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About 16 percent of the population tend to fall in this range. Introverts, on the other hand, (also about 16 percent of the population) are chronically over-aroused and jittery and are therefore in need of peace and quietness to bring them DOWN to an optimal level of performance.
Cain notes that between one-third and one-half of Americans may be classified as introverts, [11] [21] though individuals fall at different places along an introvert-extrovert spectrum. [10] People falling near the middle of the spectrum are called "ambiverts". [15]
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Introverts have lower social engagement and energy levels than extraverts. They tend to seem quiet, low-key, deliberate, and less involved in the social world. Their lack of social involvement should not be interpreted as shyness or depression, but as greater independence of their social world than extraverts.
The test-retest reliability of the MBTI tends to be low. Large numbers of people (between 39% and 76% of respondents) obtain different type classifications when retaking the indicator after only five weeks. [12] [76] [11] In a 2013 Fortune Magazine article titled "Have we all been duped by the Myers-Briggs Test?", Roman Krznaric wrote:
[1] [2] Types are sometimes said to involve qualitative differences between people, whereas traits might be construed as quantitative differences. [3] According to type theories, for example, introverts and extraverts are two fundamentally different categories of people.
In matters of the brain, researchers have found differences in anatomy between introverted and extraverted persons. [9] Introverted people are found to experience a higher flow of blood to the frontal lobe than extraverts, which is the part of the brain that contributes to problem-solving, memory, and preemptive thought. [9]
Introverted, relationship-oriented Moderate 1959 Holland Codes: People vs. Things-Sociability Data vs. Ideas-Conformity R-C, CR > RC > R~C [19] E-S, ES > SE > E~S S-A, AS > SA > A~S I-R, IR > RI > I~R remaining 142 codes 1964 Blake-Mouton Managerial Grid Model: Concern for People: Concern for People/Concern for Productivity: Impoverished ...