(Photo: Stop Being Polite)
Tyara “Tya” Hooks is a college student from both England and
the United States. She has a hard time making friends, so she joined the cast
to challenge herself. On this season of Real
World, the cast members don’t know that they’ll be joined by their enemies.
Tyara’s enemy, Kimberly, used to bully her in high school.
Tyara’s actions and relationships align with the personality
type INFJ.
Highlighted below are the cognitive functions related to this type. An evaluation of those functions in action
follows.
Cognitive Functions
of the Personality Types
Dominant
How you think
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Auxiliary
How you act
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Tertiary
How you justify
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Inferior
How you cope
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ENFJ
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Fe
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Ni
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Se
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Ti
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ENFP
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Ne
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Fi
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Te
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Si
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ENTJ
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Te
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Ni
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Se
|
Fi
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ENTP
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Ne
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Ti
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Fe
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Si
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ESFJ
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Fe
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Si
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Ne
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Ti
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ESFP
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Se
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Fi
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Te
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Ni
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ESTJ
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Te
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Si
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Ne
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Fi
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ESTP
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Se
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Ti
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Fe
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Ni
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INFJ
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Ni
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Fe
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Ti
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Se
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INFP
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Fi
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Ne
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Si
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Te
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INTJ
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Ni
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Te
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Fi
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Se
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INTP
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Ti
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Ne
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Si
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Fe
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ISFJ
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Si
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Fe
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Ti
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Ne
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ISFP
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Fi
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Se
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Ni
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Te
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ISTJ
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Si
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Te
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Fi
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Ne
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ISTP
|
Ti
|
Se
|
Ni
|
Fe
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Key:
Dominant Ni
Dominant
How you think
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Auxiliary
How you act
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Tertiary
How you justify
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Inferior
How you cope
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|
INFJ
|
Ni
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Fe
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Ti
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Se
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Dominant Ni types (INFJ, INTJ) naturally find the deeper
meaning of information. They think about the future implications when making
decisions (Personality Max).
On the first day, Tyara’s housemate Katrina comments that
she seems mature for her age. Tyara responds by describing herself as an old soul.
This term refers to people who care little about appearances and value
meaningful relationships. Such people have characteristics that align with
dominant Ni types. They see the big picture and choose their experiences wisely
(Loner Wolf).
Tyara says that when she thinks of fire, she thinks of
passion. At the beach bonfire, she has the housemates record their passions on
paper and throw them into the fire. Tyara wants this demonstration to symbolize
their passions growing. Dominant Ni types enjoy the physical manifestation of
their ideas because it brings their intuition to life. Many INFJs are writers,
musicians, and visual artists (Udemy).
Auxiliary Fe
Dominant
How you think
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Auxiliary
How you act
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Tertiary
How you justify
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Inferior
How you cope
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INFJ
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Ni
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Fe
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Ti
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Se
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Auxiliary Fe types (INFJ, ISFJ) apply their dominant
perceiving function to the happiness of those around them. INFJs use their
dominant Ni to propose creative solutions to personal problems (Truity Psychometrics).
Tyara could sense that the game of truth-or-dare would
become troublesome. She had to walk away from it because she felt so
uncomfortable. And sure enough, Tyara’s housemate Robbie starts a fight over
being peer-pressured to complete a dare. She uses his outburst to exemplify why
she didn’t want to play the game at all. Here Tyara identified the (Ni) future
implications of the situation and applied them to the feelings of the group.
Tyara doesn’t cite her personal experience as a reason for
disliking Kimberly. She instead says, “My issue with Kim is that she deals with
her insecurities by bullying other people.” Ni and Fe provide INFJs with
insights about other people's behavior, which makes them very emotionally intelligent.
INFJs try to understand people who hurt them instead of assuming the worst (Thought Catalog).
Tertiary Ti
Dominant
How you think
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Auxiliary
How you act
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Tertiary
How you justify
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Inferior
How you cope
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INFJ
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Ni
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Fe
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Ti
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Se
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Tertiary Ti types (INFJ, ISFJ) strive to find a logical
basis for their judgements. But at age 21, Tyara possesses an underdeveloped Ti. She
responds poorly to criticism and negative feedback because she defaults to her
Ni and Fe, which take things personally (Myers and Briggs). Three events demonstrate Tyara’s resistance to Ti development:
Event: She
overhears her housemate Jordan say that she wishes Tyara would participate
more.
Response: Tyara yells at all the housemates for “talking [trash].”
Event: The
housemates unknowingly leave her alone in a nightclub.
Response: Tyara
assumes that they left her because they don’t like her.
Event: Her
housemate Theo admits that he wants to date her but struggles with her (Ni +
Fe) hypersensitivity.
Response: Tyara
feels like it’s a personal attack and walks out of the room mid-conversation.
But once the housemates get to know Tyara, hardly anyone complains
about her. They learn that she’s a good person who just “puts up a front to
protect herself.” This unnecessary defense mechanism further demonstrates how illogical
she can be (Cognitive Function Theory).
Inferior Se
Dominant
How you think
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Auxiliary
How you act
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Tertiary
How you justify
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Inferior
How you cope
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INFJ
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Ni
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Fe
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Ti
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Se
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Inferior Se types (INFJ, INTJ) have a very limited awareness
of their external environment. They dislike chaos and become self-indulgent in
times of stress (Hipster INTJ).
Despite being a military brat, Tyara feels overwhelmed by
new surroundings. She went on Real World
specifically to overcome this aversion. Tyara instantly latches onto Theo because
he “loosens her up” and makes her feel comfortable around the others. INFJs
need significant alone or one-on-one time in order to stay sane, which Theo
provides for her (Jennifer Soldner).
Tyara engages in sensory indulges, like overeating or overdrinking, in response to the stressful Real World. She goes to nightclubs with her housemates until 2 a.m. Tyara steps out to get comfort food as Theo’s discussing their problems. INFJs act this way because their lack of command over the physical world makes them vulnerable to immediate gratification (The INFJ Cafe).
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