extroversion

Examples of extroversion in the following topics:

• Other Important Trait Theories

  • These traits are extroversion, neuroticism, and psychoticism.
  • Extroversion and neuroticism provide a two-dimensional space to describe individual differences in behavior.
  • An individual could rate high on both neuroticism and extroversion, low on both traits, or somewhere in between.
  • The six factors are generally named Honesty-Humility (H), Emotionality (E), Extroversion (X), Agreeableness (A), Conscientiousness (C), and Openness to Experience (O).

• Leadership Traits

  • Research findings show that significant relationships exist between leadership and a number of individual traits, among them intelligence, adjustment, extroversion, conscientiousness, openness to experience, and general self-efficacy.
  • Some of the inherent leadership traits in Zaccaro's model include extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, openness, neuroticism, honesty/integrity, charisma, intelligence, creativity, achievement motivation, need for power, oral/written communication, interpersonal skills, general problem-solving, decision making, technical knowledge, and management skills.

• The Trait-Theory Approach

  • According to Hoffman and others (2011), traits such as extroversion and agreeableness are included in this category.
  • This model contends the following traits are correlated with strong leadership potential: extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, openness, neuroticism, honesty, charisma, intelligence, creativity, achievement motivation, need for power, communication skills, interpersonal skills, problem-solving skills, decision-making skills, technical knowledge, and management skills.

• Introduction

  • Models used in this theory include Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (http://www.cpp-db.com/products/mbti/index.asp), which measures personality in dichotomous terms -- extroversion versus introversion, sensing versus intuition, thinking versus feeling, and judging versus perception, and the Keirsey Temperament Sorter(http://keirsey.com/), which classifies people as rationals, idealists, artisans, or guardians.

• Allport's, Cattell's, and Eysenck's Trait Theories of Personality

  • He believed personality is largely governed by biology, and he viewed people as having two specific personality dimensions: extroversion vs. introversion and neuroticism vs. stability.
  • According to their theory, people high on the trait of extroversion are sociable and outgoing and readily connect with others, whereas people high on the trait of introversion have a higher need to be alone, engage in solitary behaviors, and limit their interactions with others.
  • Eysenck proposed that extroversion was caused by variability in cortical arousal, with introverts characteristically having a higher level of activity in this area than extroverts.

• The Five-Factor Model

  • Not surprisingly, people who score high on both extroversion and openness are more likely to participate in adventure and risky sports due to their curious and excitement-seeking nature (Tok, 2011).
  • Neuroticism and extroversion tend to decline slightly with age (Donnellan & Lucas; Terracciano et al.).
  • In the five factor model, each person has five traits (Openness, Conscientiousness, Extroversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism) which are scored on a continuum from high to low.

• The Brain and Personality

  • Eysenck developed a model of personality based on neuroticism and a second factor, extroversion.
  • Eysenck proposed that extroversion was caused by variability in cortical arousal where introverts characteristically had a higher level of activity in this area than extroverts.

• Employee Orientation

  • Characteristics that are particularly useful in this process are extroversion, curiosity, experience, proactiveness, and openness.

• Cognitive Biases as a Barrier to Decision Making

  • By categorizing individuals in terms of four dichotomies—thinking and feeling, extroversion and introversion, judging and perception, and sensing and intuition—the MBTI provides a map of the individual's orientation toward decision making.

• How Emotion and Mood Influence Behavior

  • Positive emotions can be a great thing, producing extroversion, energy and job satisfaction.