For starters, most of the Spanish-language lit fic that I've read is much more extrospective than the Anglo-American counterparts. From Wordnik.com. [On Mimetic and Maieutic Fiction] Reference
While it takes a station manager time to receive the signals and in turn, coordinate outward broadcasts, it is the divisions within each organization that will need to shift from an introspective support mode to an extrospective group of proactive collaborators. From Wordnik.com. [Resonance Partnership Blog] Reference
B. Mac, you questioned her tone on the flash-forward scene-thingy … my thinking is: If the character is apparently talking from the future to the reader of what will happen to her, in a sort of introspective way (or is it extrospective; I’m not sure about the word to use, I am sure about what is going on in the passage), isn’t it plausible for her to explain things in a calm and collected manner?. From Wordnik.com. [Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » A Glimpse into the Editor’s Office: Editing Twilight] Reference
Most men are extrospective: "Did my team win?. From Wordnik.com. [Wrong Planet Asperger / Autism Forums] Reference
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