Indeed. I imagine it’d have to happen in four steps:
As you say, investigate each cognitive function independently. They won’t show the kind of independency psychometrics prefers, since there are overlaps between the different functions, but it’d be a good start.
If that one proves robust, then investigate the axis between the introverted and extraverted modes of the four basic types. My hunch is these four axes would take the form of four bimodal distributions.
Then, if that one also proves robust, investigate the existence and distribution of stable stacks. There are 40,320 possible stacks considering all permutations of all eight functions. My hunch is we’d find a very long-tailed normal distribution, with a small number of common stacks in the ±98% range. Maybe those are the MBTI 16, maybe not.
And then, finally, if the “stacks exist” hypothesis proves valid, study them over long periods of time to observe whether they change, and how.
It seems to me that the appropriate way to psychometrically investigate this is to treat each cognitive function as its own factor to be measured.
Indeed. I imagine it’d have to happen in four steps:
As you say, investigate each cognitive function independently. They won’t show the kind of independency psychometrics prefers, since there are overlaps between the different functions, but it’d be a good start.
If that one proves robust, then investigate the axis between the introverted and extraverted modes of the four basic types. My hunch is these four axes would take the form of four bimodal distributions.
Then, if that one also proves robust, investigate the existence and distribution of stable stacks. There are 40,320 possible stacks considering all permutations of all eight functions. My hunch is we’d find a very long-tailed normal distribution, with a small number of common stacks in the ±98% range. Maybe those are the MBTI 16, maybe not.
And then, finally, if the “stacks exist” hypothesis proves valid, study them over long periods of time to observe whether they change, and how.