Chapter 13 infographic image description

The title of the infographic is, Thinking Critically About: The Stigma of Introversion

The Learning Objective Question reads, What are some common misunderstandings about introversion?

The infographic has three sections as follows:

1. Western cultures are hard on introverts: Super heroes tend to be extraverted. Black Panther unites five tribes of people with his engaging strength of character. Take-charge Elastigirl saves the day in The incredibles. A schematic shows a super hero. What do job interviewers want in their employees? Extraversion outranks most other personality traits (Kluemper et al., 2015; Salgado and Moscoso, 2002). A pie chart shows that 87 percent of westerners want to be more extraverted (Hudson and Roberts, 2014). A schematic shows a woman with a file pointing to text that reads, being introverted seems to imply we don’t have the right stuff (Cain, 2012). Elite U.S colleges and universities show a bias in selecting extraverts (Zimmerman, 2018).
2. What is introversion? Introverts tend to gain energy from time alone, and may find social interactions exhausting. Extraverts, by contrast, tend to draw energy from time spent with others. Introverts are not “shy.” (Shy people remain quiet because they fear others will evaluate them negatively.) Introverted people seek low levels of stimulation from their environment because they’re sensitive. For example, when given lemon juice, introverted people salivated more than extraverted people (Corcoran, 1964).
3. Introversion has many benefits:
   • Introverted leaders outperform extraverted leaders in some contexts, such as when their employees voice new ideas and challenge existing norms (Grant et al., 2011a).
   • Introverts handle conflict well. In response, they seek solitude than revenge (Ren et al., 2016).
   • Many introverts have flourished, including Bill Gates, Mother Teresa, and Oprah Winfrey. “A true extravert.” Winfrey explains, “gets energy,…feeds off people,… and I get sucked dry.” (OWN,2018).