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- noun Plural form of
extravert .
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Examples
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Introverts and extraverts approach the world in fundamentally different ways.
When Innies Love Outies: How Odd Couples Cope Elizabeth Bernstein 2011
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Introverts and extraverts simply process information differently.
When Innies Love Outies: How Odd Couples Cope Elizabeth Bernstein 2011
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Introverts think extraverts talk too fast, too loud and too much.
When Innies Love Outies: How Odd Couples Cope Elizabeth Bernstein 2011
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Introverts and extraverts differ in how they process information.
When Innies Love Outies: How Odd Couples Cope Elizabeth Bernstein 2011
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Many people believe that introverts, by definition, are shy and extraverts are outgoing.
When Innies Love Outies: How Odd Couples Cope Elizabeth Bernstein 2011
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The population is split pretty much evenly between introverts and extraverts, according to psychologist Laurie Helgoe , assistant clinical professor at the West Virginia School of Medicine and author of "Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength."
When Innies Love Outies: How Odd Couples Cope Elizabeth Bernstein 2011
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Introverts prefer to collect their thoughts before speaking and can be overwhelmed in a group, especially of extraverts, who tend to "think out loud" and process information by speaking.
Speaking Up Is Hard to Do: Researchers Explain Why Elizabeth Bernstein 2012
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In today's social-media driven world, it's getting easier for introverts to speak on their own terms, yet it's also getting harder to turn the extraverts off.
When Innies Love Outies: How Odd Couples Cope Elizabeth Bernstein 2011
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When introverts and extraverts converse, "what looks like communication can actually be a problem," says Dr. Helgoe.
When Innies Love Outies: How Odd Couples Cope Elizabeth Bernstein 2011
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Since extraverts express their dominant function externally, Obama freely talks about his passions.
Michael Melcher: The Trouble with Vision: Obama, Clinton and America's Sensing Majority 2008
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