Compare and contrast the characteristics of extraverts to those of introverts.
Answer: Extraverts tend to be happier in their jobs and in their lives as a whole. They experience more positive emotions than do introverts, and they more freely express these feelings. They also tend to perform better in jobs that require significant interpersonal interaction, perhaps because they have more social skills. They also tend to have more friends and spend more time in social situations than introverts. In addition, extraversion is a relatively strong predictor of leadership emergence in groups. Extraverts are more socially dominant, "take charge" sorts of people, and are generally more assertive than introverts. One downside of extraversion is that extraverts are more impulsive than introverts; they are more likely to be absent from work and engage in risky behavior such as unprotected sex, drinking, and other impulsive or sensation-seeking acts.