Styles of Mental Self-Government
Style	Characterization	Example
FUNCTIONS
Legislative	Likes to create, invent, design, do things his or her own way, have little assigned structure	Like doing science projects, writing poetry, stories, or music, and creating original artworks
Executive	Like to follow directions, do what he or she is told, be given structure	Like to solve problems, write papers on assigned topics, do artwork, form models, build from designs, learn assigned information
Judicial	Like to judge and evaluate people and things	Like to critique work of others, write critical essays, give feedback and advice
FORMS
Monarchic	Like to do one thing at a time, devoting to it almost all energy and resources	Like to immerse self in a single project, whether art, science, history, business
Hierarchic	Likes to do many things at once, setting priorities for which to do when and how much time and energy to devote to each	Like to budget time for doing homework so that more time and energy is devoted to important assignments
Oligarchic	Like to do many things at once, but has trouble setting priorities	Like to devote sufficient time to reading comprehension items, so may not finish standardized verbal-ability test
Anarchic	Likes to take a random approach to problems; dislike systems, guidelines, and practically all constraints	Writes an essay in stream-of-consciousness form; in conversations, jumps from one point to another; starts things but doesn’t finish them
LEVELS
Global	Likes to deal with big p[picture, generalities, abstractions	Writes an essay on the global message and meaning of a work of art
Local	Likes to deal with details, specifics, concrete examples	Writes an essay describing the details of a work of art and how they interact
SCOPE
Internal	Likes to work along, focus inward, be self-sufficient	Prefers to do science or social studies project on his or her own
External	Likes to work with others, focus outward, be interdependent	Prefers to do science or social studies project with other members of a group
LEANING
Liberal	Likes to do things in new ways, defy conventions	Prefers to figure out how to operate new equipment even if it is not the recommended way, prefers open-classroom setting
Conservative	Likes to do things in tried and true ways, follow conventions	Prefers to operate new equipment n traditional way, prefers traditional classroom setting