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“dispositional opposite.” Thorne’s team
taped the conversations and asked the
participants to listen to a playback
tape.
This process revealed some surprising
findings. The introverts and extroverts
participated about equally, giving the
lie to the idea that introverts always
talk less. But the introvert pairs tended
to focus on one or two serious subjects
of conversation, while the extrovert
pairs chose lighter-hearted and widerranging
topics. Often the introverts discussed
problems or conflicts in their
lives: school, work, friendships, and so
on. Perhaps because of this fondness for
“problem talk,” they tended to adopt
the role of adviser, taking turns counseling
each other on the problem at
hand. The extroverts, by contrast, were
more likely to offer casual information
about themselves that established
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