Personality type refers to the psychological classification of different types of individuals. Personality types are sometimes distinguished from
personality traits, with the latter embodying a smaller grouping of behavioral tendencies. Types are sometimes said to involve
qualitative differences between people, whereas traits might be construed as
quantitative differences. According to type theories, for example, introverts and extraverts are two fundamentally different categories of people. According to trait theories, introversion and extraversion are part of a
continuous dimension, with many people in the middle.