions in what people say almost instantly, even on topics that are new to me.S:Ti+1
E17Being pressed to give the exact rule or precise definition behind my position stresses me more than the actual work does.S:Ti-1 · V:Ti-0.5
E18When everything feels tangled, the person who can lay out the underlying logic and how it all divides up gives me solid ground. I actively look for explanations like that.V:Ti+1.5 · S:Ti-0.5
E19I read and steer the mood of a room without thinking about it. I can lift a flat gathering or calm a heated one, with strangers just as easily as with friends.S:Fe+1
E20Events where everyone is expected to show enthusiasm, like celebrations or group excitement, are something I can only keep up briefly before I need to step away.S:Fe-1 · V:Fe-0.5
E21Being around people who openly show what they feel, whether it's laughter, outrage, or delight, wakes me up. Without that current nearby, I go flat.V:Fe+1.5 · S:Fe-0.5
E22I always know where I stand with each person: how close we really are, who has drifted, and what the relationship can handle. I adjust that distance on purpose.S:Fi+1
E23I'm often unsure whether someone considers us close, or whether I've quietly offended them. I need it said in words, and being called cold or tactless stings because I honestly didn't see it.S:Fi-1 · V:Fi-0.5
E24I appreciate someone who tells me plainly who can be trusted and how they really feel about me. That kind of clarity about where I stand settles me.V:Fi+1.5 · S:Fi-0.5
P1When someone raises their voice and demands that I decide or comply on the spot, something in me shuts down. I give way or freeze, and the encounter stays with me for days.S:Se-1.5 · V:Se-1
P2When a group gets swept up in collective excitement and expects me to join in, I feel like an outsider. Being asked to show feelings on cue is the fastest way to make me leave.S:Fe-1.5 · V:Fe-1
P3Open-ended talk where anything is possible, like brainstorming with no right answer or advice to keep my options open, makes me tense instead of free. I want the realistic path named and the rest set aside.S:Ne-1.5 · V:Ne-1
P4Questions like where I see things in five years feel almost physically uncomfortable. I'd rather work hard now than gaze into a foggy future, and waiting with nothing to do is torture.S:Ni-1.5 · V:Ni-1
P5Talk about optimizing, efficiency, and the most profitable way to do things wears me down. I either trust a person or I don't, and being asked to justify everything with numbers feels like speaking a language that isn't mine.S:Te-1.5 · V:Te-1
P6Strict classifications and demands to define my terms are things I can follow for a little while. But systems that won't bend to real life feel dead to me, and I quietly resent being graded against them.S:Ti-1.5 · V:Ti-1
P7I can override hunger, tiredness, and small aches for days without noticing. Fussing over comfort, mine or anyone else's, seems like a strange use of attention until my body finally forces the issue.S:Si-1.5 · V:Si-1
P8I can't reliably tell which of my acquaintances would call me a friend. When someone tells me out of nowhere that I hurt them, I'm blindsided. Keeping track of who feels what about whom just escapes me.S:Fi-1.5 · V:Fi-1
P9I rarely start the fun, but when a lively person pulls me into it, I go along happily and can stay in high spirits for a surprisingly long time.V:Fe+1
P10Every so often I need a real test, like a competition, a deadline crunch, or an obstacle to break through. After I win one, I feel more alive for weeks.V:Se+1
P11I collect promising opportunities the way some people collect useful tools. A fresh option for my plans genuinely excites me, though I'd rather someone else discovered it first.V:Ne+1
P12Practical tips stick with me. I love picking up better methods, clever shortcuts, and knowing where to get things, and showing off something newly learned gives me real pleasure.V:Te+1
P13If you ask me to, I can list alternatives all day. But spreading attention across possibilities feels wasteful to me. Everything narrows toward the one path that will actually happen, and that's the one I'd rather follow.V:Ne-1 · S:Ni+0.5
P14I can push hard when it really matters. But loud contests over status, with raised voices and staring matches, look like crude waste to me. Quiet adjustment beats confrontation.V:Se-1 · S:Si+0.5
P15I can bring facts and figures to an argument just fine. But 'it works and it pays' never settles a question for me. Until something makes sense all the way through, working for now doesn't count for much.V:Te-1 · S:Ti+0.5
P16I can read a room and play along when I need to. But emotions performed for a crowd feel cheap next to what happens one-on-one. My real feelings are kept for a few people.V:Fe-1 · S:Fi+0.5
R1When I remember events, I get still images, like a frozen scene of someone standing there furious, rather than a continuous film of how one thing turned into the next.ST+×1.5
R2When I tell a story, I naturally narrate ongoing change: how things were becoming, shifting, turning. Often I couldn't say where one stage ended and the next began.ST−×1.5
R3My first pass over any plan is to look for what's missing, what could fail, and what nobody has accounted for. Appreciation can come later.PN−×1.5
R4I instinctively describe things by what's there and what can be gained from it, not by what's lacking. Gaps interest me less than what's present.PN+×1.5
R5I like to do a thing from start to finish in one immersion. Getting interrupted mid-flow genuinely hurts, and to resume I have to sink back in where I left off rather than summarize and jump ahead.PR+×1.5
R6I naturally run several things at once, dipping in and out of each. What matters is where I end up, not the route, and I can drop a method halfway through without regret if the result comes faster another way.PR−×1.5
R7Knowing which circle someone belongs to, their generation, their line of work, their crowd, tells me a lot before we even talk, and I adjust how I speak because of it. Ignoring that would seem naive to me.AD+×1.5
R8Group labels fall away the moment I actually meet someone. Only the individual in front of me registers, and being treated as a representative of my own category mildly offends me.AD−×1.5
R9Fun, to me, is something a group creates together. The shared buzz matters more than the activity itself, and I judge an occasion by the energy we managed to generate.MS+×1.5
R10An occasion succeeds when each person actually got something worthwhile out of it. Manufactured group excitement is just noise on top of the real thing.MS−×1.5
R11My natural state is relaxed. I gear up briefly when it's truly needed and shed the tension quickly afterward. Living on constant alert would poison the everyday things I enjoy.JD+×1.5
R12Some part of me is always ready for the important thing. I only fully relax once the big matters are settled, and they rarely are.JD−×1.5
R13I connect with people by doing something together rather than by matching moods. But when a strong emotional impression does get in, it lodges there and replays in my head for days.CE+×1.5
R14I slip into the other person's emotional register without trying: comfort, banter, seriousness, whatever fits. What I chew on for days afterward are the practical decisions.CE−×1.5
R15I keep a fixed destination and swap routes freely along the way. Ask me my next step and I'll improvise. Ask me my goal and I'll answer instantly.TS+×1.5
R16I keep a clear sense of the right next steps and leave the far-off goal loose. The path is concrete and the destination emerges as I go. Committing to a destination too early feels like a trap.TS−×1.5
Q1My ideal circle: no one outranks anyone, ideas get tossed around for the fun of it, the jokes are absurd, the room is comfortable, and nobody is forced to reach a conclusion.Alpha+1
Q2My ideal circle: a tight-knit crew loyal to something bigger than ourselves, dramatic humor, rank that's real but earned, and the shared will to push through resistance together.Beta+1
Q3My ideal circle: a few proven people, blunt and useful feedback, zero ceremony, and talk about real plans and the long game. Everyone sharp and able to stand on their own.Gamma+1
Q4My ideal circle: calm and unforced. Everyone doing solid work on what they care about, practical help given freely, personal space respected, and no drama tolerated.Delta+1
D1When I'm explaining something difficult, what convinces people is:a) →LII+2 LSI+1 / b) →ILI+2 LIE+1
D2In company, I'm at my best when:a) →ESE+2 EIE+1 / b) →SEE+2 SLE+1
D3At a gathering, I naturally:a) →IEE+2 ILE+1 / b) →EIE+2 ESE+1
D4When something I run is already working, my instinct is to:a) →LSE+2 SLI+1 / b) →LIE+2 ILI+1
D5When someone I care about is heading the wrong way:a) →EII+2 IEE+1 / b) →ESI+2 SEE+1
D6What pulls me into a new interest is:a) →ILE+2 LII+1 / b) →IEE+2 EII+1
D7My way of making things pleasant for people:a) →SEI+2 ESE+1 / b) →SLI+2 LSE+1
D8My inner life mostly:a) →IEI+2 ILI+1 / b) →EII+2 ESI+1
D9When I take charge of a situation:a) →SLE+2 LSI+1 / b) →SEE+2 ESE+1
D10Order, to me, means:a) →LSI+2 LII+1 / b) →LSE+2 SLI+1
O1Describe your most recent genuinely good day off, concretely, from waking up to going to sleep. What made it good?human-rated (rubric below)
O2Two people you know are in conflict, and one of them asks for your help. Describe, step by step, what you would actually do.human-rated (rubric below)
O3What do the people who know you well tease you about, or regularly step in to help you with? Give a real example and how you usually handle it.human-rated (rubric below)
O4Imagine you unexpectedly get a completely free month, with enough money to cover it. Tell the story of what actually happens, week by week.human-rated (rubric below)

MAGTI-C, the MBTI conversion, uses the same engine plus one term: your MBTI opens a candidate set whose log-prior enters at weight 0.6 — against 2.2 of combined answer weight, so roughly four decisive answers outweigh the entire starting hypothesis. The engine also ranks types with the prior removed; when that answers-only ranking puts a non-candidate first by ≥ 0.2, your report shows a disagreement warning and confidence is capped. The priors, stated openly so you can disagree with them:

▸ The MBTI → candidate-set priors, all 16
MBTIcandidates (starting weights)rationale
INTJILI 45% · LII 40% · LSI 15%People who test as INTJ usually land on one of two socionics types: ILI, when the decisive feel comes from a strong long-range vision, or LII, when it comes from a love of systematic order. A smaller number land on LSI, the rule-anchored executor.
INTPLII 45% · ILI 40% · ILE 15%Most INTPs land on LII, the system-building analyst, or ILI, the skeptical forecaster. Some land on ILE when restless idea-generation is the dominant trait.
ENTJLIE 60% · LSE 25% · SLE 15%Most ENTJs land on LIE, who bets on where things will be in years. LSE fits when refining today's operation dominates, and a few land on SLE.
ENTPILE 60% · IEE 25% · LIE 15%Most ENTPs land on ILE, possibility-generation backed by frameworks. IEE fits when the real interest is people's hidden potential, and a few land on LIE.
INFJIEI 40% · EII 40% · EIE 20%INFJs split between IEI, imaginative and drifting through time, and EII, the quietly principled counselor. Some land on EIE when expressive mentorship dominates.
INFPEII 45% · IEI 35% · IEE 20%Most INFPs land on EII, led by an inner moral compass. IEI fits when dreamy drift dominates, and IEE fits when sociable possibility-hunting does.
ENFJEIE 55% · ESE 25% · IEE 20%Most ENFJs land on EIE, who builds shared feeling toward a vision. ESE fits when present-moment hosting dominates, and some land on IEE.
ENFPIEE 55% · EIE 25% · ILE 20%Most ENFPs land on IEE, who discovers people one on one. EIE fits when holding the whole room dominates, and some land on ILE.
ISTJLSI 45% · SLI 35% · LSE 20%ISTJs land on LSI, for whom order is a correct system, or on SLI, quiet hands-on reliability. Some land on LSE when running the outward flow of work dominates.
ISFJSEI 40% · ESI 40% · EII 20%ISFJs split between SEI, the caretaker of comfort and atmosphere, and ESI, the loyal guardian of people and boundaries. Some land on EII.
ESTJLSE 55% · LSI 30% · LIE 15%Most ESTJs land on LSE, who makes operations measurably smoother today. LSI fits when enforcing the correct scheme dominates, and a few land on LIE.
ESFJESE 55% · ESI 30% · SEI 15%Most ESFJs land on ESE, active warmth and everyone's comfort. ESI fits when one-to-one loyalty and boundaries dominate, and some land on SEI.
ISTPSLI 50% · LSI 30% · SLE 20%Most ISTPs land on SLI, the understated craftsman. LSI fits when strict systematizing dominates, and SLE fits when forceful engagement does.
ISFPSEI 45% · ESI 35% · SLI 20%Most ISFPs land on SEI, at ease in the present and its pleasures. ESI fits the principled defender of people, and some land on SLI.
ESTPSLE 55% · SEE 30% · LIE 15%Most ESTPs land on SLE, who reads situations as terrain to be taken. SEE fits when winning people over one by one is the main instrument, and a few land on LIE.
ESFPSEE 55% · ESE 30% · SLE 15%Most ESFPs land on SEE, personal magnetism aimed at real goals. ESE fits when hosting the shared mood is the point, and a few land on SLE.
§4 THE TWO SCHOOLS — AND HOW THE G-FIT IS COMPUTED

MODEL A is the classical model: Aušra Augustinavičiūtė's eight-slot architecture — the basis of the relations, the type pages, and the headline test verdict.

MODEL G is Viktor Gulenko's energy model (School of Humanitarian Socionics): the same sixteen types and eight elements, with the functions rearranged and read as energy rather than information. Every test result reports a Model G match alongside the Model A verdict, computed from the same answers. The structure we use:

G posG nameblockholds the element at Model A position
1programSocial mission1 · base
2creativeSocial mission8 · demonstrative ⇄
3roleSocial adaptation3 · role
4launchingSocial adaptation6 · mobilizing
5demonstrativeSelf-realization2 · creative ⇄
6manipulativeSelf-realization5 · suggestive
7brakingEnergy drain4 · vulnerable
8controlEnergy drain7 · ignoring

The signature disagreement is the creative ⇄ demonstrative swap (highlighted rows): what Model A treats as strong-but-dismissed background, Model G promotes into the visible social mission. A person whose Model-A-demonstrative element is visibly used and valued is precisely who the two schools type differently — and the decisive template difference is the valuedness of position 8.

The match itself: your normalized element profile o = [Ŝ ; 0.8·V̂] is scored against each type's template under each model as match% = 50·(1+cos(o, τ)) — 100% a perfect profile match, 50% unrelated, below 50% actively opposite. Both models' templates are in the exported result and in the source of this page.

Model G is Victor Gulenko's energy model, used by the School of Humanitarian Socionics. It keeps the same sixteen types and eight elements but arranges the functions differently and reads them in terms of energy rather than information. This inventory's items were designed for Model A, so the Model G match is an approximation computed from the same evidence, not a diagnosis by Gulenko's school.

§5 PRIMARY READING

Augustinavičiūtė, The Dual Nature of Man · Gulenko's SHS publications · the community reference at wikisocion.github.io. Read the sources; don't take our word for it — the whole premise here is that authorities disagree.