Mackenzie is going on 2 dates. Mackenzie is a full-time student with a full-time job. While she is an extrovert, she does not have much time to socialize. Her first date is with Steve. Steve has a part-time job, is closed-minded, loves the outdoors and likes to talk. Her second date is with Antonio, Steve likes to read. He is a gamer, has a stable job, is open minded but doesn’t make much time for people. Based on this limited information, which is the best date for Mackenzie. Discuss any or all of the 4 dichotomies to defend your answer.

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Mackenzie is going on 2 dates. Mackenzie is a full-time student with a full-time job. While she is an extrovert, she does not have much time to socialize. Her first date is with Steve. Steve has a part-time job, is closed-minded, loves the outdoors and likes to talk. Her second date is with Antonio, Steve likes to read. He is a gamer, has a stable job, is open minded but doesn’t make much time for people. Based on this limited information, which is the best date for Mackenzie. Discuss any or all of the 4 dichotomies to defend your answer. 

 

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Dichotomy

Dichotomous thinking according to APA refers to the tendency to think in diametrically contrasting ways. That is to think of polar opposites without any regard for the possible ways between the spectrum of the best and worst. This is also known as polarized thinking.

Dichotomous thinking urges individuals to categorize all of their experiences in either of the two absolutely contrasting aspects. For example, perfect and failure.

The 4 dichotomies of a personality that are majorly emphasized are 

  1. Extraversion Vs Introversion
  2. Sensing Vs Intuition
  3. Thinking Vs Feeling
  4. Judging Vs Perceiving
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