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It Is Commonly Thought That People Who Are "Gifted" Have

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It is commonly thought that people who are "gifted" have various physical, psychological, and personality problems. What is really known about this common idea and what did a famous study find out about the gifted?


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James-Lange Theory

A theory of emotion proposing that emotions occur as a result of physiological reactions to events.

Autonomic Changes

Physiological adjustments made by the autonomic nervous system, controlling involuntary body functions in response to physical or psychological stress.

Parasympathetic Nervous System

A division of the autonomic nervous system responsible for rest and digestion, counterbalancing the sympathetic nervous system.

Somatic Nervous System

The part of the peripheral nervous system that handles voluntary control of body movements via skeletal muscles.

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