socionicsEtymologyFrom socio- + -n- + -ics.nounA theory of information processing and personality type, distinguished by its information model of the psyche and a model of interpersonal relations.“For years, he has studied a niche field known as “socionics”, which claims people are one of 16 personality types based on how they receive and process information. (Mainstream sociologists consider socionics pseudoscience.)”