Where your energy goes in company and in quiet. A higher percent leans introverted.
About this test
Extraversion is a Big Five factor (Costa and McCrae; John and Srivastava) with facets such as sociability, assertiveness, activity, and positive emotion. Eysenck's earlier version tied it more tightly to arousal and stimulation-seeking. Introversion is the low end of that factor, not a lack of warmth and not shyness, which is closer to anxiety about evaluation. These items are original. They ask where attention restores itself, how much stimulation you want, and whether you think out loud.
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What this test asks
I restore my energy alone more reliably than I do in a group.
After a long social stretch, I need quiet before I can think clearly.
When my energy is low, I go looking for a group.
I would rather have a few conversations that go somewhere than many light ones.
I think out loud. Batting an idea around a room gives me energy.
I often wait to speak until I know I mean it.
Meeting new people is a pleasure I try to put in the week.
Noise and overlapping chatter wear me down faster than solitude does.
I like being the one who pulls a group together.
I do my best thinking when nobody is waiting for a quick reply.
A quiet evening with nobody to talk to feels like something is missing.
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