For this study, researchers wanted to investigate if a more prolonged period of forced extraversion would result in similar feelings of well-being.⁠ “The findings suggest that changing one’s social behavior is a realizable goal for many people, and that behaving in an extraverted way improves well-being,” says study co-author Sonja Lyubomirsky in a media release. Lyubormirsky, a UCR psychologist, says psychologists favor the term “extravert” over “extrovert,” because of its historic academic use, and the Latin origins of “extra,” meaning “outside.”⁠ ⁠ One of the initial challenges researchers faced was society’s general belief that it is more favorable to be an extrovert than an introvert. For example, most people would want to be described as “dynamic” over “shy.” So, in order to combat this stigma, study participants were told that both personality types were found to be beneficial in their own way.⁠ ⁠ _____⁠ ⁠ So, during the first week of the experiment, all participants were asked ...