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number: the “man of action” who is
ebullient, expansive, sociable, gregarious,
excitable, dominant, assertive,
active, risk-taking, thick-skinned, outerdirected,
lighthearted, bold, and comfortable
in the spotlight.
These are broad categories, of course.
Few individuals identify fully with only
one or the other. But most of us recognize
these types immediately, because
they play meaningful roles in our
culture.
Contemporary personality psychologists
may have a conception of introversion
and extroversion that differs
from the one I use in this book. Adherents
of the Big Five taxonomy often
view such characteristics as the tendency
to have a cerebral nature, a rich
inner life, a strong conscience, some degree
of anxiety (especially shyness),
and a risk-averse nature as belonging to
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