(Humans are often called 'social animals'). However, the test construct acknowledged the fact that no one is perfectly social or asocial but a mix of both characteristics. Extroversion and introversion are not necessarily either/or qualities, which has been one of the critiques of the Myers-Brigg assessment. In future forms of this extroversion inventory, creating a typology of different types of introversion and extroversion would be useful. For example, some people are very extroverted with friends, but are more socially reserved in a work context. Others are very introverted in the sense that they like to be alone, but can still 'get by' in social environments and perform like extroverts. It is also possible to be very confident speaking in public to large groups of people, but to feel more uncomfortable one-on-one, in personal social contexts.
Additionally, positive forms of sociability -- such as compassion -- and negative forms -- such as conformity with the group at the expense of one's own opinions -- should be measured in a future scale. Some aspects of sociability such as agreeing with others at the expense of one's own opinion can have detrimental social consequences, just like a fear of speaking in public as a result of introversion can have negative personal consequences. Having a list of different items to score for positive and negative qualities of introversion and extroversion would paint a more complete picture of the individual's psyche.
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