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and focused on a goal, their vigilance
increases.”
Introverts also tend to compare new
information with their expectations, he
says. They ask themselves, “Is this what
I thought would happen? Is it how it
should be?” And when the situation
falls short of expectations, they form associations
between the moment of disappointment
(losing points) and
whatever was going on in their environment
at the time of the disappointment
(hitting the number nine.) These
associations let them make accurate
predictions about how to react to warning
signals in the future.
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Introverts’ disinclination to charge
ahead is not only a hedge against risk;