Updated 3 November 2026
Introvert or extrovert?
IPIP Extraversion scale, 20 items, 2 minutes
Extraversion is the tendency to seek company, conversation and stimulation; introversion is the low end of the same scale, not a separate type. These twenty statements are the public-domain IPIP markers of extraversion. Rate how accurately each describes you and the strip shows where you fall along the possible range.
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0 of 20 answered. Describe yourself as you generally are now, not as you wish to be in the future. Describe yourself as you honestly see yourself, in relation to other people you know of the same sex as you are, and roughly your same age.
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Understanding your scores
Extraversion
High. People who score high say they are the life of the party, make friends easily, start conversations, feel at ease with people and know how to captivate them. In daily life that shows as a wide circle, a liking for busy rooms, speaking before thinking and little hesitation in taking charge. Extroversion is a preference for stimulation and company; it is not a measure of social skill, warmth or how much people like you.
Low. People who score low say they keep in the background, have little to say, are quiet around strangers, bottle up their feelings and find it difficult to approach others. In daily life that shows as a small circle of close friends, time alone to recover from social effort and no wish for attention. Introversion is not shyness: shyness is fear of people, introversion is a preference for less of them. Many introverts are confident and good company when they choose.
How reliable is this test
Internal consistency (coefficient alpha) per scale, as published:
| Scale | Published |
|---|---|
| Extraversion | 0.91 |
Coefficient alpha as given on the key page, https://ipip.ori.org/newBigFive5broadKey.htm, accessed 3 November 2026.
No published norms exist for this instrument, so the results show raw scores against the possible range and no percentiles.
The IPIP key page gives coefficient alpha of .91 for this scale and no test-retest figure. Personality scores are fairly stable over weeks; a change of a few points between attempts is usual.
Limits worth knowing: this is a self-report of how you see yourself, and it is one broad scale, so it cannot tell warmth from assertiveness from thrill-seeking; the 120-item Big Five test scores those facets separately. No norm sample is published for this scale on its own, so there is no percentile.
Questions people ask
What is an ambivert?
Someone near the middle of the extraversion scale, which is where most people are. Extraversion is a continuum, not two types, so ambivert is just a name for the large middle.
Is introversion the same as shyness?
No. Shyness is discomfort or fear around people; introversion is a preference for less stimulation and smaller company. The scale here measures the preference, not the fear.
Can I be an introvert and still like people?
Yes. Low scorers often have close, deep friendships; they simply find large groups and constant company tiring and prefer one or two people at a time.
Why is there no percentile on this test?
No norm sample has been published for this scale on its own, and the site never estimates or invents norms. Your marker is drawn against the possible range instead, and the page says so. The Big Five tests do have published norms.
Is a high or low score better?
Neither. Each end has strengths and costs, and the research describes tendencies across large groups, not what any one person will do. The site never colours scores as good or bad.
Where do my answers go?
Nowhere. The test is scored in your browser and the result is kept only on this device. If you choose to share a link, your scores are inside the link itself and nothing is sent to this site.
Sources and licence
Instrument: Extraversion. Goldberg, L. R. (1992). The development of markers for the Big-Five factor structure. Psychological Assessment, 4(1), 26-42. doi:10.1037/1040-3590.4.1.26
Scoring key: https://ipip.ori.org/newBigFive5broadKey.htm, checked 2026-11-03.
Licence: Public domain (IPIP). Permission is granted automatically for any person to use IPIP items for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial. https://ipip.ori.org/newPermission.htm Credit: International Personality Item Pool, https://ipip.ori.org/.