Quiz: Which of the four types of introvert are you?

[Evo]

At the bottom of this link is the quiz: Apparently There Are 4 Kinds of Introversion -- Science of Us

Here are short descriptions:

Social: Social introversion is the closest to the commonly held understanding of introversion, in that it's a preference for socializing with small groups instead of large ones. Or sometimes, it's a preference for no group at all — solitude is often preferable for those who score high in social introversion. "They prefer to stay home with a book or a computer, or to stick to small gatherings with close friends, as opposed to attending large parties with many strangers," Cheek said. But it's different from shyness, in that there's no anxiety driving the preference for solitude or small groups.


Thinking; Thinking introversion is a newer concept. People with high levels of thinking introversion don't share the aversion to social events people usually associate with introversion. Instead, they're introspective, thoughtful, and self-reflective. "You're capable of getting lost in an internal fantasy world," Cheek said. "But it's not in a neurotic way, it's in an imaginative and creative way." Think the dreamily imaginative Luna Lovegood, not the socially awkward Neville Longbottom, Cheek said, putting it into Harry Potter terms I, for one, am deeply familiar with.

Anxious: Unlike social introverts, anxious introverts may seek out solitude because they feel awkward and painfully self-conscious around other people, because they're not very confident in their own social skills. But, often, their anxiety doesn't fade when they're all alone. This kind of introversion is defined by a tendency to ruminate, to turn over and over in their minds the things that might or could or already have gone terribly wrong.

Restrained: Another word for this one is reserved. Restrained introverts sometimes seem to operate at a slightly slower pace, preferring to think before they speak or act. They also might take a while to get going — they can't, for instance, wake up and immediately spring into action. Haruki Murakami's What I Talk About When I Talk About Running contains a passage that I think neatly illustrates the restrained introverts, when he discusses how it takes his muscles a while to warm up when he starts to run. "When I put on my jogging shoes in the morning and set out, my feet are so heavy it feels like I'll never get them moving," he writes. He says it's the way his mind works, too: slow to get going. Murakami, I would bet, is a restrained introvert.

I got: thinking>social>anxious>restrained

 

[Hawthorne]

Edit: Apparently the version I took was different.

Social 30%
Thinking 20%
Anxious 20%
Restrained 30%

That's kind of surprising. Not sure if it means "all around introvert" or "not introverted".

 

[Totenkindly]

The test page didn't show up legibly or present numeric scores that I could read, but from what I could barely see of the graph (and from the test itself), I was highest in Thinking introvert and lowest in Restrained introvert, and Social and Anxious were about the same somewhere in-between.

 

[Doctor Cringelord]

Thinking > Anxious > Social > Restrained

 

[magpie]

Thinking>Social>Anxious>Restrained

 

[baccheion]

Social - 47%
Restrained - 39%
Thinking - 25%
Anxious - 18%

 

[CitizenErased]

Thinking > Social > Restrained > Anxious (barely anxious, the rest above 40%)

 

[Evo]

Edit: Apparently the version I took was different.

Social 30%
Thinking 20%
Anxious 20%
Restrained 30%

That's kind of surprising. Not sure if it means "all around introvert" or "not introverted".

Percentage-wise mine were:

Thinking: 42%
Social: 40%
Anxious: 30%
Restrained: 28%

 

[Smilephantomhive]

Thinking: 45%
Restrained: 44%
Social: 42%
Anxious: 36%

 

[Tater]

thinking 45%, anxious 37%, social 30%, restrained 28%

 

[Tazzie]

Interesting. I got 33% Social, 33% Thinking, 30% Restrained and 30% Anxious.

 

[Merced]

Thinking (49%) > Anxious (36%) > Social (18%) > Restrained (17%)

You think there is one like this for extroversion because that was cute and thought provoking.

 

[fetus]

Thinking (49%) > Anxious (36%) > Social (18%) > Restrained (17%)

You think there is one like this for extroversion because that was cute and thought provoking.

I am going to make one for extroverts.

 

[S16M4]

Thinking -40%
Social -38%
Restrained -30%
Anxious -28%

 

[Firebird 8118]

Thinking - 47%
Anxious - 44%
Social - 43%
Restrained - 28%

 

[ChocolateMoose123]

38% Social
33% Thinking
30% Restrained
22% Anxious

What's with this question tho?

"My nervous system sometimes feels so frazzled that I just have to get off by myself."

 

[miss fortune]

40% social
28% restrained
27% anxious
22% thinking

I'm not very introspective... there are more interesting things to think about than myself

 

[Ene]

Thinking 47%
Social 36%
Restrained and Anxious tied for bottom tier at 30%

 

[Smilephantomhive]

Looking at the descriptions I think I fit all types except anxious. But I used to fit the anxious type. Can you only be one?

 

[RedAmazoneFriendZone]

Thinking, then Social, not very much restrained and last anxious.