Cognitive processes theory only has the 16 personality types, but it takes into account the varying strengths of other functions. The original theory suggests that sensors have no intuition or feelers are incapable of thinking, and that does far more to blur the reality of personality. If you consider that all 16 personality types has the same 8 functions, but in varying degrees of preference and usage, then you get a much more realistic perception of personality than simple dichotomies. It doesn't sit well with people who want to judge others as inferior to their type, but it makes much more sense and actually decreases the error resulting from dismissing individual differences.
I'll have to look more closely at this one. Simply because there are 8 which are used in active and passive tense. Which to me does nothing more than MBTI other than rehash the same info, but in a way that is even more blurred. People are people irrespective of the test. Only more questions can see the variability in traits, or overlaying a different test like the ennegram.
As before this Ti Te etc is actually more problematic than MBTI straight out.
Simply stated, I can use all the traits shown which proves nothing. I guess you can prove something if the person does not use a specific trait ever. What about the frequency of oscillation or the amplitude, all things that cannot be shown.
As an example.
extraverted Thinking (Te) (passive) Follow steps, points and time tables.
(active) Create structure, reason by measures and evidence, and implement complex plans.
introverted Thinking (Ti) (passive) Adhere to definitions and impersonal principles.
(active) Analyze a problem using a framework, and find an angle or leverage by which to solve it.
Errr... I do all of the above to different degrees (amplitude) on different occassions depending on the analysis I must do. Do I have a preference? Or good use? Or active use? Errr... I use them all and all to a high degree as required.
Ability to me is more like the thinking in a distributed way of processing. Like to do analytical creativity in parallel. i.e. both hemispheres... the dual core thinking mode. White matter, Grey matter, Left and right all sparking together.