ILE are relatively better at assessing the emotional atmosphere occurring in a group or during an activity than SLI.
When meeting someone knew, ILE are not as likely as SLI to perceive "getting to know somebody" as a special kind of activity. ILE know very well whey they are getting acquainted (i.e., what the purpose of the relationship is, be it business, personal, travel, etc.). ILE, in contrast with SLI, do not divide the process of getting acquainted into consecutive stages; rather ILE immediately establish the necessary emotional distance in contact and can regulate it if needed. To bridge the gap between poorly acquainted people in a group ILE amp up the emotional tone; this can be mutually experienced happiness or misfortune. The name and title of the person are of secondary relevance to ILE and their relationship with the other person.
SLI are more likely to believe in objective truths than ILE. That is, SLI are more likely to believe there is a correct or best way of doing something than ILE.
ILE are more inclined to believe there are relative truths than SLI. That is, this relativity is perceived by ILE as an extenuation of the differing beliefs, opinions, intentions, etc. of each person.
When something is perceived by SLI as being incorrect, they are more likely (than ILE) to tell the person who made the error what they did wrong and how to do it the right way. SLI are focused on who made the error and helping them to correct the mistake.
When something is perceived by ILE as being incorrect, they are more likely (than SLI) to ask why it was done that way. Instead of necessarily trying to correct the person who made the error, ILE attempt to understand the person's reason for their decision/action.
SLI tend to internally combine emotional exchanges with other activities rather than separating them out like ILE. E.g., SLI see having fun occurring simultaneously with other activities, such as work or even serious affairs. ILE are more likely to internally separate out having fun with other activities, although the two can be interchanged at a high frequency.
The "comparison and verification of concepts" is a more common phenomenon among ILE than SLI. This comparison not only concerns ILE methods, but also their understanding, terminology, etc. ILE are attuned to the fact that different people might understand and interpret different concepts and terms differently. They perceive terminology as well as actions of other people as part of the subjective concept inseparable from personal opinion, position, intent, etc. In contrast to SLI who perceive terminology as "objective," ILE understand personal differences behind terminology (this applies even to well established terms) and they attempt to compare and verify them.
SLI are not as inclined to compare and verify concepts as ILE. SLI assume that these can have only one unique interpretation (the "correct" interpretation), and SLI often do not think about the fact that the other person may be interpreting them differently. Much more than ILE, SLI apply concepts such as "objective reality," "unequivocal facts," and de-emphasize concepts; SLI consider that they know the "right" way of doing things, how something "truly is," etc.
SLI are more likely (than ILE) to use special rituals or other culturally accepted formalities when forming relationships with others. What that means is that the emotional proximity and relationship status for SLI be more externally predetermined. Additionally, SLI generally progress in relationships through stages, and therefore are more familiar with these stages than ILE. SLI tend to be more linear in their relationship progression than ILE, and SLI assign importance to the formalities of recognizing the start and end to each of these stages.
ILE are more likely than SLI to perceive and distinguish themselves primarily through personal qualities. ILE focus on individualism more than SLI.
ILE attitude towards a specific person (more so than SLI) is based on their personal characteristics (authority, intellect, personal achievements, etc.) ILE recognize superiority of certain individuals drawing from their personal qualities
SLI, more than ILE, frequently perceives and defines themselves and other people through group associations. SLI focus on collectivism over individualism.
When SLI form opinions of others, these opinions are formed under the influence of their attitude towards the group to which the person belongs. To SLI, it is incomprehensible how it is possible to belong to two opposing groups at the same time:, i.e., "you're either with us, or with them and against us."
SLI are often able to form quicker opinions of others they have just met than ILE. This is based on the ability of SLI to draw conclusions about the person based on the groups the person belongs to; ILE are more reluctant to make these inferences.
ILE tend to be more idealistic with their heads-in-the-cloud. SLI, on the other hand, are more realistic and down-to-earth.
SLI are better at noticing details than ILE. ILE on the other hand, are better at seeing the big picture than SLI.
ILE are more focused on ideas and concepts than SLI. On the other hand, SLI are more focused (than ILE) on their surroundings.
SLI are more naturally comfortable with physical confrontations than ILE.
ILE are often more interested in the idea or theory of something, whereas SLI are more interested in the actual practice or implementation of it.
ILE tend to perceive events in an episodic manner, i.e., they see events evolve in discrete states rather than continuous changes. On the other hand, SLI tend to perceive events in a continuous sequence; i.e., they see events evolving fluidly rather that one state to the next.
When describing the stages of an event, SLI are more likely to focus on how stage A leads to stage B, how stage B leads to stage C, etc. ILE, on the other hand, focus more on the stages themselves without necessarily seeing or emphasizing the transitions or causes and effects of the stages to the extent that SLI do.
When describing reality, ILE are more likely to talk about the properties and structure of reality. SLI are more likely to describe reality as movements, interactions, and changes.
SLI' psychic energy more often flows outwards, whereas with ILE, their psychic energy more often flows inward.
ILE' energy levels tend to improve when they're alone whereas SLI' energy levels increase when they're interacting with larger groups.
SLI' energy levels tend to decrease when they're alone whereas ILE' energy levels will decrease when they're interacting with larger groups of people.
With regards to energy levels, SLI tend to have higher energy levels than ILE.
ILE are more often focused on their thoughts and feelings where as SLI are more often focused on their surroundings.
SLI tend to be more active and initiating with others where as ILE tend to be more passive and less initiating.
ILE often have a smaller, closer network of friends where as SLI often have a wider network of friends.
SLI are often more cognizant of their outwards appearance and are thus better at presenting themselves than ILE.
ILE are generally better at concentrating on specific tasks for longer periods of time than SLI.
SLI often prefer to work with others in a team where as ILE often prefer working alone.
When planning to complete something, ILE are more likely to focus their attention on the goal itself, overlooking and deprioritizing the individual actions needed to reach that goal. On the other hand, SLI tend to focus their attention on the each action; i.e., they're focused on how each decision and choice is being made (towards reaching the goal), in a step by step process.
SLI are able to change and make adjustments to their goals more easily than ILE (depending on how progress is being made, etc.). ILE on the other hand, prefer to stick with their original goals.
ILE tend to judge their available options by how likely the option will help them reach their goal. If a choice no longer helps ILE reach their goals, it will be dismissed and discontinued. On the other hand, SLI prefer to continue pursuing their current option, opting to adjust their ultimate goal in order to fit the current choice.
When developing a plan of action or process, SLI tend to see themselves as "within the process"; they are immersed in it. Often because of this, they have more difficulty managing several plans at once. On the other hand, ILE tend to place themselves "outside of the process"; they dissociate from it. For them the process or situation is something external from themselves.
When working on a project, ILE experience more discomfort (than SLI) if the project does not have a clearly delineated end-goal or result. This happens because ILE have more difficulty monitoring and understanding how the project is developing than SLI because they are outside of the process.
