OBJECTIVE PERSONALITY

​FOR

DUMMIES
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A comprehensive guide compiled by Laura

Miller and Miguel Iglesias to understand how
OP works
 Introduction

The purpose of this document is to provide a clear explanation for people new to the
Objective Personality typology system. That’s why the basic terms and definitions of OP are
compiled in this guide in a clear and ordered way, to provide major clarity into understanding
the system better.

There’s also plenty of practical examples that help the users of this guide to better
comprehend the concepts behind the Objective Personality System.

Finally there are various materials related to Objective Personality in the links at the end of
the document to supplement this guide and to help the users acquire a deeper
understanding of the system.
 What is OP?

OP stands for Objective Personality, it is a cognitive typing system created by Dave

Superpowers and Shannon Renee.

Objective Personality uses the scientific method, mixed with the eight cognitive functions of
Carl Jung to understand both other people and our own individual patterns in order to see
how those patterns are creating the biggest imbalances in our lives so we’re able to see
them, address them and overcome them by balancing them out.

However, the eight cognitive functions in OP are not based on the original Carl Jung’s
definitions despite having the same names.

In this case, the cognitive functions are aligned with the theory of “The human needs'',
developed by the american coach and motivational speaker Tony Robbins as a result of the
patterns he saw on people he met when traveling all around the world. However, these
aspects will be covered more in depth throughout the guide.

Besides using the scientific method and the human needs as a baseline, another thing that
makes OP different is the typing procedure.

Unlike the other models that rely on self-test most of the time, this system uses the double
blind test and consists of two or more trained operators being in separate rooms watching
videos of the same person and cross checking the items in order to come up with the same
or very close type without another person’s influence or bias.

Many people might wonder why another cognitive model when Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
(MBTI) and Socionics seem to have that demand already covered.

The truth is there was never an authentic attempt to make everything more objective, this
means to bring a scientific baseline that guarantees consistent results that can be measured
and tracked using more solid, simple and well defined rules and concepts that operate under
the rules of the scientific method.

The reason why is that it’s because us humans carry a lot of cognitive biases that doesn’t
allow to see ourselves as we are, and self-testing is a perfect way to fall back into that
subjectivity because you don’t have those measurable standards that can be objectively
tracked and allow you to see yourself accurately.

That said, OP types people based on what you really project in the outside world regardless
of the story you tell yourself and others about you.

The creators of OP realized that the most popular models like the MBTI were way too
subjective to be taken seriously by the scientific community, causing many negative critics
that unvalidated the credibility of those systems.

This lack of objectivity produces results that are not reliable to be used either as an accurate
way of pattern tracking nor a beneficial result that guarantees self-knowledge in the
individuals who take these tests.

Finally with this brand new understanding of the human psyche, the cognitive types started
to get more honed and complex to just keep it under 16 categories and the OP model
gradually grew up to 512 different types in total, something that is more in alignment with the
real richness and complexity of the patterns of human behavior.

The scientific method

The scientific method has been around us since the 17th century and is a universal simple
application for proving if a theory we have aligns or conflicts with the real world by
conducting an experiment and it follows these steps.

1.​ ​You want to test something

2.​ ​Do your research

3.​ ​Formulate hypothesis

4.​ ​Plan experimentation to test hypothesis

5.​ ​Experiment

6.​ ​Observe results and compare them with expected results

7.​ ​Make a verdict (Successful or Not successful)

8.​ ​If successful, report findings and create data that backs up the theory with more
experimentation

9.​ ​If not successful, refine hypothesis, start all over

How OP relates to the scientific method

The way that OP uses the scientific method to type or test is not to blindly defend the
concepts or definitions, the concepts must be consistent with the patterns that organize
thousands of pieces of data they have since they started typing other individuals.

Those pieces of data being consistently aligned with the concepts they decided to operate
means that regardless of a person’s words, performance, behavior or life situations, the
patterns are always going to be visible, measurable and trackable all along the way.
 Table of application

In this table, we show side by side how the OP method follows the guidelines of the scientific
method and how the database of OP was created.

Scientific Method OP Method

1. You want to test something Somebody wants to get typed

2. Do your research Gather all the information you can to get to know the person,
including a video of the person talking for a long period of time.

3. Formulate hypothesis Make your first guesses.

4. Plan experimentation to test Test with another operator that’s familiar with the definitions and
hypothesis operating standards of the method.

5. Experiment Put yourself and the operator in another room and watch the
person separately. Crosscheck the guesses with the list of what
is being tracked.

6. Observe results and compare them Reunite with the other operator after the crosscheck and compare
with expected results results

7.​ Make a verdict (Successful or not

​ ● Successful: You and the other operator managed to get
Successful) consistent results.
● Not successful: You and the operator got very different
results.

8. If successful, report findings and Write the person’s typing report and put the data on the main
create data that backs up the theory database of known types.
with more experimentation

9.​ If not successful, refine hypothesis,

​ Make another type guess and repeat steps 4-8.
start all over
 Things that make OP more objective

Besides being based on the scientific method OP has more aspects that contributes to his
objectivity, in this section we’re going to go more into depth on those aspects.

Double blind method

So far OP has successfully typed approximately 2000 people since 2014 by using the double
blind method and a checklist in order to guarantee a scientific approach that gives results
that are measurable, repeatable and open to peer review.

Steps of the double blind method

That said, the double blinding method consists in the following steps:

Step 1:​ Two Operators are provided by a third party with a list of video interviews of random
people.

​Step 2:​ The two Operators begging the typing process by watching the videos in separate
rooms during the entire test to ensure objectivity.
Step 3:​ The two operators type all people by using the OP’s checklist and write down the
specific personality number of each person

Step 4:​ The testing concludes when the third party checks with the two operators to see if
both have consistent numbers for all cases.
When watching a person’s video, we are not looking for words they say, the behavior or the
performance, what we’re trying to track is the state of confidence or responsibility vs. the
​ nd demons and
state of fear or blame which in OP’s terms, those states are called ​saviors a
will be explained in detail later throughout this guide.

The checklist

The checklist is another important item in the OP method, as it contains all the items which
are called ​coins.​ Each coin is used as a point of reference for not only knowing what we’re
looking for but also as a way to crosscheck the different parts in order to define a type.

The reason why the items in the system are defined by coins, is because like a coin, each
characteristic has an opposite side that needs to be cross checked. For example, if
someone mainly uses the feeling side of the coin then they would be less frequently using
the thinking side of the coin.

OP’S checklist link that’s used for the ​double blind testing ​is shown in the ​checklist of
coins​. All of these terms will be explained in greater depth later in this document.

Concisely and consistently define terms

As you can see from the checklist, OP uses its own definitions in order to track what we’re
looking for when typing a person, those terms are clear, simple and concise because that
facilitates the tracking of the patterns.

Before we jump into defining the basic terms that are going to be further explained one by
one throughout the guide, is important to reinforce that we’re not tracking words, anecdotes
or performance, we need to look at the individual getting typed in the context of his whole life
and look at all the parts of the checklist and ask ourselves how those parts play out in a
person's life.

In order to start getting familiar with the concepts of OP we’re introducing the main terms in
this chapter to describe them in a general way then, we’re explaining those terms separately
and more in depth to understand how they work in the following chapters of this guide.
 The Human Needs

There’s 4 of them (​Self, Gather, Organize and Tribe)​ , those needs are ingrained in us at a
gut level in order to guarantee survival. This is the foundation of OP and the first thing we
need to track when typing someone.

Everyone has the same human needs but the order and priority is going to vary. Someone
for example may have the human need of ​Organize on top, which means the need of
Gathering is going to be usually at the bottom, same with somebody which has the human
need of ​Tribe at the top, the human need at the bottom is going to be ​Self,​ due to the ​coin
structure of OP.

Functions

The functions have the same name like the jungian functions, meaning there’s ​Thinking (T),
Feeling (F), ​Sensing (S) and ​iNtuition (N), these functions are also going to be either
introverted​ or ​extroverted

● Introverted functions​: Come from the self perspective, what is personal to us, what
has an internal meaning and has a more subjective manifestation.

● Extroverted functions​. Come from the outside perspective, what’s the outside
spectrum and have a more objective manifestation.

Feeling: Searches for values whether those values align with the self ​(Fi) or with the tribe
(Fe).

Thinking: Searches for reasons what is it that works whether what works aligns with the self
(Ti)​ or with the tribe ​(Te).

Sensing: Perceives the sensory world but also uses and respects the facts in the form of
data that we compile throughout our lives in the physical realm. Those can be loose facts
that are unconnected and unordered ​(Se) or carefully organized and ordered according to an
internal perception ​(Si).
iNtuition: Stands for imagination, whether that imagination helps to create our own future
projection or vision without necessarily knowing the facts ​(Ni) or see the whole world of
possibilities without those possibilities being connected with a certain vision or pathway​ (Ne).
Like Myers-Briggs has perceiving and judging functions, OP has Decider and ​Observer
functions.

Decider Functions

Thinking and ​Feeling functions are decider functions because they allow a person to
change from a personal point of view ​(Introverted Decider) to an external point of view
(Extraverted Decider)​ or vice versa.

● The​ De​ functions are the ​extraverted decider​ functions and include ​Te​ and ​Fe​.
● The ​Di​ functions are the ​introverted decider​ functions and include ​Ti ​and ​Fi​.

Because of OP system being organized by ​coins, people who have an ​introverted decider
(Di)​, like ​Fi for example, the ​extroverted decider ​(De) has to be ​Te​, whereas if someone
has ​Fe​ as an ​extroverted decider​ ​(De)​, the ​introverted decider​ ​(Di)​ must be ​Ti.

People with ​Decider functions in the middle ​(second and third function),​ are going to be
Double Deciders (DD),​ this is going to manifest in a person who’s able to quickly change
from a point of view that might come from their own perspective ​(Di) to an outside
perspective​ (De)​ or vice versa more quickly.

A person who’s a ​DD is going to be relatively balanced on these two functions but is going to
struggle with the balance of the ​Observer functions​, that’s why ​Double Deciders ​can also
be referred to as​ ​Single Observers​ ​or​ ​Observers​ ​(O).

Observer functions

Sensing and ​Intuition functions are observer functions because they allow a person to
change from a personal perspective ​(Introverted Observer) to an external perspective
(Extroverted Observer).

● The Oe functions are the extraverted observer functions and include Se and Ne.
● The Oi functions are the introverted observer functions and include Si and Ni.
In contrast, people who have an ​introverted observer ​(Oi)​, like ​Si​, the external observer
(Oe)​ has to be ​Ne​.

People with ​observing functions in the middle ​(second and third function)​, are going to
be ​Double Observers (OO)​, this is going to manifest in a person who’s able to quickly
change from an internal perspective of how things should be ​(Oi),​ to how things actually are
(Oe)​ or vice versa more quickly.

A person who’s a ​OO is going to be relatively balanced on these two functions but is going to
struggle with the balance of the ​Decider functions​, that’s why ​Double Observers can also
be referred to as ​Single Deciders ​or​ Deciders (D).

Animals

The Animals are unique to OP and they make the typing process way more concrete and
easy, as they represent a real action a person does as a result from ​the combination of two
functions working together.

The combination of these two functions results into 4 animals ​Blast (​ De+Oi/Oi+De)​,
Consume​ ​(Di+Oe/Oe+Di)​, ​Play​ ​(De+Oe/Oi+De)​ and ​Sleep​ (Di+Oi/Oi+Di).

That said, everyone uses all four of these animals but people will have these in a different
order of preference and the order of these animals is going to be called an ​Animal Stack​.

Sexual Modalities

Each function has ​Masculine (M) and ​Feminine (F) energy, meaning it is going to be pushy
or shovy ​(M) or movable, flexible (F).​ This will be further discussed in the Sexual Modalities
section.
 Coins

As you can see, the human needs create ​two opposite poles ​like two different sides of a
coin. This is exactly how we start figuring out a person's type in OP and how the types grew
up from 16 to 512.
Each coin is going to reveal some specific aspects that allows us to see a person’s life
patterns and where they spend the majority of their time and focus, so much they ignore the
opposite side of that same coin, creating an imbalance as a result.

The ​first set of coins are going to be the ​Decider and Observer coins,​ meaning a person
who’s balanced on the ​Decider coin is not going to struggle as much with the self vs. tribe
human needs but is going to have the biggest imbalance with the ​Observer coin.

For example this can manifest when a person won’t let go of the impulse of controlling
everything, (Organize supported by Si or Ni),​ and be more open to gathering new
information that can access and grow his box of known information, ​(Gathering supported
by Se or Ne)​ or the other way around.

The ​second set of coins would be the ​Letter coins,​ these coins can be tracked observing
a person’s communication style (what is exactly what they’re trying to say).

● ST language: Reporter, communicates literal facts all throughout the conversations

without giving more depth or hidden meaning to the conversation, concerned with
making things solid and making them work in the physical world.

● SF language: Popular, talks about what the person likes as an individual or what’s
valuable among the tribe in the physical world.

● NT language:​ Nerdy, seeks to figure out the concepts in the abstract world.

● NF language:​ Hippie,​ ​sees the value in the abstract world.

With that said, a person who uses ​NF language most of the time for example, is not going to
be an ​ST​ savior as those are the opposite sides of a coin

The ​third set of coins would be the ​Animal coins​. The 4 animals are separated on an
Information coin​ (​Blast vs Consume​) and an ​Energy coin​ (​Play vs Sleep​).
From these two coins there's an ​introverted side (Consume and Sleep) ​and an
extroverted side​ ​(Blast and Play)​.

So a person who’s ​Blast ​savior ​(Oi+De/De+Oi) cannot be ​Consume savior ​(Oe+Di/Di+Oe)

because one animal is introverted and the other animal is extroverted, however that person
can have either ​Play​ (Oe+De/De+Oe)​ or ​Sleep​ (Oi+Di/Di+Oi)​ as a savior or next to ​Blast.​

The ​fourth set of coins would be the ​Sexual coins as the OP system discovered each
function has a sexual modality that can be either ​feminine or ​masculine​, more of that will
be covered in depth in the following chapters.

The proper order to figure out the coins to build a persons type by using the checklist is the
following

1.​ D
​ efine the Human Needs coins

2.​ D
​ efine the Letter coins

3.​ D
​ efine the Animal coins

4.​ D
​ efine the Sexual Coins

Avoid bias training

We all lie at some point whether we do it to look more appealing and generate a certain
reaction from others or us not being self-aware of what we really do. In order to type
someone correctly, we need to become authentic lie detectors to see the pattern beyond
someone’s actions and see how that pattern plays out in real life.

That said there’s three thing to focus on when getting rid of biases when typing

1. Know your terms: Get familiar with the terms on OP by remembering this is a different
typing system and has his own code.

2. Do cross checks: Cross Checks means to confirm both opposite sides of a coin. If you
see a predominant side (what a person does), then the hidden side (what a person is not
doing), needs to be confirmed as well in order to filter out irrelevant information and
narrow down gradually from 512 types to only 1.
3. Triangulate: Do this with another partner to get a different and wider perspective of the
person getting typed as the other person might pick up things that you couldn’t see at the
moment and vice versa.

OP vs other typing models

While it is true that Dave and Shannon base part of their understandment on Carl Jung’s
work and the cognitive functions are named and ordered after the Jungian model described
on “The Psychological Types”, the terms and definitions are not the same.

To understand the differences within the models, we need to first define each one of these
systems to know how they work and compare them to see the similarities and differences
between them and OP.

OP vs. MBTI

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a personality inventory which aims to make the model of
Carl Jung’s psychological types understandable and useful in people’s lives by measuring a
person’s behavior (what the person does or doesn’t do).
MBTI personality chart taken from​:​https://www.mouth.com/blogs/mouthpiece/gifts-for-every-myers-briggs-ty

While this is a valid goal, the MBTI way of applying the Jungian model is one-sided, meaning
it focuses way too much in making the tool accessible and relatable to the collective without
necessarily following the scientific standards required to back up the outcomes they track.

However, the biggest flaw of the MBTI system lies in the assumption that many of us
perceive ourselves incorrectly because we rely on the results of a test to tell us which type
we are.

The main problem with the self-test format is that most of us have a very subjective and
distorted perception of ourselves and reality around us, so we’re mostly going to self report
the parts of ourselves that might be in there, but in complete misalignment with the real way
we operate in our everyday lives.

For example, an individual in OP can say and convince everyone around them that he or she
is very orderly and doesn’t like unexpected things happening in his or her life, yet if a third
party follows him or her around constantly, and crosschecks with the terms and coins within
the model, we might discover the individual is actually causing chaos everywhere he or she
goes and resists any way or shape of control.
 OP vs. Socionics

The Socionics model combines Jung’s work with Antoni Kępiński's theory of information
metabolism in order to create a system which uses all of the 8 functions per type (also
known as information elements)

Unlike MBTI’s model which only uses 4 per type. Socionic’s goal is to define a person’s
capability to interact with the information of their environment, using the 8 information
elements to produce new information within their environments as well as interacting with
other individuals based on their sociotypes.

The sociotype is based on the order of the 8 information elements in an individual. These 8
information elements are related to the 8 Jungian Cognitive functions but are ​defined a bit
differently in socionics.

Note that logic in socionics corresponds to thinking in MBTI and that ethics in socionics
corresponds to feeling in MBTI.

The 16 socionic types of informational metabolism are then defined based on the top two
informational elements as shown in the table below. Note that socionics types are
designated by a three letter code (e.g. ILE, ILI, etc.) whereas MBTI types use a four letter
code (e.g. ISTJ, ENFP, etc.) ​Click here for details on how to convert a socionics type to an
MBTI type.

Here’s also a link to a table that puts all the 16 different sociotypes together
https://images.app.goo.gl/yG1q7UR7uKDq4YcBA

The sociotypes model is also famous for its Visual Identification Method, introduced by
E.Filatova in her book, Personality in the Mirror of Socionics in 2002​.

However Filatova herself declared that this is still not a valid methodology for typing people
and she only got the idea after taking pictures of 1500 clients after getting typed under the
socionics evaluation

While it is true that OP has detected a certain relationship between types and most people of
each type looking very similar, the main goal in OP is to get recognition from the scientific
community.

Therefore, in order to track these terms and standards in a tangible way, the definitions have
to be more solid, short and concise in order to create a body of work that is objectively
traceable and detects the correct patterns that allows the person getting typed to obtain an
authentic growth benefit based on science.

Comparative table between OP, MBTI & Socionics

Here’s a comparative table that highlights the main differences between OP and these other
two systems.

OP MBTI SOCIONICS

Theories and Scientific Method Jungian Jungian

Human Needs by Tony Robbins Information
methods used
Metabolism by
Antoni Kępiński'

How it works Typing using external trained
reference only, this means you
have to take OP’s classes on
their website for at least two
months before being able to get
typed
Self- test that can Self-test
be applied by you or Typing based on
with the assistance looks
of a certified MBTI
practitioner as the
MBTI foundation
offers courses in
order to get certified
as a such

Requires Yes No No
previous training

Number of types 512 16 16

Level of accuracy Medium-High/ High Medium-Low/Low Low/Very Low

Uses scientific Yes No No

method

The Barnum Effect

The ​reason why OP doesn’t follow the same framework of the two typing models above is
due to the ​Barnum effect​, also called the ​Forer effect which is a psychological
phenomenon that occurs when we highly relate to descriptions of our personality that are in
fact vague and general enough to apply to a wide range of people regardless of the context.
We need to remember the cognitive functions theory was an unfinished piece of work from
Jung, therefore, the lack of solidity and robustness in his theory, starting by the definitions of
the eight functions.

If you look at the original definitions in Jung’s work, those rely on extremely vague and
subjective terms that are built on the abstract realm but didn’t manage to make it beyond the
threshold of subjectivity to create objective accuracy by standardized testing with more
concrete and established terms that are in alignment with the scientific community.

In addition to that, Jung didn’t investigate his theory enough time to let any particular
workframe define how to correctly track these functions in reality, so there was no defined
method of experimentation left to build a more solid and documented framework.

What ​Isabel Briggs Myers and her mom did after Jung died, were to build the cognitive
functions based on their own subjective vision and perception of reality. This means they
didn’t check if the methodology they were following was objectively measurable.

In OP, we use the scientific method as the highest reference because so far it has been the
most objective and effective way to explain and create models and devices that are most
aligned with the reality of the physical nature we live in.

Because Jung’s work was initially not aimed to resonate and be picked up by the scientific
community, scientific accuracy is the ultimate outcome in OP so redefining the functions and
the terms to hold up to more scientific standards seems to be the most efficient way of
getting more quantifiable and measurable terms that are more applicable in real life.

Human Needs

The human needs is a concept that was first expressed by american coach and author Tony
Robbins and represents the six universal core driving forces that are deeply hardwired in
each individual in order to guarantee a good life.
These six human needs are

1. Certainty: ​Reaching stability in our environment through routines and rituals in order
to build something
2. Variety:​ Exploring different outcomes and possibilities to avoid boredom
3. Significance: ​Create an identity that differentiates us from other individuals
4. Connection: ​Relate to other individuals by sharing something in common
5. Contribution: ​To give something in return that benefits your environment
6. Growth: ​To become a well balanced and mature individual

However out of those 6 needs, the first 4 are going to be destined to ensure survival only
and our whole life’s course is going to be about the endless search to make sure at least the
first three out of those four needs are being relatively met and there are healthy, neutral and
negative actions we can do to meet them, even if the fourth one doesn’t get met at all.

That said, while all of us have all 6 of the human needs, the only difference is each individual
is going to prioritize the first four ones differently and depending on that order is where the
cognitive functions are going to be placed in OP.

Human needs and the cognitive functions

In OP, ​the first 4 human needs are going to correlate to each set of functions and the needs
are going to have slightly different names as follows:

● The human need of Certainty is called Organize ​in OP. Having “organize” first,
involves having an introverted observer function Oi (Introverted Intuition, Ni/
Introverted Sensing, Si) ​as a​ first function.

● The human need of Variety is called Gather ​in OP. Having “gather” first, involves
having an extroverted ​observer function ​Oe (Extroverted Intuition, Ne/ Extroverted
Sensing, Se)​ as a ​first function.

● The human need for Significance is going to be called Self ​in OP. Having “self” first,
involves having an ​introverted decider ​function Di (Introverted Feeling, Fi/
Introverted Thinking, Ti) ​as a​ first function.
 ● The human need of Connection is going to be called Tribe ​in OP. Having “tribe” first,
involves having an ​extroverted decider function ​De (Extroverted Feeling, Fe/
Extraverted Thinking, Te) ​as a​ first function.

The last two needs, Contribution and Growth in OP are met as a direct result of balancing
the first four functions out, this is what OP calls having a growth mindset ​because it
involves being open to work and spend more time and energy on satisfying those needs that
are not our responsibility which OP calls ​demons​, than those needs that you normally feel
responsible for most of the time, those are called ​saviors.

The topic of Saviors and Demons will be discussed in more depth in the upcoming chapter
about​ ​“Saviors and Demons”

Things vs. People

OP divides these 4 human needs into​ ​two main categories as the human needs are going to
have opposite nature, depending on which one you spend most of your time and energy
trying to meet.

These categories are the ones that relate to the ​Decider vs. Observer​ coin.
More information on the Decider vs. Observer topic will be further explained in the upcoming
“Functions”​ ​chapter.

● ​ epresents the individuals who have either the need of

Category of things​: R
gathering or organizing as the first human need to be satisfied.

● Category of people​: ​Represents individuals who have either the need of self or the
need of tribe as the first human need to be satisfied

This means within the functions of a category, you can have either one or the other in the
first place but you can’t have both of them as your top two human needs.

For example, a person whose main need is​ “Gather”​ (Ne or Se), ​can’t have the opposite
need of​ “Organize”​ ​(Ni or Si)​ as the second one, as these two needs are opposite ends of
the category of things.
Since gather and organize are considered opposite human needs, being high in the need to
gather means being low in the need to organize and vice versa. Likewise self and tribe are
opposite human needs in the people category.

Someone with a high self human need will have a low tribe human need and vice versa.

However, for example, someone with gather as their first human need can have the human
need of tribe or self in the second place, as those needs belong to the category of people
and can be paired with another need of the category of things with no problem because they
don’t oppose each other.

Functions

In our everyday lives, we are run by a subconscious internal control that creates our own
perception that determines the way we live our lives.

However, our internal control only allows us to perceive a small part of that reality as human
brains though being very complex and capable organisms, have a very limited scope in
which they need to process and filter the myriads of information available in reality so we can
survive and that happens thanks to our cognitive functions.

In OP, the cognitive functions are the “tools” our brain use to access understanding and
processing of reality in order to make sense of ourselves and the world around us and are
based on a combination of the letters each cognitive function represents with the human
needs (See the ​“Human Needs”​ chapter above)

Introverted vs. Extraverted

Reality has both objective and subjective views and the brain uses both views accordingly
throughout the functions in order to satisfy the human needs and the animals we prioritize
the most (See ​“Human needs”​ and ​“Animal Stacking”​ chapters for more information)
 ● Introversion:​ Subjective view
If the functions are ​decider functions and introverted ​(Ti, Fi)​, these functions are
going to work to satisfy the human need of ​Self​, this means building a solid identity
first and then go to the Tribe and find someone that aligns with that identity.

If the functions are ​observer functions and introverted ​(Ni, Si)​, these functions are
going to work to satisfy the human need of ​Organize​, this means ordering the known
information in a way that brings comfort throughout certainty and predictability before
going out and gathering new information.

● Extraversion:​ Objective view

If the functions are ​decider functions and extroverted (​ Te,Fe)​, these functions are
going to work to satisfy the human need of ​Tribe​, this means connecting and relating
with other people first and align your identity accordingly with the collective identity of
the tribe.
If the functions are ​observer functions and extroverted (​ Ne, Se)​, these functions are
going to work to satisfy the human need of ​Gather​, this means to gather all the
information first before organizing that information in a pre established order.

Defining the functions objectively

Within the subjective and objective views, reality has four different kinds of information. Each
kind of information ​(thinking, feeling, sensing and intuition) has an introverted
(subjective version)​ and an extroverted ​(objective version)​.

That’s how we obtain the eight cognitive functions and each one works as it follows.

● Thinking:​ Uses logic to validate what works and what doesn’t work
○ Introverted Thinking (Ti)​: Uses logic to satisfy the human need of​ Self
○ Extraverted Thinking (Te):​ Uses logic to satisfy the human need of ​Tribe

● Feeling:​ Uses values to prioritize what matters and what doesn’t matter
○ Introverted Feeling (Fi): ​Uses values to satisfy the human need of ​Self
○ Extroverted Feeling (Fe):​ Uses values to satisfy the human need of ​Tribe
 ● Sensing: ​Uses sensory information (What we see, what we hear, what we touch,
what we taste), that also includes facts and data that we consume through our
senses.
○ Introverted Sensing (Si): Uses sensory information to satisfy the human
need of ​Organize
○ Extraverted Sensing (Se): Uses sensory information to satisfy the human
need of ​Gather

● iNtuition: Uses the abstract information generated by the imagination. Imagination in

OP stands for everything that cannot be tracked in the physical realm, like ideas,
theories or concepts.
○ Introverted iNtuition (Ni): ​Uses the abstract information to satisfy the human
need of ​Organize
○ Extraverted iNtuition (Ne): Uses the abstract information to satisfy the
human need of ​Gather

We all use ​Thinking, Feeling, Sensing and ​iNtuition in our everyday lives, however,
different individuals are going to have a natural inclination to use certain functions introvertly
or extrovertly way more than the others and that is going to align with the pattern of the
human needs.

Unlike some MBTI communities that claim we have all 8 functions in our cognitive function
stack, Objective Personality theory claims we only have 4 out of the 8.

For example if somebody has ​Ni​, regardless of where that is on his or her stack, that person
is also going to have ​Se​ and not ​Si.

Likewise, someone who has Fi in their stack is going to have ​Te and not ​Ti. ​This is because
you only need one function to satisfy the corresponding human need. Therefore, each
person has one of the two functions (but not both!) corresponding to each of the following
human needs:

Self: ​Ti or Fi Tribe:​ ​ Te or Fe Organize:​ ​ Si or Ni Gather:​ ​Se or Ne

Additionally, each person must have one thinking function ​(Ti or Te)​, one feeling function ​(Fi
or Fe)​, one sensing function ​(Si or Se) and one intuition function ​(Ni or Ne) somewhere in
their cognitive function stack. So if a person has ​Ti in their stack, their function serving the
human need of tribe, must be ​Fe​ instead of T
​ e​.

What about the four cognitive functions not in our stack? It turns out that having those
functions is not necessary. They can be “simulated” by combining functions that we do have.

For example, an ESFP has the cognitive function stack of ​Se-Fi-Te-Ni​. They could
“simulate” ​Si​, for example, by combining ​Se​ with ​Ni.

This is analogous to trying to paint something in green when you don’t have green paint.
You can mix together blue paint and yellow paint to make green paint. A similar process
works for the 4 cognitive functions not in our stack.

Summary of the 8 Cognitive Functions

The 8 cognitive functions in Objective Personality are defined a bit differently than in MBTI
because they are defined in terms of the human needs.

Ti = Personal reasons Si = Organizes facts

Te = Tribe’s reasons Se = Gathers facts
Fi = Personal values Ni = Organizes concepts
Fe = Tribe’s values Ne = Gathers concepts

These definitions are far more basic and concise than MBTI definitions because in order to
objectively measure usage of a cognitive function, you need to strip the function down to its
basic essentials and define it consistently.

In order to type someone as having strong ​Se​ for example, you need to clearly and concisely
define what Se is according to an agreed upon standard.

To Each Function it’s Own Language

Yes, the functions talk, and each one uses its own language, think of the functions as a
computer program, every program has a written code that’s going to determine the way of
operating.
With that said each function is going to have a particular way of communicating.

● Thinking:​ Communicates reasons, how things logically fit and work

○ Introverted thinking: My own personal reasons regardless of what the tribe

thinks
Examples: This is how I do it, you’re wrong and I’m right, this is stupid, this is
the right way to do it, this is my own personal truth.

○ Extroverted thinking: Looking at the spectrum of the tribe’s reasons to find

out what works
Examples: This is a good/bad idea, this could work, that’s not fair, makes
sense (could be Ti or Te), understand, don’t understand ​(could be Ti or Te),
let’s work it out, we need to fix this, the reason I do this is because ...... (Ti is
less likely than Te to communicate their reasons to others)

● Feeling:​ Communicates what matters, what’s important

○ Introverted feeling: ​My own personal values regardless of what the tribe
values
Examples: I love, I hate, I feel/ don’t feel, I want/ don’t want to talk about how
I feel, be authentic (don’t let other people’s ​ ​values​ ​influence you)

○ Extroverted feeling: ​Looking at the spectrum of the tribe’s values

Examples: This is what everybody likes, this is what’s cool, this is what’s
popular/ trendy, this is what everybody values, this one is not as worthy as
that one, everyone prefers this one instead of that one.

● Sensing:​ Communicates the what​ ​(the tangible concrete facts)

○ Introverted Sensing: Organizing what is concrete and tangible (facts,

physical objects), talks in chapters, meaning it organizes sensory information
in a beginning, a middle and an end.
Examples: ​This has already been tried and it didn’t work, This particular
object was given to me by my grandfather whom I shared the best
moments… If it has worked all this time, why change it? I organized the data
 into a spreadsheet, I organized the pantry, I made a list of everything that
needs to get done.

○ Extroverted Sensing: Gathering what is real and tangible. Communicates

concretely but it will usually be less organized than introverted sensing
Examples: I’m watching TV, the girl wears a blue dress, I was driving to work
when I saw someone ignoring the parking sign on that corner, I want to
experience this or that before making a decision, I need to know all the facts
before drawing a conclusion.

● iNtuition:​ Communicates the intricate meaning or the concept

○ Introverted iNtuition: Organized concepts and patterns. Talks in chapters,

meaning it organizes the concepts into a beginning, a middle and an end.
Examples: I need to figure out what I need to do before doing it, The vision I
want to create is… My main goal is… This is the path I want to walk. Here's
the plan, these are the main categories I’m using, these are the concepts I’m
using, the main idea is .................

○ Extraverted iNtuition: ​Gathering concepts and patterns, often goes off on

abstract tangents when communicating
Examples: This can relate to that too, if this relates to this, then this other
thing relates to this other thing, there are many possible things that could
happen, I’m going to explore this exciting new theory!

We need to keep in mind that the language a person uses needs to align with the lifestyle a
person leads, using language only to determine a person's functions is not ​effective if you
don’t track that person’s dominant human needs.

For example a person might use a lot of analogies and concepts, therefore we might type
him or her as lead intuition, but if the person needs to reference back to a book or a blog or
some sensory device in order to create those analogies or engages in varied physical
activities throughout the course of his or her life, the person might be a sensor dominant
instead​ ​because of the heavy reliance in the sensory to activate the intuition​ ​as a result.
 How to Determine the Function Order

To determine which function in a pair of opposites is the stronger function and which function
is the weaker function, it is important to know what is typically done first. The needs of the
stronger function will normally be fulfilled first before the weaker function is used.

Thinking vs. Feeling

Thinking: Looks to figure out the reasons of something, then figures out the priorities/values.
Feeling: Looks to prioritize or value something first, then figures out the reasons.

Identity (Fi or Ti) vs. Tribe (Fe or Te)

Identity: Prioritizes their personal values/reasons first, then seeks the spectrum of the tribe’s
values/reasons.
Tribe: ​Prioritizes the spectrum of the tribe’s values/reasons first, then seeks their own
personal values/reasons.

Sensing vs. Intuition

Sensing: ​ Looks for the provable facts first, then sees the abstract connections.
Intuition:​ Looks for abstract connections first, then sees the provable facts.

Organize (Si or Ni) vs. Gather (Se or Ne)

Organize: Answers are found by going over known facts/concepts, then gathering new
facts/concepts later.
Gather: Answers are found by gathering new facts/concepts, then organizing known
facts/concepts later.
 2 coins: Oi vs. Oe and Di vs. De

Throughout the guide we’ve been giving hints of explanations that are related to these
particular coins, however in this section we will ​explain in more detail what each coin really
means and how it plays out on the OP method.

If you look at the human needs being ordered in two categories, things and people (See
“Human Needs” chapter above), each one has opposite ends like the sides of a coin. It is
this nature of the human needs​ ​that gives birth to these 2 coins.

● Observer coin: This coin is going to use the observer functions which are ​Sensing
and ​iNtuition​ in order to satisfy the human needs of ​Gather​ ​(Oe)​ or ​Organizing​ ​(Oi)​.

● Decider ​coin: This coin is going to use the decider functions, which are Thinking and
Feeling in order to satisfy the human needs of tribe ​(Di)​ or self ​(De)​.

Single Observer vs. Single Decider

From the ​observer and decider coins ​gives these two categories in which all 512 types can
be classified,​ single observer​ and s
​ ingle decider.

Single Observer stands for the types that fit the category of things, and is a coin that has
the human need of “​Organize”​ and the human need of “​Gather”.

A person who is a ​single observer is going to have the ​observer functions ​as ​first and
fourth functions​, meaning the major imbalance in their lives is going to come from these
functions.

In contrast the ​decider functions are going to be in the ​middle (second and third), this
means they’re going to be ​relatively balanced in the category of people​, so in contrast they
are also called ​Double Deciders (DD).

Single Decider stands for the types that fit the category of people, and is a coin that has the
human need of ​Tribe​ and the human need of ​Self.
A person who is a ​single decider is going to have the decider functions as first and fourth
functions, meaning the major imbalance in their lives is going to come from these functions.

In contrast, the observer functions ​are going to be in the ​middle (second and third)​, this
means they’re going to be ​relatively balanced in the category of things so in contrast they
are also called ​Double Observers (OO)

Single Observers (EXXP’s and IXXJ’s)

The single observers comprehend all the Myers Briggs types that are ​EXXP’s and ​IXXJ’s
because their observers are on the main poles.

EXXP’s ​are going to have the ​Extroverted observer Oe function ​(Se or Ne) as a first
function and the​ Introverted observer​ ​Oi​ function ​(Si or Ni)​ as the last fourth function.

This means these types are going to prioritize the human need of ​Gather​, as they rely
heavily on their ​Oe ​function that satisfies ​Gather and don’t spend too much time on the ​Oi
organizing what they gather, meaning the ​Organize function is going to be fourth on the
stack.

IXXJ’s are going to have the ​Introverted observer Oi function ​(Si or Ni) as a first function
and the​ Extroverted observer​ ​Oe​ function ​(Se or Ne)​ as the last fourth function.

This means these types are going to prioritize the human need of Organize​, as they rely
heavily on their ​Oi function that satisfies ​Organize ​and don’t spend too much time on the ​Oe
gathering new information that don’t fit their boxes, meaning the ​Gather function is going to
be fourth on the stack.

Single Deciders (EXXJ’s and IXXP’s)

The single deciders comprehends all the Myers Briggs types that are ​EXXJ’s and ​IXXP’s
because their decider functions are on the main poles.
EXXJ’s ​are going to have the ​Extroverted decider De function ​(Te or Fe) as a first function
and the​ Introverted decider​ ​Di​ function ​(Ti or Fi)​ as the last fourth function.

This means these types are going to prioritize the human need of ​Tribe​, as they rely heavily
on their ​De ​function that satisfies ​Tribe and don’t spend too much time on the ​Di building an
identity, meaning the ​Self​ function is going to be fourth on the stack.

IXXP’s are going to have the ​Introverted decider Di function ​(Ti or Fi) as a first function
and the​ Extroverted decider​ ​De​ function ​(Te or Fe)​ as the last fourth function.

This means these types are going to prioritize the human need of Self​, as they rely heavily
on their ​Di function that satisfies ​Self ​and don’t spend too much time on the ​De checking
where they stand in the tribe’s spectrum, meaning the ​Tribe function is going to be fourth on
the stack.
 Animals

Objective Personality introduces a new concept called ​animals​, which adds more nuance to
typing by allowing for additional possible types beyond the standard 16 types in MBTI. This
will be explained in greater detail in the upcoming “Animal Stackings” section.

Animals represent actions that occur when an observer function works together with a
decider function.

4 Types of Animals

There are four different kinds of animals in objective personality which are summarized as
follows:

The diagram on the left shows the cognitive functions

that can make up the different animals.

S = Sleep = Fi+Si or Fi+Ni or Ti+Si or Ti+Ni

C = Consume = Fi+Se or Fi+Ne or Ti+Se or Ti+Ne
B = Blast = Fe+Si or Fe+Ni or Te+Si or Te+Ni
P = Play = Fe+Se or Fe+Ne or Te+Se or Te+Ne
These 4 actions- sleep, consume, blast and play are called animals because these actions
represent actions that animals do. Like humans, animals sleep, consume food and water,
and play with other animals. The 4th animal, blast, is organizing something ​personally
known​ (Oi) for the tribe (De). So think of a beaver building a dam ​for his herd​ or organized
bee colonies.

That said, everyone uses all four of these animals but people will have these in a different
order of preference and the order of these animals is going to be called an ​Animal Stack.​

Even among people with the same cognitive function stack, their animal stack can be
different which allows for additional types. This will be explained in depth in the “Animal
Stack” section.

Animal coins

The animals can be divided into 2 different coins:

1. The ​energy coin​ consists of sleep and play.

In summary, sleep is responsible for conserving energy while play is responsible for
expending energy. Since sleep and play are on opposite sides of a coin, if someone
is high in sleep they will be low in play and vice versa.

2. The ​information coin​ consists of consume and blast.

In summary, consume is responsible for taking in new information for themselves

while blast is responsible for teaching their known information to others. Since
consume and blast are on opposite sides of a coin, if someone is high in consume,
they will be low on blast and vice versa.
 Characteristics of each Animal

Characteristics of Sleep (Di+Oi)

● Is the introverted energy animal as it consists of both the introverted decider function
(Di)​ and the introverted observer function​ (Oi) ​working together.
● Processes and preserves energy for the self before expending energy for the tribe.
● Responsible for stopping the play to go back over known information.
● Individuals with high sleep are constantly putting on the brakes to protect
themselves.
● Individuals with high sleep tend to have a difficult time getting things done earlier in
the day and may spike in energy level later in the evening.
● Individuals with low sleep have high play, so they will generally have a harder time
stopping themselves and protecting their energy and the energy of those around
them.

Characteristics of Play (De+Oe)

● Is the extroverted energy animal as it consists of both the extroverted decider
function ​(De)​ and the extroverted observer function ​(Oe)​ working together.
● Expends energy for the tribe before processing and preserving energy for the self.
● Responsible for getting things done while learning from the tribe.
● Those with high play are constantly moving, going, taking action and trying to work
with others.
● Those with high play tend to have a difficult time with wasting energy earlier on in the
day and may need to crash later on in the evenings.
● Those with low play will have high sleep, so they will generally have a harder time
performing tasks such as driving, shopping, or chores that require gathering and
interacting with others.

Characteristics of Consume (Di+Oe)

● Is responsible for taking in new information that they are interested in. It is
considered the introverted information animal since the information is being used to
fulfill the needs of one’s introverted decider (Di) function.
● It takes in and respects information before getting started and teaching others.
● Those who have high consume are constantly bored with old information and are
seeking and discovering new things about what they love to learn.
 ● Those with high consume tend to have a difficult time starting projects because there
is never enough information to gather first before you get started.
● Those with low consume will have high blast, so they will often have a shallow
understanding of information and will be more willing to teach what they know even if
the information isn’t valuable.

Characteristics of Blast (De+Oi)

● Is responsible for taking their same known organized information and sharing it or
teaching it to others. It is considered the extroverted information animal since the
information is being used to fulfill the needs of the extraverted decider ​(De)​ function.
● It gets started and is able to teach before respecting and gathering information.
● Those with high blast are quick to communicate and start projects for the tribe as it
isn’t necessary for them to gather all the pieces of information first before getting
started.
● Those with high blast will often unconsciously consume information and re-share it
before they own it or know where it came from. This is because when taking in
information they tend to automatically order the information that is familiar with what
they already know and toss the outside information that doesn’t match with their inner
known information.
● Those with low blast will have high consume, so they will often have a very difficult
time communicating in a linear fashion by following just one line or topic or will have
difficulty getting new projects started.
 Saviors and Demons

While people can use all four cognitive functions in their function stack or all four of the
animals, people naturally have a preference towards using certain cognitive functions or
certain animals.

The ​savior functions/animals ​represent the functions/animals that we prefer to use.

The ​demon functions/animals ​represent the functions/animals that we tend to avoid using.

Key qualities of Saviors and Demons

The key qualities of savior functions and animals are:

● Personal responsibility towards using them to insure a good outcome. As a result,

we tend to spend more time using our saviors and may feel like we can do them all
day. This is not to say we always enjoy using our savior functions, sometimes we can
feel burdened by the responsibilities of using them.

● Confidence in using them in our daily lives and being able to work through struggles.

● We feel that our saviors are obvious and something we take for granted. We may
wrongly assume that our saviors are also obvious to everyone else.

● We are mostly unaware of just how often we are using our saviors because they are
so natural and automatic to our daily functioning. We don’t need to show them off or
“prove” them to others. We just do them.

● We feel a sense of personal value using our saviors and can also use them to help
others.

● One way to track saviors is by someone’s speaking patterns. They will tend to to
hesitate less and talk more enthusiastically and spike in energy.
The key qualities of demon functions and animals are:

● Denies personal responsibility towards using them. We think someone else should
be doing this for us. As a result we tend to spend less time using our demons and
can blame others for problems that occur from not using them. Dave and Shannon
refer to the unexpected problems of feeling stuck that occur from over-using our
saviors and neglecting our demons as ​“tidal waves”

● We are less confident in using our demons in our daily lives and working through the
struggles involving them. As a result there can be alot of fear or pain associated with
our demons.

● They tend to require more effort from us and may not feel worth the time.

● If we fail to sufficiently use our demon functions when situations require them, we can
keep repeating the same life problems and wonder why these problems keep
happening.

● Conversely we can secretly want to be good at doing our demons. We can

sometimes show off to others how great we are at them and overestimate our skill
here. Dave and Shannon call this showing off our demons as ​“peacocking.”
 ● We can be fascinated by our demon functions and feel great when we manage to
use them successfully.

● We can be prone to remembering the few times when we used our successfully and
forget the numerous times we successfully used our savior functions because our
saviors are often used unconsciously and taken for granted.

Due to this cognitive bias, we can easily mistake our demon functions or animals for saviors.
As a result it is not uncommon for people to type themselves upside down!

This is one reason why it is important for having a third party that knows how OP works to
type us impartially.

Here’s a table explaining how some real world examples of how this typing oneself “​ upside
down”​ can occur:

Savior Subjective Self Report Actual Actions

Function

Di I desperately want the tribe’s approval Goes and forces their own opinions on
everyone.

De I want to do things my own way. Goes and polls the tribe to get a
consensus.

Oi I love gathering new things. Goes and spends endless hours on the
same shit.

Oe I’m such a good planner, you don’t Goes and searches for random shit on
even know. the internet until overwhelmed and filled
with anxiety.
 Demon Hunting

One way to track demons is by someone’s nonverbal clues. They will tend to hesitate more,
speak more slowly and dip down in their energy level. Their body language may look
uncomfortable and awkward as well. Something about the person seems “off.”

With some people who have done a lot of work on their own self development, demons can
be harder to spot because they have learned to use them effectively and become more
comfortable with them.

In this case, you can track demons by charting the course of their life. If it is something they
“discovered” that they needed to focus more on later in life and then start preaching about it
to others, it is probably a demon.

Expanding from 16 Types to 32 Types

Each person has two savior functions and two demon functions.

The savior functions can be either:

● ​The 1st and the 2nd functions in one’s function stack.
​OR
● ​The 1st and the 3rd functions in one’s function stack.

The demon functions can be either:

● The 3rd and the 4th functions in one’s function stack.
​OR
● The 2nd and the 4th functions in one’s function stack.

As a review, here are the cognitive function stacks for the 16 MBTI types. Objective
Personality uses these same cognitive function stacks in describing the types. ​Click here for
details on how these cognitive function stacks are derived.
 ISTJ ISFJ INFJ INTJ
Si-Te-Fi-Ne Si-Fe-Ti-Ne Ni-Fe-Ti-Se Ni-Te-Fi-Se

ISTP ISFP INFP INTP

Ti-Se-Ni-Fe Fi-Se-Ni-Te Fi-Ne-Si-Te Ti-Ne-Si-Fe

ESTP ESFP ENFP ENTP

Se-Ti-Fe-Ni Se-Fi-Te-Ni Ne-Fi-Te-Si Ne-Ti-Fe-Si

ESTJ ESFJ ENFJ ENTJ

Te-Si-Ne-Fi Fe-Si-Ne-Ti Fe-Ni-Se-Ti Te-Ni-Se-Fi

Starting with ISTJ (function stack Si-Te-Fi-Ne) as an example, there are 2 versions:

1. “Standard” version of ISTJ:

Savior functions: Si and Te
Demon functions: Fi and Ne

This is called the “standard” version because it’s similar to the standard theory
of MBTI, that says that one most prefers to use their top two functions.

2. “Jumper” version of ISTJ:

Savior functions: Si and Fi
Demon functions: Fi and Ne

These are called “​jumper​” ISTJs as they are “jumping” over their second Te function in favor
of their third Fi function. They may appear like less typical ISTJs because they are
emphasizing their third function more than their second.

Using ESFP (Se-Fi-Te-Ni) as a second example:

1. “Standard” version of ESFP:

Savior functions: Se and Fi
Demon functions Te and Ni
 2. “Jumper” version of ESFP:
Savior functions: Se and Te
Demon functions: Fi and Ni

For each of the 16 types, there is a standard version and a jumper version according to what
the savior functions and the demon functions are. Therefore the number of types is now
doubled to 32 types.

These types are typically abbreviated to designate the savior functions.

Standard ISTJ = SiTe Standard ESFP = SeFi

Jumper ISTJ = SiFi Jumper ESFP = SeTe

Table of 32 types

ISTJ ISFJ INFJ INTJ

SiTe SiFe NiFe NiTe
SiFi SiTi NiTi NiFi

ISTP ISFP INFP INTP

TiSe FiSe FiNe TiNe
TiNi FiNi FiSi TiSi

ESTP ESFP ENFP ENTP

SeTi SeFi NeFi NeTi
SeFe SeTe NeTe NeFe

ESTJ ESFJ ENFJ ENTJ

TeSi FeSi FeNi TeNi
TeNe FeNe FeSe TeSe

---Standard version ---Jumper

 Important things to know about jumper types

Jumper types do ​NOT​ have a stronger 3rd function compared with their 2nd function.
All types, including jumpers have a stronger 2nd function than 3rd function​.
However the jumper types have the 3rd function as their savior function and their
second function as a demon function because they tend to respect more and feel more
responsible to use their 3rd function compared to their second function.

As an example, for the ​Se-Te ESFP jumper, even though ​Te is a savior function, it is still a
weaker function than ​Fi​. It’s just that the ESFP jumper will respect and feel responsible for
using ​Fi ​more than their ​Te​.

Also this ESFP ​Se-Te jumper will still have stronger ​Fi than an ISTJ ​Si-Fi jumper even
though the ISTJ SiFi jumper has ​Fi​ as a savior function.

Jumper types are not uncommon. According to ​statistics of almost 300 people who have
been officially typed in the Objective Personality system, about 35-40% of them are jumper
types.

Jumper types are not any more or less mentally stable compared with standard
versions of types. In some MBTI typology communities, the concept of “​cognitive
function loops​” is discussed. A cognitive function loop occurs when the 1st and 3rd
functions are “running the show” skipping over the 2nd function.

MBTI communities suggest that a person in a cognitive function loop is less mentally healthy
because there is an imbalance between usage of introverted and extroverted functions.

Objective Personality on the other hand, does not use the concept of cognitive function loops
and does not believe that it is any better or worse to have two introverted savior functions,
two extraverted savior functions, or one introverted and one extraverted savior function.
 Savior Animals and Demon Animals

Recall that animals are the combination of two functions working together. For more
information go back to the chapter on Animals

The same way each person has two savior functions and two demon functions, each person
has two savior animals and two demon animals.

The top two animals are always savior animals and the bottom two animals are always
demon animals.

As with savior functions, we will feel more responsible and confident with using our savior
animals. Likewise, as with demon functions, we will feel less responsible and less confident
in using our demon animals.

Savior animals and demon animals will be discussed in greater detail in the upcoming
“Animal Stackings” section.
 Animal Stackings

Recall the 4 animals; ​Play (P) which is ​Oe+De​, Sleep (S) which is ​Oi+Di​, ​Consume (C)
which is Oe+Di and ​Blast (B) which is Oi+De​. Everybody uses all 4 of these animals, but
even among people who have the same savior functions, their animals can be in a different
order which is called an ​“Animal Stacking.”

The different animal stackings will expand the number of possible types from 32 to 128 as
shown in the diagram below.

Animal order

The animal stackings are expressed in the form 12/3(4)

1. First animal, savior animal, activated animal

2. Second animal, savior animal, activated animal
3. Third animal, demon animal, activated animal
4. Fourth animal, demon animal, non-activated animal. (The parentheses are used to
help show that this animal is non-activated)
 Rules for animal stackings

1. The first animal is automatically determined from the savior functions.

All types with savior Oe (Se or Ne) and savior De (Te or Fe) will have play (P) first.
All types with savior Oi (Si or Ni) and savior Di (Ti or Fi) will have sleep (S) first.
All types with savior Oe (Se or Ne) and savior Di (Ti or Fi) will have Consume (C) first.
All types with savior Oi (Si or Ni) and savior De (Te or Fe) will have blast (B) first.

In the above table, an ISTJ with SiTe savoirs will have blast as their first animal but an ISTJ
jumper with SiFi saviors will have sleep as their lead animal.

Another example:
NeTi ENTP = first animal is consume
NeFe ENTP jumper = first animal is play

2. The first two animals must contain one information animal (B or C) and one
energy animal (S or P)

This is because B and C are the opposite sides of the same coin just as S and P are
opposite sides of a coin. Strength on one side suggests weakness on the other side.

For example:
SiTe ISTJ = BS/x(x) or BP/x(x) NOT BC/x(x)
SiFi ISTJ = SB/x(x) or SC/x(x) NOT SP/x(x)
 3. The first two animals are called savior animals

This is not to be confused with savior functions. A savior animal can still contain a demon
function.

For example, SiTe BS/x(x) will have Si+Te blast as their first animal and Si+Fi sleep as their
second animal.

Even though Fi is a demon function, when it’s being paired with Si to form Si+Fi sleep, the
person can more easily access and use their Fi.

In this case, Fi is said to be an ​“activated” demon function because it is contained in their

savior Si+Fi sleep animal.

Likewise, SiTe BP/x(x) will have Si+Te blast as their first animal and Te+Ne play as their
second animal. Even though Ne is a demon function, when it’s being paired with Te to form
Te+Ne play, the person can more easily access and use their Ne.

In this case, Ne is said to be an ​“activated” demon function because it is contained in the

savior Te+Ne play animal.

Looking at the SiFi jumper, the SiFi SB/x(x) will have Si+Fi sleep as their first animal and
Si+Te blast as their second animal. Te would be the activated demon function.

The SiFi SC/x(x) will have Si+Fi sleep as their first animal and Fi+Ne consume as their
second animal. Ne would be the activated demon function.

4. The last two animals can go in either order.

For example:
SiTe ISTJ BS/x(x) could be BS/C(P) or BS/P(C)
SiTe ISTJ BP/x(x) could be BP/S(C) or BP/C(S)
There are 4 possible animal stackings for a given set of savior functions.
Example: SiTe possible animal stackings are:
BS/C(P) BS/P(C) BP/S(C) BP/C(S)

● First animal is determined from the savior functions.

● 2 possibilities for the 2nd animal
● 2 possibilities for the order of the 3rd/4th animals

Therefore 32 savior combinations X 4 animal stackings = 128 types

Unlike the cognitive function stack, ​the fourth animal does NOT necessarily have to be
the opposite of the first animal.

With ISTJ, the cognitive function stack order is always Si-Te-Fi-Ne, with the last function Ne
being opposite of the first function Si.

However, if you consider an ISTJ with SiTe saviors, the possible animal stacks are:
BS/C(P) BS/P(C) BP/S(C) BP/C(S)

The BS/C(P) and the BP/C(S) animal stackings have a fourth animal that is NOT the
opposite of the first animal.

For ISTJ jumpers with SiFi saviors, the possible animal stacks would be:
SB/C(P) SB/P(C) SC/B(P) SC/P(B)

Note that SB/P(C) and SC/P(B) have fourth animals that are NOT the opposite of the first
animal.

5. The third and fourth animals are called demon animals.

Compared to the first two animals, these animals are less frequently used and are not as
comfortable for us to use.

However, the third animal is still considered an “activated” animal while the fourth
animal is considered to be non-activated. Everybody uses the fourth animal, but it’s
usage is low relative to the third animal.
The third animal is sometimes nicknamed as the “hobby animal” because even though
it is a demon animal, we can still have relatively good access to it and may desire to use it.

Also note that it is possible to have a savior function in a demon animal!

An SiTe BS/P(C) for example, will have as their third animal Te+Ne play. Even though Te is
a savior function, the Te can act like a demon when it’s pairing up with Ne to form the play
animal. This person will likely be more comfortable using Te when it’s paired with Si rather
than with Ne, since their lead savior animal is Si+Te blast.

Information Dominant vs. Energy Dominant types

Information vs. energy dominance is another tool that can be used to help determine the
order of the last two animals.

Information Dominant types will have both B and C in their top 3 animals. They are
said to be “information dominant” because both of the information animals (B and C) are
being activated.

● Information dominant types will have a relative balance on learning information for
themselves and sharing their known information with others.
● Information dominant types will have a harder time balancing the preservation vs.
expending energy because either P or S will be their last animal.

Energy Dominant types will have both S and P in their top 3 animals​. They are said to
be “energy dominant” because both of the energy animals (S and P) are being activated.

● Energy dominant types will have a relative balance on preserving and expending
energy.
● Energy dominant types will have a harder time balancing learning information and
sharing information with others because either B or C will be their last animal.
For example, suppose you know someone is NeFi CP/x(x) but you are not sure of their third
and fourth animals. You can use information dominance vs. energy dominance to help
determine the order. If you know this person is constantly expending energy and rarely
spends time resting and also frequently teaches information to others, then it’s highly likely
that this person’s animal stacking is CP/B(S).

On the other hand if this person can relax relatively easily but is more reluctant to share or
teach others information, then their animal stacking is probably CP/S(B).

Function Activation and the Animal Stacking

Recall that the animals are summarized as follows: 12/3(4)

1. First animal, savior animal, activated animal

2. Second animal, savior animal, activated animal
3. Third animal, demon animal, activated animal
4. Fourth animal, demon animal, non-activated animal.

Also recall that it is possible to have a demon function in a savior animal.

Also it is possible to have a savior function in a demon animal.

When you consider the animal stacking as a whole, even two people with the exact same
savior functions can appear quite different from each other because of the different animal
stackings.

Even though these people would share the same function order, their functions will be
activated differently. Some people who have more activation on their demon functions can
even appear like a different type! An ISTJ with more activation on Fi and/or Ne, might
appear more like their opposite ENFP on the surface rather than an ISTJ.
 Practical Examples

As the first example, let’s compare some ISTJs with different animal stackings and compare
their function activations.

Example 1: Using ISTJ classic Myers Briggs

Activation Functions Savior Savior animals Animals

functions

2 Si S1 S1 B

2 Te S2 S2 S

1 Fi A A P

1 Ne --- --- C

A = Activated savior function or savior animal

Animal 1 = SiTe blast Si is double activated (from SiTe blast and SiFi sleep)
Animal 2 = SiFi sleep Te is double activated (from SiTe blast and TeNe play)
Animal 3 = TeNe play Fi is single activated (from SiFi sleep)
Animal 4 = FiNe consume Ne is single activated (from TeNe play)

Note that the 4th animal (dotted line) does not count for function activation).

Overall this ISTJ is going to look like a pretty typical ISTJ in Myers-Briggs land. The top two
functions are also both double activated.
Example 2: Using ISTJ “Glass Lizard”

Activation Functions Savior Savior animals Animals

functions

1 Si S1 S1 B

2 Te S2 --- S

1 Fi --- S2 P

2 Ne A A C

Animal 1 = SiTe blast Si is single activated (from SiTe blast)

Animal 2 = TeNe play Te is double activated (from SiTe blast and TeNe play)
Animal 3 = FiNe consume Fi is single activated (from FiNe consume)
Animal 4 = SiFi sleep Ne is double activated (from TeNe play and FiNe consume)

Note that this ISTJ is going to seem less typical, since it’s 4th function Ne is double
activated. Also this ISTJ will seem quite extraverted even though it leads with an introverted
function since both of the double activated functions are extraverted.

Types like SiTe BP/C(S) with a ​double activated 4th function are nicknamed “​glass
lizards​.” ​Glass lizards are a kind of lizard without legs and look more like a snake on the
surface. Unlike snakes though, they have eyelids and ears and their muscles and scales
differ from snakes.

​ A glass lizard
Example 3: Using ISTJ “Jumper”

Activation Functions Savior Savior animals Animals

functions

1 Si S1 --- B

1 Te --- S1 S

2 Fi S2 A P

2 Ne A S2 C

Animal 1 = SiFi sleep Si is single activated (from SiFi play)

Animal 2 = FiNe consume Te is single activated (from TeNe play)
Animal 3 = TeNe play Fi is double activated (from SiFi sleep and FiNe consume)
Animal 4 = SiTe blast Ne is double activated (from FiNe consume and TeNe play)

This example deviates the most from what we tend to see as a “typical” ISTJ. First, this is a
jumper type with SiFi saviors.

Second, it is a “glass lizard” type with double activated 4th function Ne. Not only that, but
the third function Fi is also double activated. Such an ISTJ may not identify themselves as
an ISTJ and may identify more with the opposite type ENFP.
Example 4: Using ISFP with double activated Ni

Activation Functions Savior Savior animals Animals

functions

2 Fi S1 S1 C

1 Se S2 S2 S

2 Ni A --- P

1 Te --- A B

Animal 1 = FiNe consume Fi is double activated (from FiNe consume and FiNi sleep)
Animal 2 = FiNi sleep Se is single activated (from FiSe consume)
Animal 3 = NiTe blast Ni is double activated (from FiNi sleep and NiTe blast)
Animal 4 = SeTe play Te is single activated (from NiTe blast)

This ISFP may be mistaken for a savior Ni type due to the double activation on Ni.
 Sexual Modalities

Even among people with the exact same saviors and animal stackings, Dave and Shannon,
the creators of OP, have noticed differences in how those functions are being used. Some
functions are used in a more solid and shovey way while some functions are being used in a
more flexible and moveable way.

For example, take two SiTe BP/S(C) types. One of them might be more solid and shovey
when they use their Si and Te functions but may use their Fi and Ne functions more flexibly.
The other person might do the opposite- using their Si and Te functions more flexibly but
shove more with their Fi and Ne functions.

Each of the functions a person uses is either “masculine” or “feminine.”

● Masculine functions are more solid and shovey and willing to fight to be
non-moveable. These functions appear to be more certain and confident.

● Feminine functions are more moveable and less willing to shove or stand their
ground. These functions can appear to be more uncertain and flexible.

As a side note:

● Masculine and feminine functions are NOT related to the biological gender nor the
gender identity of an individual. Everybody has functions that are masculine and
other functions that are feminine.

● Masculine and feminine functions can be either savior functions or demon functions.
●

Rules for Masculine and Feminine Functions

People with the exact same savior functions and animal stackings can still have different
masculine and feminine functions, which expands the number of types from 128 to 512.

1. Each person has two masculine functions and two feminine functions.
 2. Opposite functions will have opposite genders.

For example, an ISTJ has the function stack Si-Te-Fi-Ne

● If this ISTJ has masculine Si, then it’s opposite function Ne must be feminine.
● If this ISTJ has feminine Si then Ne must be masculine.

● Likewise Te and Fi are opposites. So if Te is masculine then Fi must be feminine.

● If Te is feminine then Fi must be masculine.

Sexual Modalities- MM, MF, FM and FF

A person’s “​sexual modality​” designates which functions are masculine and which functions
are feminine. There are 4 possible sexual modalities: MM, MF, FM and FF. It has also been
observed by Dave and Shannon that one’s sexual modality correlates with which modes one
naturally tends to process information.
 1. The first letter represents the masculinity or femininity of the ​sensing​ function.

It doesn’t matter if the sensing function is Si or Se, nor does it matter if it is a savior function
or a demon function.

● MM and MF modalities will have a masculine sensing function.

● FM and FF modalities will have a feminine sensing function.

Those with masculine sensory tend to:

● Be time and space aware. They tend to track things accurately on a timeline . You
might hear language like “in October 2017 this happened and by January 2018 I was
doing XYZ.” Their version of past history tends to be more linear and solid.

● More easily remember specific facts like peoples’ names, numbers, etc.

● Dave and Shannon have found that they tend to process information best through the
kinesthetic and auditory modalities​. (Keywords include: words, sounds, rhythm,
weight, movement, texture)

● Conversely, they will have feminine intuition and will be more moveable and flexible
on the concepts and patterns.

Those with feminine sensory tend to:

● Have a more fuzzy, visual impression of the past. They may not be as sure when
something happened or in which order but they may be able to recall visual
snapshots.

● May have more difficulty remembering specific facts like peoples’ names, dates, or
numbers.

● Dave and Shannon have found that they tend to process information best through the
visual and tester modalities​. (Keywords include: sight, written, picture, open,
tastes, tries).
 ● Tester is different from kinesthetic since kinesthetic wants to be creating movement
in the sensory world while tester prefers to be picking up and reacting to sensory
stimulus.

● Kinesthetic typically involves physically moving large muscle groups of the body
(walking, running, pushing, dancing, etc.) while tester is more tactile in nature and
involves smaller muscle groups (tasting, writing, or the feel of sensations on our
skin).

● An analogy could be that kinesthetic is like the breaking of ocean waves while tester
is more like the calm flowing water in a river.

● Conversely they will have masculine intuition and will be more solid and shovey on
the patterns and concepts.

​ xtraverted
2. The second letter represents the masculinity or femininity of the e
decider De function.​

It doesn’t matter if the extraverted decider function is Te or Fe, nor does it matter if it is a
savior function or a demon function.

● MM and FM modalities will have a masculine De function.

● MF and FF modalities will have a feminine De function.

Those with masculine De tend to:

● Shove more on other people and speak more bluntly with people.

● Conversely, their Di identity is more moveable because it’s feminine

● May have ​“dog energy” meaning they appear to keep “barking” but when you chase
them, they start running away due to their Di being more feminine.
Those with feminine De tend to:

● Be more moveable and gentler with other people

● Conversely, their Di identity is more fixed since it’s masculine. Therefore they will
push more on themselves rather than on other people.

● May have ​“cat energy” meaning that they may appear non-aggressive but can have
built up anger and suddenly lash out when their Di is hit. They “punch” others less
often than masculine De types, but when they do punch, they hit harder.

Sexual Modalities in the Function Stack

There are 4 possible ways to assign masculinity and femininity to the cognitive functions in
someone’s function stack. For example, let’s look at ISTJ which has the function stack
Si-Te-Fi-Ne.

● MM Masculine Si / Masculine Te / Feminine Fi / Feminine Ne

● MF Masculine Si / Feminine Te / Masculine Fi / Feminine Ne
● FM Feminine Si / Masculine Te / Feminine Fi / Masculine Ne
● FF Feminine Si / Feminine Te / Masculine Fi / Masculine Ne

As another example, ENFJ with the function stack Fe-Ni-Se-Ti can have the following
possibilities for masculine and feminine functions.

● MM Masculine Fe / Feminine Ni / Masculine Se / Feminine Ti

● MF Feminine Fe / Feminine Ni / Masculine Se / Masculine Ti
● FM Masculine Fe / Masculine Ni / Feminine Se / Feminine Ti
● FF Feminine Fe / Masculine Ni / Feminine Se / Masculine Ti
 The Full 512 Type Code

The full 512 type code is reported in the order of:

​Sexual modality​ ​Savior Functions​ ​Animal stacking

Examples:
MF​ ​SiTe​ ​BP/S(C)
FM​ ​NeFe​ ​PC/B(S)
 Links
In this section there’s all the links you need in order to access all the OP content available on
the web.

● Official Objective Personality website

● Official Objective Personality Youtube channel
● Unofficial Objective Personality Facebook group
● Beginner video series for Objective Personality
● Glossary of OP’s most common terms
● Directory of Objective Personality links