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Good friends Sami and Sara were picking roses when both encountered rose thorns. Sami just laughed and continued to pick more roses. Sara, however, had tears in her eyes and complained of how much the thorn prick hurt. What accounts for the difference in their response to the same pain stimulus?


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Neuroticism

A characteristic defining a person who frequently experiences feelings of emotional unpredictability, restlessness, irritability, apprehension, and melancholy.

Maturity Principle

The theory that individuals tend to become more emotionally stable and socially mature as they age.

Reciprocal Determinism

The interacting influences of behavior, internal cognition, and environment.

Heritability

The proportion of variation among individuals in a population that is due to genetic differences.

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