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Extraversion and introversion
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<p>Extraversion and introversion are a central <a href="/facts/Trait_theory/Iun5UFdX">trait</a> dimension in human <a href="/facts/Personality_psychology/AWhpI44I">personality</a> theory. The terms were introduced into psychology by <a href="/facts/Carl_Jung/k651RvXp">Carl Jung</a>, though both the popular understanding and current psychological usage are not the same as Jung's original concept. Extraversion (also spelled <i>extroversion</i>) is typically associated with sociability, talkativeness, and high energy, while introversion is linked to introspection, reserve, and a preference for solitary activities. Jung defined introversion as an "attitude-type characterised by orientation in life through subjective psychic contents", and extraversion as "an attitude-type characterised by concentration of interest on the external object". </p><p>While often presented as opposite ends of a single <a href="/facts/Continuum_(theory)/oz3r6kvm">continuum</a>, many personality theorists, such as Carl Jung, have suggested that most individuals possesses elements of both traits, with one being more dominant. Jung provides a different perspective and suggests that everyone has both an extraverted side and an introverted side, with one being more dominant than the other. Virtually all comprehensive models of personality include these concepts in various forms. Examples include the <a href="/facts/Big_Five_personality_traits/tQfRewjk">Big Five model</a>, Jung's <a href="/facts/Analytical_psychology/QDxb1bFd">analytical psychology</a>, <a href="/facts/Hans_Eysenck/J1zMs8Up">Hans Eysenck</a>'s <a href="/facts/Hans_Eysenck/J1zMs8Up">three-factor model</a>, <a href="/facts/Raymond_Cattell/xSH3BLI3">Raymond Cattell</a>'s <a href="/facts/16_personality_factors/WuW1xKz7">16 personality factors</a>, the <a href="/facts/Minnesota_Multiphasic_Personality_Inventory/bCTlY94q">Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory</a>, and the <a href="/facts/Myers%25E2%2580%2593Briggs_Type_Indicator/xfIdbk42">Myers–Briggs Type Indicator</a>. </p>