Cognitive Personality Theory

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Cognitive Personality Theory (CPT) is a fluid model of human personality viewed through the cognitive lens. CPT represents a unique intersection between type- and trait-based approaches to personality, blending the fluidity and empiricism of modern psychology with the qualitative depth of typology.

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Dynamic Typing

The complete CPT diagnostic – an in-depth assessment for those ready to understand their cognition from every angle: Functions, networks, fields, and beyond.

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An in-depth process tailored for improving cognition, wellbeing, and dedicated frameworking for self-development.

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Text-based legacy service for streamlined 1/16 type estimation through streamlined written analysis.

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A Multi-Type System

Cognitive Personality Theory (CPT) moves beyond static typing into something far more usable: a dynamic system of interacting processes built from first principles. It stands on its own as a complete model of how cognition forms, stabilises, and evolves, while also serving as a powerful expansion layer to other personality systems.

Applied to systems like MBTI™, the Enneagram, or the Big Five, CPT doesn’t replace them; it sharpens them - revealing underlying pathways, origin points, and process networks that those models leave implicit, giving you a clearer, more actionable view of how you actually operate.

All private and confidential information, including your name and contact details, will not be shared with other companies.

All results are stored within an existing database of case studies for research purposes – aside from customer records, full names and other personal information are removed to protect individual privacy. Sessions are only recorded with explicit consent from the client.

CPT methodology is an extremely effective means of determining type, but like any other system cannot ever supply absolute certainty in this regard.

CPT is not a substitute for professional psychiatric, or other government-licensed mental health services – any mental health conditions, including clinical depression and personality disorders, should be treated by a specialist.

The focus of the Type Service is to elucidate a person’s innate predispositions. While centered on the individual’s current state of development, questions may be asked pertaining to childhood, life journey, and direction. Answering such questions is not compulsory, and personal information provided by the client is treated as confidential.

Disclaimer: The typing of other people within a short space of time blurs the line between cognitive and behavioural psychology and will seldom be 100% reliable, but narrowing the options down is relatively straightforward and in many cases a type-code will be given with strong confidence.

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