During Mildly Stressful Tasks, Colleen Shows Sympathetic Nervous System Activity

question 40

Multiple Choice

During mildly stressful tasks, Colleen shows sympathetic nervous system activity, such as an increase in her heart rate and the dilation of her pupils. Jerome Kagan would classify Colleen as a/an:

• A) extroverted child.
• B) reactive child.
• C) introverted child.
• D) nonreactive child.

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