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19 toned experiences inherited by the ancestors. Therefore, he developed a theory of personality containing his belief that people are both conscious and unconscious, introverted and extroverted, rational and irrational, and pushed by past events while being pulled by their future expectations Feist and Feist, 2009: 98. Jung Feist and Feist, 2009: 115-119 recognized that there are various psychological types that combined from two basic attitudes which are extraversion and introversion and four separate functions which are intuition, sensation, thinking and feeling. Both extraversion and introversion attitudes can be combined with these four functions that will form eight possible orientations or types which is also known as Jung’s Function Type theory. These four functions can be learned and cultivated by people as they develop their personalities. Most people cultivate only one function, so they characteristically approach a situation relying on one dominant function. Some people cultivate two functions and a few very mature people cultivate three functions. People who can cultivate all four functions are people who theoretically achieve self-realization or individuation. However, that theory cannot explain the uniqueness of each individual since all people are able to cultivate those four functions. In 1962, Isabel Myers invented the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, as known as MBTI, an indicator which consists of sixteen types of personality in individuals Keirsey and Bates, 1978. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator brought Jung’s typology of two attitudes and four functions with some refinements by Isabel Myers. The indicator makes the Function Type theory of Jung available and personally significant to individual. Isabel Myers found two other functions which 20 called as preferences: perceiving and judging. In Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, there are four areas which can be combined to produce sixteen personalities. Keirsey and Bates 1978: 101-106 described the four areas as follows: 1 Extraversion vs Introversion Extroverted people are more influenced by their surroundings. They tend to focus more on the objective things than the subjective things. Extroverts feel more comfortable in group settings. These people are usually better understood and relates well and easily to others. They tend to be responsive, expressive and enthusiastic. Extroverted people tend to approach new situation quickly, to verbalize quickly, and to act quickly. Introverted people, in contrary, are orientated toward the subject and away from the object. Introverts are comfortable being alone and tuned in their inner world with all of their dreams, biases, and individualized perceptions. Introverted people like to hold back when faced with something or someone unfamiliar and tend to feel insecure. These people also perceive the external world like the extroverts do, but they do it very selectively and with their individual view. However, there are no people who are pure introverts or extroverts. People possess both extraversion and introversion attitudes, but in different portion. The relationship of introversion and extraversion attitude can be described by the non-separable yin-yang motif. 2 Sensation vs Intuition Intuitive people are apt to anticipate future events more than sensation people do. These people like to keep promise and breaking the promise can be a tragic occurrence for them. They are difficult to handle and can hate passionately. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI