Extroverts vs. Intorverts, who's smarter?

Answer 1

Neither. There may be a correlation between introversion and IQ, but who can say for sure that introverts are smarter? It could be that extroverts are more easily bored or reckless with written tests and manifest their intelligence in other ways.

I'm very much an introvert myself, but I have some very extroverted friends who get better grades than I do, with great social lives to boot. You can't reliably predict intelligence based on personality alone. There are smart extroverts and dumb introverts. There are exceptions to every generalization about people.
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Please Daniel, IQ tests tend to be very biased towards people with high verbal and abstract reasoning skills. It is based on a psychological THEORY that intelligence can be reduced to a single factor for general intelligence. It also assumes that people really read the questions on a written test: that the abstract idea of "intelligence" can be interpreted based on a set of questions and tasks. IQ tests are also usually biased against ethnic minorities and the illiterate. Would you say that someone is dumb just because he/she has difficulty reading English, for example? Or does not work well within a time limit because his/her culture may value slow contemplation or meticulousness? In many ways, IQ is useful, especially in educational settings. But how about the theories of multiple intelligence, emotional intelligence, and practical intelligence? Some people can do well in school but perform poorly in life. That's why your sports analogy is not applicable. Points in a game measures performance in a game. There is no contention in the definition of winning and losing in a sport that uses such a scoring system. On the other hand, psychological measures such as an IQ test are always associated with a degree of error. Simply because you can't measure intelligence directly like you would count the number of nose hairs a person has. IQ reflects a factor of intelligence, and not the whole construct of intelligence per se, with all its complexities and definitions. Like you said, IQ is only a socially accepted measure. Different people and cultures have different notions of intelligence (Haha. though IQ remains reliably related with many of them).

Answer 2

I am very similar to you. I'm a big introvert and enjoy spending time alone, or with my handful of close friends. My brother is my polar opposite and I often think we were never meant to be siblings because he is not only an extrovert, but he has ADHD, and is loud,annoying, and obnoxious. I don't customarily hang out with too many people outside of school since we moved so he assumes that I have no social life and no friends--which is completely untrue; it's just that I enjoy time to myself. Just recently, we had a ten minute argument about it. So I suppose my answer would be that there isn't a lot you can do to convince people who cannot or do not want to be convinced. You simply must inform your sister that people have different personality types...by the way taking a online test to find out your personality type is free and very helpful. Once I learned by personality type, I became so much more aware of who I am and had aspects of my personality explained. Perhaps find out your type and allow your sister to do the same. Then you could learn more about eachother, and accept one another--although it sounds like your sister is the one who needs to be more accomodating. Tell her that people aren't mean to quiet people, and mention that if they are the least your sister could do is be understanding or defend you.

Answer 3

Daniel...you really need to FIRST look at where you pull your "research" from...I don't believe that "COACHVILLE" is considered a reliable source.

In REAL research conducted there is a CORRELATION between IQ and Personality type. This means that they have noticed a LINK between the two but cannot determine which factor causes which type.

I would say that people with a higher IQ tend to be more introverted because they can't find people who relate to them. There is also new research findings stating that individuals with a high IQ tend to have a LOW emotional IQ (E-IQ). This could be a possible cause of the introversion as well. For example...not being able to accurately read social cues and personality cues could lead to introversion.

Stating that someone who is extroverted cannot have a high IQ is absurd. Look at Einstein, who was a VERY extroverted individual. I think we can all agree he had a high IQ.

Answer 4

As IQ increases, the ratio of introverts to extroverts increases, too. In other words, if you were to look at only those people considered to be genuis, then they would be mostly introverts, not extroverts. Therefore, the answer to your question is introverts.

Regarding Eli's post below - you are implying that IQ is not an accurate measure of someones intelligence. Ridiculous! We socially accept IQ as a reliable measure of someones intelligence. Let me use a sports analogy for you, if the IQ discussion is too difficult. It would be like saying that the Superbowl winner each year is meaningless, because some other team could have won if they would have tried harder! haha..

Thing One 76 - Obviously you don't know much about Extroversion vs. Introversion if you don't know that it is a highly used personality factor in I-O Psych and Training & Development. Notice also that I didn't refer to the link as "research", I refered to it is "applied" which is what it is. FYI, "Coachville" is well known in the T&D world, which is why I conclude you don't know much about the topic!

And actually if you re-read the posters question, he asked who is smarter. He didn't ask for cause and effect or correlation. And then you proceed to simply give your own opinion, after stating that I should watch my research. Unbelievable! So take your own advice - Watch yourself! ;)

Answer 5

Both in their own way:

I took a quick test on this link:

http://www.blogthings.com/areyouanextrovertorintrovertquiz/

And this is what was said (not that anyone gives a hoopla)

You Are 50% Extrovert, 50% Introvert

You're a bit outgoing, a bit reserved
Like most people, you enjoy being social
But you also value the time you have alone
You have struck a good balance!

I'm always 50%, what they hey is going on??
I guess its cause I'm Gemini...

Answer 6

Introverts tend to inwardly reflect on life, while extoverts tend to outwardly reflect on life.
Niether are smarter, but they see things differently. A introverted person thinks about and plans out things before they say anything.
While extroverts express there feelings and try to get information from others.

Answer 7

I would have to say that it depends. Introverts may be more likely to stay in and study, but extroverts may be more likely to organize study sessions and to seek out help from teachers and peers.

Answer 8

i haven't read any research done on extroverts and introverts....i'm sure there were several done and i wish i can read them.....in my experience, u cant really tell who's smarter because extroverts maybe loud and demonstrative to cover their lack of intelligence, but at the same time ...introverts maybe afraid to speak up because their knowledge is not enough............actually .....for me ....who cares?

Answer 9

Neither. Why should social behaviour make any difference in intelligence? Both types can access knowledge irrespective of their social habits.

Answer 10

Silence makes one look smarter.