am·bi·ver·sion

(ăm′bĭ-vûr′zhən)

A personality trait including the qualities of both introversion and extroversion.

[ambi- + (intro)version or (extro)version.]

am′bi·vert′ (-vûrt′) n.

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Noun

ambiversion - (psychology) a balanced disposition intermediate between extroversion and introversion

sociability, sociableness - the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows

psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life

extraversion, extroversion - (psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self

introversion - (psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings

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References in periodicals archive

However, people tend to have erroneous assumptions about these classifications, especially introversion and extroversion, since ambiversion is still relatively unknown.

Are you an Ambivert?

Anderson's poetic ambiversion is present throughout his literary career.

Thirteen poems: Sherwood Anderson

Saklofske & Kostura (1990) have tested Robinson's predictions in a sample of 84 children who were divided into three groups: extraversion, ambiversion and introversion.

The relationship between intelligence, personality and inspection time

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