10 interesting psychological facts about introverts
1. There are four types of introversion
Psychologists believe that there can be only one introverted personality in the world, so they conducted a questionnaire survey on the crowd and asked them separately the need for time alone, how often they would daydream and so on. They divided introversion into 4 types based on the results of these investigations:
(1) Social type: Social type introversion is the type commonly known in everyone's mouth.
They will participate in small groups or prefer to be alone. Usually they will stay at home to read a book or play with a computer, or hang out with some good friends. They will feel very uncomfortable in many stranger occasions.
(2) Thinking type: This type is a modern new type introvert.
This type of introvert is usually introspective, thoughtful, and self-reflective. Unlike the social type, they usually do not get out of touch with society. They usually fanatically pursue daydreams full of imagination and creativity.
(3) Anxiety type: Anxious introverts usually like to find time alone, because they often feel embarrassed or uncomfortable.
Unlike the social type, anxious introverts will feel pain and shyness among strangers. And after they leave the crowd, this pain will not disappear, because they will replay these embarrassing experiences over and over again.
(4) Constrained type: Constrained introverts usually like to think slowly. They tend to think carefully before saying a word or doing something.
This kind of person is usually considered to be a very deep man in Ayutthaya. Such people usually advance things slowly because they will not let impulse influence their decisions.
2. Introverts usually respond quickly to new things, but they are slow to perceive change
If the phone rings, introverts usually get their brains active immediately, while extroverts usually take a while to react.
But introverts need time to prepare for the action, so they may hesitate to answer the phone for a long time, while extroverts usually answer the call immediately.
Introverts respond strongly to new situations, while extroverts respond quickly to change.
3. Introverts are afraid of gossip
Some psychologists say that chatting will prevent genuine communication. Introverts may not like to participate in chat because they are not interested or concerned.
But what really makes them afraid of gossip is that it creates a dividing line between them and others. Introverts like to communicate, but they like to communicate sincerely.
Deep and meaningful communication is what they desire.
4. Introverts need time alone
The reason why they need to be alone is that they respond differently to rewards than extroverts. The rewards here include food, money, sex and social status.
Introverts usually lack passion and drive for these things, while extroverts usually invest more work to get these rewards.
5. Introverts are not willing to take risks, but they will carefully consider and calculate the risks they choose
This is closely related to the structure of the brain.
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter associated with sensory seeking, risk, and risk taking. The results of the study found that the activity pattern of dopamine in the brain of introverts is different from that of extroverts.
This is not because introverts have less dopamine in their brains than extroverts. Their content is the same, but introverts use less of the brain regions that produce dopamine.
6. Introverts are deep thinkers
Introverts use less dopamine regions, so they rely more on a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine.
This neurotransmitter is associated with pleasure.
Pleasure is usually caused by internal rather than external substances, so this leads introverts to think deeper and allows them to focus on a task for a long time.
7. Introverts are more creative
Introverts need to use solitude to recover their state, but they will also use solitude to discover creative things.
Some studies have found that children who cannot be alone for a long time will encounter many difficulties in developing their creative skills.
Most of the artists and writers identified as introverts, their best works are usually done when they are alone, rather than when they work collectively.
8. Introverts like to rain
The rain creates a white noise, which is very attractive to introverts. Because it can bring opportunities to find solitude.
The calming effect of rain can also help introverts get happiness, because they can make people focus on the heart and temporarily escape from reality.
9. Introverts pretending to be extroverted will reduce their performance
The researchers found that the reaction time of the introverts pretending to be extroverted would slow down in the cognitive test. This is because "pretending" extroversion consumes their natural reflection time.
This is very important because the world is always used to shaping introverts into extroverts.
10. Happiness is not the most important goal pursued by introverts, in fact, almost.
Sounds strange? Especially the society around us emphasizes the importance of happiness.
However, according to the research of psychologists, when given some specific tasks such as exams, speeches or rational thinking, etc., introverts are more inclined to maintain a neutral emotional state.
Happiness is an exciting emotion that distracts introverts and reduces their efficiency. This is different from extroverts, because these stimuli are instead their motivation.
Psychologists believe that there can be only one introverted personality in the world, so they conducted a questionnaire survey on the crowd and asked them separately the need for time alone, how often they would daydream and so on. They divided introversion into 4 types based on the results of these investigations:
(1) Social type: Social type introversion is the type commonly known in everyone's mouth.
They will participate in small groups or prefer to be alone. Usually they will stay at home to read a book or play with a computer, or hang out with some good friends. They will feel very uncomfortable in many stranger occasions.
(2) Thinking type: This type is a modern new type introvert.
This type of introvert is usually introspective, thoughtful, and self-reflective. Unlike the social type, they usually do not get out of touch with society. They usually fanatically pursue daydreams full of imagination and creativity.
(3) Anxiety type: Anxious introverts usually like to find time alone, because they often feel embarrassed or uncomfortable.
Unlike the social type, anxious introverts will feel pain and shyness among strangers. And after they leave the crowd, this pain will not disappear, because they will replay these embarrassing experiences over and over again.
(4) Constrained type: Constrained introverts usually like to think slowly. They tend to think carefully before saying a word or doing something.
This kind of person is usually considered to be a very deep man in Ayutthaya. Such people usually advance things slowly because they will not let impulse influence their decisions.
2. Introverts usually respond quickly to new things, but they are slow to perceive change
If the phone rings, introverts usually get their brains active immediately, while extroverts usually take a while to react.
But introverts need time to prepare for the action, so they may hesitate to answer the phone for a long time, while extroverts usually answer the call immediately.
Introverts respond strongly to new situations, while extroverts respond quickly to change.
3. Introverts are afraid of gossip
Some psychologists say that chatting will prevent genuine communication. Introverts may not like to participate in chat because they are not interested or concerned.
But what really makes them afraid of gossip is that it creates a dividing line between them and others. Introverts like to communicate, but they like to communicate sincerely.
Deep and meaningful communication is what they desire.
4. Introverts need time alone
The reason why they need to be alone is that they respond differently to rewards than extroverts. The rewards here include food, money, sex and social status.
Introverts usually lack passion and drive for these things, while extroverts usually invest more work to get these rewards.
5. Introverts are not willing to take risks, but they will carefully consider and calculate the risks they choose
This is closely related to the structure of the brain.
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter associated with sensory seeking, risk, and risk taking. The results of the study found that the activity pattern of dopamine in the brain of introverts is different from that of extroverts.
This is not because introverts have less dopamine in their brains than extroverts. Their content is the same, but introverts use less of the brain regions that produce dopamine.
6. Introverts are deep thinkers
Introverts use less dopamine regions, so they rely more on a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine.
This neurotransmitter is associated with pleasure.
Pleasure is usually caused by internal rather than external substances, so this leads introverts to think deeper and allows them to focus on a task for a long time.
7. Introverts are more creative
Introverts need to use solitude to recover their state, but they will also use solitude to discover creative things.
Some studies have found that children who cannot be alone for a long time will encounter many difficulties in developing their creative skills.
Most of the artists and writers identified as introverts, their best works are usually done when they are alone, rather than when they work collectively.
8. Introverts like to rain
The rain creates a white noise, which is very attractive to introverts. Because it can bring opportunities to find solitude.
The calming effect of rain can also help introverts get happiness, because they can make people focus on the heart and temporarily escape from reality.
9. Introverts pretending to be extroverted will reduce their performance
The researchers found that the reaction time of the introverts pretending to be extroverted would slow down in the cognitive test. This is because "pretending" extroversion consumes their natural reflection time.
This is very important because the world is always used to shaping introverts into extroverts.
10. Happiness is not the most important goal pursued by introverts, in fact, almost.
Sounds strange? Especially the society around us emphasizes the importance of happiness.
However, according to the research of psychologists, when given some specific tasks such as exams, speeches or rational thinking, etc., introverts are more inclined to maintain a neutral emotional state.
Happiness is an exciting emotion that distracts introverts and reduces their efficiency. This is different from extroverts, because these stimuli are instead their motivation.
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