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A Culture of Personality:
a.) Hardly any at all
b.) A little less than most
c.) Quite a lot
d.) Almost all
a.) Hold back more, listening to others before speaking?
b.) Think before you speak?
c.) Think out loud?
d.) Use your hands and facial expressions a lot?
With the society focused on pushing extroversion as the ideal, the power of introverts in society is being overlooked.
a.) You stick with people you have met before
b.) You spend your time thinking about how to keep the conversation going
c.) You aim to mingle with as many new people as possible
d.) You just go out and have fun
a.) Cautious, thoughtful, and loyal
b.) Inquisitive, independent, and contained
c.)Lively, enthusiastic, and energetic
d.) Expressive, talkative, and friendly
a.) Ignore the phone, or let the machine/voicemail pick up?
b.) Take the call, but deal with it as quickly as possible?
c.) Answer it, as you welcome the chance to talk to someone, but keep it brief?
d.) Answer the phone enthusiastically and be up for a long conversation?
Important Introverts in Society:
All these individuals have had huge impacts on our society.
The trend in teamwork and collaboration in society is geared towards extroverts.
Between the 19th and 20th centuries our cultural ideals shifted as urbanization occurred.
-In the 18th and 19th centuries, people lived and worked together for their whole lives.
- Focused on how one behaved in private versus the impression an individual made in public.
-In the 20th century more than one third of Americans lived in cities.
-People were working with strangers, not neighbors, so good public impressions became a priority.
From a very young age- children are pushed to work in groups.
In many elementary schools, students' desks are arranged into groups to encourage kids to work together.
In high school and college, students are encouraged and pushed to get involved. Some teachers even take points on participation.
The "New Groupthink"- a concept defined as a social trend that values teamwork above all else.
Many corporations have organized workforces into teams and switched to open-office floor plans.
- "social loafing": in groups, some people tend to sit back and let others do the work
-"production blocking": since only one individual can talk and present ideas at a time, other people must sit back and wait.
-"evaluation apprehension": the fear of looking stupid in front of one's peers.
Take the Asch experiment for example:
In the beginning 95% of the students answered the questions correctly.
However, when one individual began to confidently give the incorrect answer only 25% of the students got the answer right.
The results of the study showed people's willingness to go
along with the group, even if they know it's wrong.
People who captivate others
i.e. movie stars and celebrities
Attributes:
dominant
fascinating
magnetic
attractive
forceful
People who value honor, integrity,
and modesty
i.e. Abraham Lincoln
Attributes:
glowing
energetic
70% of today's employees work in open- office floor plans.
This means constant exposure to a social environment.
This environment is geared towards extroverts: the individuals that benefit from the presence of people.
-Not the introverts that need private time to think.
stunning
duty
morals
citizenship
integrity
work
reputation
manners
honor
Instead of valuing great ideas and content, society values the way the ideas are delivered.
Society is focused on the extrovert- as author Susan Cain puts it, "society has a cultural bias towards extroverts."