LSI are relatively better at assessing the emotional atmosphere occurring in a group or during an activity than ESI.
When meeting someone knew, LSI are not as likely as ESI to perceive "getting to know somebody" as a special kind of activity. LSI know very well whey they are getting acquainted (i.e., what the purpose of the relationship is, be it business, personal, travel, etc.). LSI, in contrast with ESI, do not divide the process of getting acquainted into consecutive stages; rather LSI 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 LSI 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 LSI and their relationship with the other person.
ESI are more likely to believe in objective truths than LSI. That is, ESI are more likely to believe there is a correct or best way of doing something than LSI.
LSI are more inclined to believe there are relative truths than ESI. That is, this relativity is perceived by LSI as an extenuation of the differing beliefs, opinions, intentions, etc. of each person.
When something is perceived by ESI as being incorrect, they are more likely (than LSI) to tell the person who made the error what they did wrong and how to do it the right way. ESI are focused on who made the error and helping them to correct the mistake.
When something is perceived by LSI as being incorrect, they are more likely (than ESI) to ask why it was done that way. Instead of necessarily trying to correct the person who made the error, LSI attempt to understand the person's reason for their decision/action.
ESI tend to internally combine emotional exchanges with other activities rather than separating them out like LSI. E.g., ESI see having fun occurring simultaneously with other activities, such as work or even serious affairs. LSI 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 LSI than ESI. This comparison not only concerns LSI methods, but also their understanding, terminology, etc. LSI 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 ESI who perceive terminology as "objective," LSI understand personal differences behind terminology (this applies even to well established terms) and they attempt to compare and verify them.
ESI are not as inclined to compare and verify concepts as LSI. ESI assume that these can have only one unique interpretation (the "correct" interpretation), and ESI often do not think about the fact that the other person may be interpreting them differently. Much more than LSI, ESI apply concepts such as "objective reality," "unequivocal facts," and de-emphasize concepts; ESI consider that they know the "right" way of doing things, how something "truly is," etc.
ESI are more likely (than LSI) 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 ESI be more externally predetermined. Additionally, ESI generally progress in relationships through stages, and therefore are more familiar with these stages than LSI. ESI tend to be more linear in their relationship progression than LSI, and ESI assign importance to the formalities of recognizing the start and end to each of these stages.
LSI are more likely to make decisions based on logical reasons than ESI, who are more likely to make decisions based on their own feelings.
ESI are often better at solving and minimizing interpersonal problems, where as LSI often struggle understanding them.
LSI are often more interested in studying systems, structures, and functionality than ESI.
ESI tend to prefer using persuasion as a means of convincing others to do something, where as LSI prefer to use argumentation as a means of convincing others.
ESI are more vulnerable to logical manipulation than LSI. However LSI in contrast, are often more vulnerable to emotional or ethical manipulations than ESI.
LSI place greater value on their interests than ESI. For example, LSI will maintain high levels of energy and focus on an interest they value, even deprioritizing their other resources to maintain the interest. For example, LSI may spend a large amount of energy on an interest they value, often to the detriment of their time, sleep, relationships, money, etc.
ESI place greater value on their resources than LSI. For ESI, resources like their money, time, sleep, etc., fall into their "inner personal space," and the ESI will be more likely to deprioritize an interest if it starts to drain these resources too much.
LSI are more likely (than ESI) to seek new and novel experiences rather than returning to something already lived through. They will generally only re-read a book, re-watch a movie, or revisit the same place if they have forgotten it or are hoping to learn something new from it.
ESI are more likely than LSI to use "emotional anchors" that resonate with their internal emotional condition. These emotional anchors could be a book, a movie, a place, a song, etc. ESI use these anchors to strengthen their inner emotional state and thus will repeat the experience: e.g., re-reading a book, re-watching a movie, continually going back to a place to experience the emotions associated with it.
ESI are more likely than LSI to perceive and distinguish themselves primarily through personal qualities. ESI focus on individualism more than LSI.
ESI attitude towards a specific person (more so than LSI) is based on their personal characteristics (authority, intellect, personal achievements, etc.) ESI recognize superiority of certain individuals drawing from their personal qualities
LSI, more than ESI, frequently perceives and defines themselves and other people through group associations. LSI focus on collectivism over individualism.
When LSI form opinions of others, these opinions are formed under the influence of their attitude towards the group to which the person belongs. To LSI, 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."
LSI are often able to form quicker opinions of others they have just met than ESI. This is based on the ability of LSI to draw conclusions about the person based on the groups the person belongs to; ESI are more reluctant to make these inferences.
ESI pay more particular attention to aspects of a situation or plan that are insufficient or lacking. This can be interpreted by others as ESI having a negative assessment of various situations and events (.e.g, "the glass is half empty). On the other hand, LSI pay more attention to what is actually present in a situation, and this can be interpreted as an affirmative or positive manifestation of the surrounding world, situations, possibilities, and prospects (e.g. "the glass is half full").
When assessing an option or available choice, LSI tend to focus more on how the choice could benefit them (what it would potentially yield) than ESI would. On the other hand, ESI would be more cognizant of the potential risks and potential losses that may accompany the decision that LSI may unconsciously minimize.
When developing a plan of action or process, LSI 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, ESI 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, ESI experience more discomfort (than LSI) if the project does not have a clearly delineated end-goal or result. This happens because ESI have more difficulty monitoring and understanding how the project is developing than LSI because they are outside of the process.
When conversing, LSI types are inclined to communicate in the form of monologues, where each party has "its turn." Because of that they subconsciously attempt to transform a dialogue into a series of monologues. Conversely, ESI tend to prefer more of a question and answer style format.
