Meaning of ambivert | Babel Free

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A person who is neither clearly extroverted nor introverted, but has characteristics of each.

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“Many there are, as I have⟳ already shown, whose life can not be readily described by either the definitions of extroversion or introversion. [...] It is these I have⟳ called ambiverts. With them, extroversion or introversion are but passing states of mind⟳, whereas with the extrovert extroversion is the dominant condition and with the introvert introversion is the dominant condition.”

“[‘]We are not in the same class, in more ways than one’ (laughing), ‘she's a little genius, I'm a plain American ambivert, but we are enrolled in the same Advanced French group [...].’”

“Whenever parents are successful in this process⟳ of building a balanced personality from an introvert or an extrovert, we call⟳ the finished product an ambivert. An ambivert can move⟳ into a social situation and be a hearty, outgoing, gregarious participant. Or he can pick⟳ up a book and start⟳ the mental processes going like⟳ a regular introvert.”

“Ambiverts use⟳ even fewer colloquial words than the introverts, but the extraverts use⟳ clearly more of these words than the two other groups. [...] The global image that emerges is that differences are limited between ambiverts and introverts but that the extraverts stand⟳ out. They use⟳ many more colloquial words which could be the result⟳ of their lower levels of foreign language anxiety, less inhibition, and less fear of punishment.”

“[A] bright (high fluid intelligent), stable ambivert from a middle-class home that provides and values education may be encouraged to develop⟳ a deep approach⟳ to learning and an analytic, or Type⟳ I, intellectual style.”

“Selling of any sort⟳—whether traditional sales or non-sales selling—requires a delicate balance of inspecting and responding. Ambiverts can find⟳ that balance. They know⟳ when to speak⟳ up and when to shut⟳ up. Their wider repertoires allow⟳ them to achieve⟳ harmony with a broader range of people and a more varied set⟳ of circumstances. Ambiverts are the best movers because they're the most skilled attuners.”

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