Activity: Are you introverted or extroverted? The source of this scale is: Adapted from instruments described and/or presented in: Goldberg, L. R., Johnson, J. A., Eber, H. W., Hogan, R., Ashton, M. C., Cloninger, C. R., & Gough, H. C. (2006). The International Personality Item Pool and the future of public-domain personality measures. Journal of Research in Personality, 40, 84-96.
One of the most widely studied and discussed personality dimensions in the Five-Factor (Big Five) model of personality is introversion-extroversion. Introversion characterizes people who tend to be quiet, shy, and cautious. Extroversion characterizes people who tend to be outgoing, talkative, sociable, and assertive.
Please read each of the statements below and indicate the extent to which each statement accurately describes you. The official name for this scale is the IPIP Introversion-Extroversion Scale This instrument has 10 items.
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