Do You Prefer Being Alone to Being With Other People?
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2010/08/19 20:09:28
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Do you ever go to a party, then wish you'd just stayed home with a good book?
Turns out, there's a scientific reason for that.
New research shows that extroverts find more meaning in other people's faces -- while introverts don't distinguish much between inanimate objects and human faces, LiveScience reports.
"This is just one more piece of evidence to support the assertion that personality is not merely a psychology concept," said study researcher Inna Fishman, of the Salk Institute for Biological Sciences in La Jolla, Calif-. "There's some broader foundation for the behavior that you see ... implicating that there are neural bases for different personality types."
So next time you don't feel like heading out for after-work drinks with the gang, just blame it on your brain.
Personally, we've always erred on the side of being slightly introverted (though a couple of drinks help). But we do know the difference between a tree stump and a living, breathing person!
Do You Prefer Being Alone to Being With Other People?
Turns out, there's a scientific reason for that.
New research shows that extroverts find more meaning in other people's faces -- while introverts don't distinguish much between inanimate objects and human faces, LiveScience reports.
"This is just one more piece of evidence to support the assertion that personality is not merely a psychology concept," said study researcher Inna Fishman, of the Salk Institute for Biological Sciences in La Jolla, Calif-. "There's some broader foundation for the behavior that you see ... implicating that there are neural bases for different personality types."
So next time you don't feel like heading out for after-work drinks with the gang, just blame it on your brain.
Personally, we've always erred on the side of being slightly introverted (though a couple of drinks help). But we do know the difference between a tree stump and a living, breathing person!
Do You Prefer Being Alone to Being With Other People?
Read More: http://www.livescience.com/culture/extroverts-face...
Top Opinion
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JoeLove~PWCM~JLA 2010/08/20 05:36:59No, I prefer being with other people.
+4Did the researchers even consider that maybe you went to a party and wished you had stayed home because the party SUCKED!!!??? I prefer being with other people when I don't feel like being alone. I prefer being alone when I don't feel like being with other people. That's not so hard to figure out. The big question here is just how much government grant money did these researchers get???
but wen im wachin tv or playin the compouter etc. i want 2 be with someone
i always try to stay away from parties
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