"What kind of introvert are you ?" test

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It's here : http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/bea ... t-are-you/

Here's what I got :

This result surprises me as I recognize myself more in the othertypes of introversion cited in the article...

Does anybody else notice that when they take these self-reporting tests that they always choose a strongly agree or a strongly disagree for every answer?

"Social Introvert"
You spend a lot of time by yourself?and you're completely okay with that. You are happy with the small group of friends that you have and you avoid large crowds like the plague.

I am not big on how much stock the terms introvert and extrovert have been receiving in recent years, honestly.

There is such a thing as an extrovert aspie. I've been one most of my life. I've become somewhat less extroverted since my diagnosis, but before then I loved talking and being with other people a lot, not noticing how one-sided my conversations were or how loud my voice was or if I said something inappropriate. Now I feel silly and embarrassed when I look back at my behavior, sometimes to the point that it makes me squirm all over, even though my mother told me I shouldn't feel that way. Well she used to be often embarrassed and annoyed by my behavior, like when I wouldn't stop talking to her about Garfield cartoons and other things she had no interest at all in, although she seemed to care when I mentioned a couple of Calvin and Hobbes comics that were in some way related to the topic we were chatting about. She also enjoys the fact that I don't speak too loudly in public any more.

Thinking introversion.

Anxious introversion

You are consumed with a fear of failure. When you are with groups of people, you spend a lot of time worrying about ways you could make a bad impression. The best way for you to relax is to go somewhere by yourself and let it all go.

This describes me pretty well. When I'm around people where it's easy to make a good impression I actually become extroverted.

No.I avoid choosing strongly agree or strongly disagree unless I have 100% no doubts. If I can imagine any situation that I would act opposite way I just choose agree or disagree, without the "strongly" word.

Social Introvert
You spend a lot of time by yourself?and you're completely okay with that. You are happy with the small group of friends that you have and you avoid large crowds like the plague.

Ditto



I recently decided to make a move on a girl I like in this class, and normally the "anxious introvert" in me would completely consume me, intensely every day between the weekly classes, but I've been reading Tony Robbins' Awaken The Giant Within, and it has honestly prompted a turning point for me, the biggest recent takeaway being: It's not a question of failure or success, it's what you think of failures (a general reflection of incompetence, or an opportunity to make something great happen in the future). Also, simply focusing on the reward of the positive behavior over the negative consequence of not performing the positive behavior is more sustainable, the carrot usually wins over the whip in the long run. It' sort of what your saying, not putting all the stock into the immediate outcome of an important event.

I call BS on that test. I got social introvert. I don't spend big chunks of time away from others, and prefer large crowds over smaller groups. The more, the merrier!

I need down time to recharge, but I like the buzz of people around me.

I agreed with you on how the terms have been abused in the media.

I got Thinking Introversion.

I got restrained introvert.

Social Introvert

You spend a lot of time by yourself?and you're completely okay with that. You are happy with the small group of friends that you have and you avoid large crowds like the plague.

Social introvert.

hm, i got

Anxious Introversion

You are consumed with a fear of failure. When you are with groups of people, you spend a lot of time worrying about ways you could make a bad impression. The best way for you to relax is to go somewhere by yourself and let it all go.

sounds about right. i used to have a bigger social web than i do now and even then i used to always think about what i was going to say and do when i would tag along with groups of people. i read the description for "Restrained Introversion" and i see myself in there too. there does not seem to be a big difference between the two the way the quiz put it.

Social Introvert

Restrained introvert

Social Introvert

You spend a lot of time by yourself?and you're completely okay with that. You are happy with the small group of friends that you have and you avoid large crowds like the plague.