Abstract: The subject of this research is the validity of patterns and diagnostic tools applied in socionics. Socionics is viewed as a typological concept within the framework of cognitive psychology that describes peculiarities of a person in digesting one or another type of information using the method of modeling. Statistical verification of separate positions of socionic model is widely used in such spheres as professional orientation, teambuilding, conflict settlement, marketing, etc. The article examines the questions of logical-mathematical model applied in socionics. Analysis is conducted on correlation between one of the socionics parameters “extraversion – introversion” of the five-factor questionnaire “Big Five” personality traits and the composing primary factors. The scientific novelty consists in acquisition of the statistically significant results that confirm the hypothesis on correlation between the socionics parameter “extraversion – introversion” and the scale “extraversion – introversion” in a five-factor personality traits questionnaire. The author also established interconnection with the socionics criterion of all primary parameters comprising the scale “extraversion – introversion”, namely “activeness – passiveness”, “dominance – subordination”, “search – avoidance of attention”, “search – avoidance of impressions”, “friendliness – reservedness”. Comparative analysis was carried out on interrelation of primary parameters with socionic type. Possibility of application of five-factor personality traits questionnaire for primary diagnostics of socionic parameter “extraversion – introversion” is substantiated. The obtained results justify the viability of further experimental research of socionic model.

Keywords: socionic type, Introversion, extroversion, socionics, Big Five personality traits, five-factor model, personality, traits, dominance, modeling

Abstract: The article presents the results of an empirical study of the relationship between six types of interpersonal contradictions (contradictions of interests, activity-organizational and activity-authorizing contradictions, contradictions of opinions, personality-behavioral and value-normative contradictions) with two indicators perceived by members and experts of production-economic and three indicators of social-psychological effectiveness of a small group and informal subgroups in the group. 334 employees were surveyed in 42 production groups with a different profile of activity. It is established that between many types of contradictions and indicators of the effectiveness of the group and the subgroup, there are connections that are of an opposite nature. To isolate a group of informal subgroups, a special formalized algorithm was used. To study the types of interpersonal contradictions and types of efficiency, the author's toolkit as part of the computer technology "Group profile - Universal", GP-U (M-16) was used. The production and economic efficiency of the group according to the assessments of its members is determined practically by all types of interpersonal contradictions, whereas according to experts' estimates it is related (with one indicator only) to only one type of contradiction. The productive and economic efficiency of informal subgroups is determined, depending on the indicator under consideration, by all or most types of contradictions. Virtually all indicators of the group's social and psychological effectiveness depend on all types of interpersonal contradictions, and the identified correlations are stronger than the correlations between the contradictions and the production and economic efficiency of the group. At the level of informal subgroups, a similar pattern is revealed, but the correlations between the contradictions and this type of effectiveness are characterized by less force than at the group level. Some types of contradictions make a contribution to the socio-psychological effectiveness of subgroups, not only individually, but also in interaction with each other.

Keywords: small group, social effectiveness, performance effectiveness, subgroup effectiveness, group effectiveness, types of contradictions, interpersonal contradictions, informal subgroup, group phenomena, organization