Introversion-extroversion and the many measures of happiness are both much debated areas of psychological interest. Universally accepted conceptualizations of introversion-extroversion and happiness have, thus far, not been agreed upon. The present study reviewed and empirically examined the psychometric properties of Susan Cain’s recently constructed Quiet Introversion Questionnaire, the domai...

Individual differences in cognitive processing speed and response execution were examined in relation to extraversion. Event-related potentials (ERPs) were recorded concurrently with reaction time and movement time (MT) measures as participants (N = 67) performed simple reaction time and stimulus-response compatibility tasks. Slower processing speed for extraverts, as indicated by longer latenc...

Prospective memory (PM) is memory for future events. PM is a developing area of research (e.g., Brandimonte, Einstein & McDaniel, 1996) with recent work linking personality types and their utilisation of PM (Goschke & Kuhl, 1996; Searleman, 1996). The present study compared 28 extraverts and 28 introverts on their short- and long-term prospective memory using the Prospective Memory Scale develo...

The current study explores the relationship between personality traits and self-presentation at Facebook. An online survey of Facebook users was conducted. The results suggest that extraversion was positively related to self-presentation both on Wall and at News Feed. Extraverts uploaded photos and updated status more frequently, and had more friends displayed on Wall than introverts. Besides, ...

This study sought to investigate the connection between foreign language anxiety andextroversion and introversion personality types. The way adult language learnersconceptualize their fear of negative evaluation as a component of foreign language anxietyconstruct was also investigated. To this end, 50 Iranian adult language learners were selectedas participants of the study and divided into two...

Whereas traditional teaching environments encourage lively and engaged interaction reward extrovert qualities, introverts, others with symptoms that make social engagement difficult, such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), are often disadvantaged. This population is more in quieter, low-key learning does not speak up answer questions lecture-style classes. These individuals passed over school l...