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VI Component Test: Cognitive Pattern Dominance & Philosophical Coherence

⚠️ Beta Program Disclaimer: This tool is provided for educational and self-reflection purposes only. It is NOT therapy, professional psychological assessment, or medical advice. This is an experimental framework for exploring cognitive patterns and is part of ongoing research (Patent App. 63/914,253) requiring empirical validation.

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Answer questions to see your cognitive pattern dominance. You can calculate at any time, but all 10 answers give the most accurate results.

What This Tool Measures

Part of Vulnerability Index (VI) Development: This assessment explores how you prioritize different cognitive frameworks when making decisions. Your dominant patterns reveal aspects of philosophical coherence and value sovereignty—two VI components that predict manipulation resistance.

The Five Cognitive Patterns: Identity (🎭), Emotion (💔), Logic (🧮), Social (👥), Meaning (⭐). Each represents a lens through which you process decisions.

Question 1 of 10

When facing a major life decision, what’s your first instinct?

Ask “Is this who I am?” — Checking alignment with self-concept
Notice what I feel — Trusting gut reactions and emotional pull
Map pros and cons — Building systematic analysis
Consider relationships — How this affects others
Connect to purpose — Does this serve what ultimately matters?

Question 2 of 10

You discover your employer is systematically harming people. What drives your response?

“I’m not the kind of person who stays silent” — Identity-driven action
The harm makes me angry/heartbroken — Emotional reaction compels me
Calculate risks and strategic options — What’s the effective path?
Consider team, family, community impact — Social consequences matter
This violates core principles — Meaning transcends personal cost

Question 3 of 10

Under extreme stress, which pattern collapses FIRST?

My sense of self fragments — “I don’t know who I am anymore”
Emotional regulation fails — Flooding, numbness, volatility
Clear thinking disappears — Can’t analyze, paralyzed by complexity
Social bonds fray — Isolation, mistrust, relational breakdown
Purpose feels hollow — Nothing matters, existential void

Question 4 of 10

Someone you trust gaslights you about a memory you’re certain of. What anchors you?

“I know who I am and what I experienced” — Identity continuity holds
My emotional memory is visceral — The feeling doesn’t lie
External evidence exists — Facts, documentation, corroboration
Others validate my experience — Social confirmation matters
My integrity requires I trust my perception — Existential stake

Question 5 of 10

An institution demands you betray your principles “for the greater good.” What resists?

“That’s not who I am” — Identity won’t accommodate betrayal
It feels fundamentally wrong — Emotional revulsion
The logic is flawed — Their framing doesn’t hold up
My people would lose respect for me — Social consequence
This violates something sacred — Meaning hierarchy is clear

Question 6 of 10

You’re offered wealth/status that requires abandoning your current path. What do you weigh?

Would I recognize myself after? — Identity continuity test
How would I feel long-term? — Emotional projection
Net benefit analysis — Opportunity cost calculation
What would this mean for my relationships? — Social reconfiguration
Does this serve what I’m here to do? — Purpose alignment

Question 7 of 10

In conflict, when do you know you’ve crossed your own line?

When my actions feel alien to who I am — Identity violation
When shame/guilt becomes unbearable — Emotional signal
When my behavior contradicts my stated principles — Logical inconsistency
When people I respect would be disappointed — Social judgment
When I’ve betrayed something sacred — Existential breach

Question 8 of 10

A loved one needs you to be someone you’re not. What gives?

I can’t sustain a false self — Identity rigidity
The emotional cost is too high — Relational pain matters more
This isn’t sustainable long-term — Practical analysis
Inauthenticity will poison the relationship — Social wisdom
Love doesn’t require self-betrayal — Meaning clarifies boundaries

Question 9 of 10

You witness injustice but speaking up will cost you significantly. What tips the scale?

“Silence would make me complicit” — Identity at stake
The injustice is viscerally intolerable — Emotional imperative
Calculating if my intervention would actually help — Strategic thinking
Others are counting on me to act — Social obligation
Some things matter more than personal cost — Existential priority

Question 10 of 10

Looking back on your life, what would constitute your deepest regret?

Becoming someone I don’t recognize — Identity loss
Closing my heart to protect myself — Emotional shutdown
Making preventable mistakes through poor reasoning — Intellectual failure
Hurting people I love or abandoning my communities — Relational harm
Living without purpose or conviction — Existential waste

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