Laurie A. Helgoe

Laurie Anne Helgoe is an American psychologist and author specializing in personality development.

She maintains a private practice and teaches at West Virginia University School of Medicine.

Growing up as the ninth of ten children, Helgoe discovered the importance of solitude for recharging, which influenced her later work.

In 2008, she challenged existing beliefs about the prevalence of introversion, revealing that introverts comprise 57% of the population rather than the previously assumed 25-30%.

This discovery was based on updated Myers Briggs Type Indicator results, correcting earlier misconceptions stemming from outdated reliance on Isabel Briggs Myers' work.