DISC POST #8, JUNGIAN TYPOLOGY POST #16: DISC AND JUNGIAN TYPOLOGY ARE ABOUT COGNITION, NOT MOOD
I have come across this situation on more occasions than one, where I give someone a "mock interview " to look at from the True Types posts, when someone tested as having a certain cognition pattern, and them saying, "That person is nothing like me (from an outward behavioral manifestation standpoint)." Then I ask them, "Well, does the person *think* like you?" Then the person says, "Oh, yes! Thanks!"
And why is that? They are so fixated on today's MBTI, that they were expecting the person's behavior to match theirs for the type to be correct. Sadly, today's MBTI, with "functions" totally based on the MBTI letter cluster behaviors, even though it claims to be a cognition-based typology, is actually closer to a mood-based typology.
The only truly cognitive-based typology systems out there are SOJT and DISC. Well, I thought DISC was about behavior, you say. Yes, DISC, *and SOJT for that matter are* about behavior, however, the behaviors both systems address have a *cognitive* basis, in that they are behaviors that are directly tied to a person's cognition patterns, and are emotionless and moodless behaviors, such as "likes talking", "likes having authority ", "likes consistency", "dislikes change", etc.
I'm going to give an example of 2 people who's outward behavioral manifestations were completely different, yet they had the same thinking and decision making patterns, and therefore, the same DISC result and SOJT differentiation pattern. I talked about this a little bit it in Typing In Practice post number 9, which I will link here:
P!nk is very loud, outspoken, and certainly one we would consider an extrovert. She likely considers herself an extrovert too. I'm not sure how she behaves in authority situations, but based on her cognition, I would say likely respectfully. However, when she's with her friends, she's silly, she cracks jokes, she cusses, and cracks jokes about cussing, even.
Blaine (who changed his name to Chris for his own protection and safety) outwardly manifested a lot differently. He was expressive and highly animated with his body language and facial expressions, and liked talking. Yet at the same time, he spoke softly, he took his turn in talking and actively listened. He was very upstanding and moral, he didn't drink, smoke, party, have premarital sex, etc. He didn't get piercings or tattoos until he was well into adulthood (like 25 or so). He was polite and courteous, and was known for his manners with everyone. He would even be polite and respectful with his friends, deeply cared about them and defended them. He never cussed. He saw himself socially as an ambivert.
Despite their differences, these two actually have the same SOJT differentiation pattern: fe-S. They are also both slot 8 on the DISC wheel, with the result I (S) (C).
First watch the video with P!nk in it; then read the "mock interview" with Blaine (Chris). You will see how even though their behavior was drastically different, the way they thought and made decisions was actually the same:
