What's the difference between introvert and reticent?

Introvert


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To turn or bend inward.
  • (v. t.) To look within; to introspect.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Female sex, greater age, higher severity of episodes, manic or hypomanic episodes recurrent course, and introverted and anancastic personality were factors increasing the rate of treated cases in both samples, as well as familial loading with treated depression.
  • (2) Interviews and psychological tests revealed that CD-patients were introverted with strong connections to their families.
  • (3) The 'introverts' scored significantly highest on the Matrices, but the scores of the 'ambiverts' were lowest.
  • (4) They made the hypothesis that if a tranquillizing drug were administered the operative level of neuroticism would be decreased, and as a consequence the level of susceptibility of neurotic extraverts would be raised, and that of neurotic introverts lowered.
  • (5) The hypothesized identity of the dimensions of extraversion-introversion and strength of the nervous system was tested on four groups of nine subjects (neurotic extraverts, stable extraverts, neurotic introverts, stable introverts).
  • (6) The extraverted women gazed longer during listening than did introverted women.
  • (7) Psychological tests showed that all the patients were more neurotic, more introverted, and more obsessional than normal subjects.
  • (8) Remaining types were Betas (15%) and Deltas (4%), both introverted types who avoid leadership positions.
  • (9) In my year, 2012, Susan Cain was doing her introvert talk and everyone kept saying: "Oh she's so brave giving a TED talk when she's an introvert."
  • (10) The selfrating results show that schizophrenics are introverted premorbidly, as compared to control groups; it is assumed that this personality trait will be understood as "schizoid" in non-selfrating.
  • (11) Examination of those items which best accomplish this discrimination indicates that the members of the majority type (approximately 85%, on average, over several studies) have disorders of character, while the members of the minority type (approximately 15%, on average, over several studies) are introverted neurotics.
  • (12) But larger motor potentials preceding the smoking act in introverts indicated a greater involvement of introverts in the smoking act itself.
  • (13) It was hypothesized that time perceptions of extraverts and introverts would differ when their interest in the task was dissimilar.
  • (14) Intended to foster a sense of belonging and being part of a collective endeavour, it instead turned Beijing into a place of introverted islands, separated by competition and mutual distrust.
  • (15) He was shy & introverted & considered to be failing at that age.
  • (16) High levels of introverted hostility were reported by SS patients in relation to the other two groups.
  • (17) The results support the following conclusions: (1) neither personality grouping nor drug treatment during preinduction trials significantly affected KFAE; (2) both types of variables were, however, significantly related to behavior during the postinduction trials; (3) the extraverted subjects showed larger KFAEs than ambiverted and introverted subjects under placebo condition; (4) the extent of KFAE was reduced in extraverted and enhanced in introverted subjects under the influence of the drug; (5) there were significant interactions between the drug treatments and personality variables in effects on KFAE.
  • (18) Results showed that extraverts had a peak time insignificantly later than introverts.
  • (19) The subjects were selected after preliminary testing with the Eysenck Personality Inventory and were classified into three groups: extraverts, ambiverts, and introverts.
  • (20) How do you tell the difference between a Finnish introvert and a Finnish extrovert?

Reticent


Definition:

  • (a.) Inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The simple answer: absolutely no.” The reticence of others to publicly support her had been disheartening at times.
  • (2) And as for his much-feted reticence and unwillingness to be made into a 'personality' himself well, you'd have to say that was the icing on the cake.
  • (3) San Dhillon, the executive director at Exane BNP Paribas, saidBT has been “reticent and hesitant” to offer remedies that would truly make Openreach independent.
  • (4) He developed a parallel career as a rock video director after mentioning in a meeting with record label and film company Warp that he loved the Arctic Monkeys, and ended up directing a string of videos for them (given the band's legendary reticence, the mind boggles at what the initial meeting was like) as well as Vampire Weekend , Kasabian and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs .
  • (5) I want this to happen in a consensual, sensible, non-inflammatory way and that's why I've been so reticent about it."
  • (6) The famously reticent Tartt has not given an interview about herself or her writing for a decade.
  • (7) Ophthalmologists have shown some reticence to having the entire bony support of the medial wall of the orbit and half the floor removed.
  • (8) I’m not talking about a reticence that would be linked to a physical problem, I’m talking about the heart that’s not quite in it anymore.
  • (9) I’m still not sure we were right to take it off.” The British have always been less comfortable accepting labels than the Americans but there’s much more to Benner’s reticence and Thompson’s unease around the term than that.
  • (10) Le Pen’s campaign, which begins in earnest in February, will depend heavily on Philippot’s claim that he can neutralise hostility and win over reticent parts of the electorate.
  • (11) My colleague is still very reticent at attending the very international conferences she should be going to in order to become a successful academic.
  • (12) There is unlikely to be such reticence from the Football Association towards the Goodison club after numerous objects were thrown at Suárez in the closing minutes.
  • (13) Shelvey’s only previous cap came in October 2012 against San Marino, as a 66th-minute substitute, and he has spent long periods out of contention, not helped by his apparent attitude when he was playing for England’s Under-21s and, according to Hodgson, the midfielder was reticent to be involved with Gareth Southgate’s team.
  • (14) Owing to the breakdown of the Libyan state and reticence from the Tunisian government they sometimes go undocumented.
  • (15) The Retics, NRBC and other red blood cell indices do not differ from those of neonates reported from other parts of the world.
  • (16) The evidence suggests that more timely, targeted training around the culture of knowledge brokering in the formative years could help to overcome this reticence.
  • (17) People who have invested more in Hillary’s campaign are understandably reluctant to defect, if you will, before there’s something to defect to.” He added: “I would say there is a big shift.” The reticence of such donors to speak publicly, let alone switch their money yet, speaks to the nervousness of these next few days for the Draft Biden movement, particularly as Tuesday’s first Democratic debate is likely to come and go without their candidate on the stage.
  • (18) If she’d turned over the records it would have put an end to it pretty early.” Clinton’s hankering for privacy should not be confused with reticence.
  • (19) These results suggest that the problems of faulty memory and conceptual confusion about serious events can be overcome with careful question wording and administration procedures, but that the problem of respondent reticence about reporting sensitive events remains unresolved.
  • (20) Unless a concrete reason was present, Danish medical students were very reticent concerning discussion of the injurious effects of smoking with patients.