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Technically introversion refers to people whose dominant cognitive function[1] has an “internal model” of the world, vs. extraversion where the world is the mod
by enduser 5y ago
Technically introversion refers to people whose dominant cognitive function[1] has an “internal model” of the world, vs. extraversion where the world is the model.
Introverts need down time because it takes processing time to update the internal model in response to stimuli.
Extraverts don’t like being alone because when the world around them is empty “nothing is happening”.
It’s not the enjoyment of company or solitude that makes us introverted or extraverted.
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_Types https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_Types
- kubanczyk 5y agoThe "the world is the model" is a contradiction in terms. Please define what a "model" means in this context.
- dgreensp 5y agoThe definitions given in the article are the ones I would give; see e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraversion_and_introversion#Extraversion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraversion_and_introversion#... I'm not familiar with the theory that only introverts have an "internal model" that needs updating. I would think we all run on models at various levels of cognition (given that the brain doesn't contain any actual "external world" in it, only models), which we update both in real-time and in later processing (such as while sleeping).