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myLot reputation of 99/100. richiem (1413)   ranked 53 out of 28,954 in people8 months ago

There are two main categories of human personality:

1) Extroverts (or extraverts) are gregarious, assertive and generally seek out excitement.

2) Introverts, on the other hand, are more reserved, less outgoing and less sociable.

source: wikipedia


in which category do you belong? how can you say so?

 
 
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shiloh_222 (2169) response was accepted on 6/11/2008.
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tags:  extrovert, introvert, personality, introverted, aries
 
1. myLot reputation of 98/100. shiloh_222 (2169)   ranked 1 out of 28,954 in people   8 months ago

hi.. i am both. i am part extrovert, specifically choleric and part introvert, specifically melancholic.

choleric is a doer kind of person and melancholic is a thinker type of person. i know about personality types since i have a degree in psychology.

how about you?


myLot reputation of 99/100. richiem (1413)   ranked 53 out of 28,954 in people  8 months ago

whoa, what a shocker! we have a psychologist in the house! (no offense meant) good for you. i am an introvert but i don't know the specifics.

how about this: i am not a loner. i like recognition. but i am quite shy, i am not the type of person who would start a conversation with a stranger.

where would you classify me with the specifics?


myLot reputation of 98/100. shiloh_222 (2169)   ranked 1 out of 28,954 in people  8 months ago

hehehe.. no offense taken. hmmm... question, why is it a shocker? hehehe... i think there are so many people here in mylot from various walks of life and of different occupations...

hmmm.. to anwer your question. There are two kinds of extrovert: choleric (doer) and sanguine (talker) while introvert: melancholic (thinker) and phlegmatic (watcher/observer/follower).

usually we categorize people by their 2 dominant personality type and all of us have a percent of this and that. sometimes, some traits of a certain personality won't be applicable to a certain person since we are all a mix of two-three or even personality types.

a loner is typically a melancholic person. so you could be a sanguine since you like to be with people and like the limelight (or recognition). but you are quite shy, so you can be a mix with phlegmatic person, because they typically, don't start conversations and very careful with strangers, especially in establishing new relationships.

i hope i am on the right track. i can more or less be accurate if i have more description of you...hehehe...

but remember personality traits or personality in general is very dynamic. a psychological analysis of personality is valid for 6 months only since various factors like environment, circumstances, experiences (positive or negative), etc. affect us and could bring on change in us and the way we react and do things.

hehehe...what do you think of all of thse?


myLot reputation of 99/100. richiem (1413)   ranked 53 out of 28,954 in people  8 months ago

this is all so interesting! (and by shocker i mean awesome, sorry i'm not smooth with my choice of words)

yes, i guess you are on the right track. i consider my self more of an introvert. and specifically, a phlegmatic (i like the sound of it), i mostly observe than act. and maybe 10% sanguine, i'm not of a talker really, but i can be chatty when i am in the mood. and i rarely talk in public, more on personal chat.

thank you for a very interesting response!


myLot reputation of 98/100. shiloh_222 (2169)   ranked 1 out of 28,954 in people  7 months ago

thank you so much for the best response:-D take care...

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2. myLot reputation of 98/100. ratyz5 (2213)   ranked 1,762 out of 28,954 in people   8 months ago

I am an Intuitive Extrovert.

I found that out when I was headed to school and I was really late for our first class on that two subject day. When I arrived in class, I thought I'd be disrupting the whole class with my late arrival yet, to my surprise, the guidance counsilor was there and handing out papers to my classmates. I convenient took my seat as I tried to catch my breath. The paper had question which were simple to answer since it had the answers already provided, we only had to choose them.

It was one of those personality tests that they give out to student on particular years.

When the test was over and had our scores checked, mine yielded that I was an inuitive extrovert.


myLot reputation of 99/100. richiem (1413)   ranked 53 out of 28,954 in people  8 months ago

that is great. i hope we also had that test when we were in college.

i think we did, but i never paid attention to the results. and i don't think the results tells us we are introvert or extrovert. but the test is also called personality test.


myLot reputation of 98/100. ratyz5 (2213)   ranked 1,762 out of 28,954 in people  8 months ago

The test that we had also implied on particular jobs that our personalities are compatible with.

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3. myLot reputation of 95/100. underdogtoo (5573)   ranked 3,902 out of 28,954 in people   8 months ago

I am introverted although I do like to go on-stage and entertain people, contradictory isn't it? I am so introverted that I would freeze in class if the teacher asked me a direct question, not that I do not know the answer but I was just so self-conscious. I have overcome these weaknesses and I do know now how to hold the attention of people when I am in a meeting.


myLot reputation of 99/100. richiem (1413)   ranked 53 out of 28,954 in people  8 months ago

good for you! i am also like you, i am an introvert but i like throwing jokes which makes me the center of the attention say inside a classroom. i don't like being on-stage though, but if it is required to be in there, i would love too. i hate the spotlight effect but i like the superstar effect, you know what i mean? i am still a little affected by this weakness.

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4. myLot reputation of 73/100. blue_thr3e (167)   ranked 7,690 out of 28,954 in people   8 months ago

i'm an ambivert.

I do enjoy being in a group, socially interacting within but i also always find time to spend alone because i'm somewhat a thinker who enjoys writing more than speaking.

I fall somewhere in between an introvert and an extrovert.


myLot reputation of 99/100. richiem (1413)   ranked 53 out of 28,954 in people  8 months ago

I also enjoy writing more than speaking. but I think I am more of an introvert. I guess my writing skills are more honed than my speaking skills. I also lack social skills I think.

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5. myLot reputation of 96/100. naseeha (910)   ranked 2,109 out of 28,954 in people   8 months ago

I was a total introvert. But now i think i have changed. i like to be with people i know and am acquainted with.


myLot reputation of 99/100. richiem (1413)   ranked 53 out of 28,954 in people  8 months ago

Me too, I like being with people I know and am acquainted with. I talk to them without fear or hesitation as I would have with a stranger or someone not more than an acquaintance. I talk a lot when I am with people whom I know will understand me if I make a mistake, who I know will not judge me outright.

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6. myLot reputation of 95/100. Ruthep (4659)   ranked 739 out of 28,954 in people   8 months ago

Depending on the situation I might be one or I might be the other. If I am with my husband and we are out I am more introverted. He loves to talk and be entertaining so I just let him go. If I am around nobody that I know I am more of an extrovert.


myLot reputation of 99/100. richiem (1413)   ranked 53 out of 28,954 in people  8 months ago

that is unusual. You are more outgoing if you are with strangers? and more of tamed when with your husband? I have never heard of this before. But I think you are an extrovert (I'm don't have a psycho degree, just guessing), because you can interact with strangers with a lot ease. I think you are just being polite with your husband.

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7. myLot reputation of 95/100. hellcowboy (3990)   ranked 2,422 out of 28,954 in people   8 months ago

That is a very tough question,but I would have to say I used to be an Introvert because I used to be unsociable and I used to be more reserved,but now I am more of an extrovert because the friends I have made in the past couple years,have gotten me to more outgoing,and more prone to seek excitement,and definately more assertive and especially now that I am with my fiance,who I love with all my heart and soul, because now I am very sociable,or at least more so then I used to be.


myLot reputation of 99/100. richiem (1413)   ranked 53 out of 28,954 in people  8 months ago

Good for you and your fiance! Until now, I consider myself an introvert but I make my way out of being an introvert when needed to like if I have to do it because it is my work to do so. I think I also have become more sociable than before, but still I not the one who starts conversations or the host in a party.


myLot reputation of 95/100. hellcowboy (3990)   ranked 2,422 out of 28,954 in people  8 months ago

Thanks,and that is cool that you used to be an introvert,but you are getting out of because of your work,and I do not blame you for not being the type to host a party,cause neither am I lol,have a good day my friend,good luck in your life,and Happy Posting.

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8. myLot reputation of 98/100. SomeCowgirl (3542)   ranked 219 out of 28,954 in people   8 months ago

I have read my fiance's response to this and would have to agree. Before I met my friends I was introverted, and even after meeting them I found myself still a bit of an introvert. After High School, and even more so after meeting my fiance, have become an extrovert.

That is not to say that I seek excitement, but I will not pass it by if it is offered to me. Have A Great day Richiem, Great Discussion!


myLot reputation of 99/100. richiem (1413)   ranked 53 out of 28,954 in people  8 months ago

I would love to seek excitement if given the opportunity, like going on a nature trip or something like that. But I would do it only with my friends and my girlfriend. It would be awkward to do it with one I don't know well. And sometimes I don't like too many people.


myLot reputation of 98/100. SomeCowgirl (3542)   ranked 219 out of 28,954 in people  8 months ago

My fiance hates crowds. I don't know how I even survived through a room of 936 people. I hate crowds too, but probably not as much as he does. I won't seek excitement unless I am with people I trust. The Day I met My Fiance, I let him and his friend take me somewhere, the next time we saw each other I was officially dating him, and I let him and this same friend take me to another county. Now I live in that county.

I don't seek excitement that much, and I suppose the above example isn't real excitement, but it was in terms that it was dangerous.

Have A Great Day!

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9. myLot reputation of 97/100. sophialin (1149)   ranked 1,131 out of 28,954 in people   8 months ago

i think i'm neither an introvert nor an extrovert.
just between the introvert and the extrovert.


myLot reputation of 99/100. richiem (1413)   ranked 53 out of 28,954 in people  8 months ago

you should be an ambivert like blue_thr3e above!


myLot reputation of 97/100. sophialin (1149)   ranked 1,131 out of 28,954 in people  8 months ago

yes i admit i'm an ambivert.but who is blue_thr3e?


myLot reputation of 99/100. richiem (1413)   ranked 53 out of 28,954 in people  8 months ago

she's the one with the same response as you do in response number 4.

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10. myLot reputation of 72/100. Allie_xoxo (223)   ranked 7,637 out of 28,954 in people   8 months ago

I'm an extrovert, I am an Aries....enough said.


myLot reputation of 99/100. richiem (1413)   ranked 53 out of 28,954 in people  8 months ago

Yes, I know Aries people who are extroverts. My girlfriend is an example. Maybe it is true with all of Aries people.

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