If you've ever struggled with personality tests to determine whether you're an introvert or an extrovert, you might be another personality type entirely: an ambivert. So what exactly is this type, and ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." There are so many ways to characterize our personalities these days. Of course, there’s the breakdown ...

How does a psychologist determine from your answers to personality questions whether you are an introvert, extravert, or somewhere in between? (The same question can be asked about other personality ...

Social introverts, thinking introverts, anxious introverts and restrained introverts all have positive qualities.

While we all know individuals who are wildly outgoing, plenty of fun to be around and occasionally even obnoxious, chances are we relate less to these extroverts and more to introverts or people ...

If you're a fan of movies, you probably admire a lot of extroverts. Many extroverted personalities are attracted to show business, but extroverts are also often drawn to many other careers. Someone ...

Unlike extroverts or introverts, Dr Kaminski says otroverts do not retreat inward or look outward to be energised. "Introverts are shy and reclusive, mainly preoccupied with their inner world," he ...

You know that friend who seems quiet in groups but becomes a total chatterbox when you’re one-on-one? Or the person who’s always the life of the party but gets weirdly focused when they’re working ...

Opposites attract...but when you're spending this much time together with totally different personality types, it's going to take work to keep the peace The old saying “opposites attract” sounds great ...

Karl Moore is a professor of strategy and organization at McGill University in Montreal. His new book, "We Are All Ambiverts Now," will be published next year. The book explores the ways in which the ...

If you're an extrovert who's pragmatic and focused on the here and now, a Myers-Briggs personality test will likely find that you are an ESTP type. ESTP is one of the 16 distinct categories identified ...