Sensory Processing Sensitivity Case Study

e) Introverts are also known to have higher sensitivity although not every person who has high sensitivity are introverts. These individuals are easily overstimulated, and the often take more time than usual because they like to pause and reflect.
f) If a highly sensitive child has a good childhood his will be less likely to develop shyness as an adult. Highly sensitive individuals are usually thought to be shy or introverts although they might not be.
g) Highly sensitive person questionnaire and shyness.
h) In children shyness can be misunderstood with higher sensitivity when a child takes longer to process something, individuals might think he is just being shy.

Aron, E. N., Aron, A., & Jagiellowicz, J. (2012). Sensory Processing Sensitivity.
b) Explore pumpkinseed fish personality and see if they relate to the human sensitivity. Pumpkinseed fish were put in a tank and observed. The bolder fish were easily caught by traps while the shy fish never did. The results showed that even in fish responsiveness to the environment was different.
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d) Like humans the shy fish were are more observant and take their time making decision. They are genetically sensitive.
e) High sensory processing sensitivity in fish was seen during this research, the shy fish could not get trapped while in the tank because they processed their environment better than the bold fish, also they were able to see how the shy fish adjusted to changes when they took them to the lab.
f) The more aggressive animals seem to like routines and sticking to them, the non-aggressive animals seem to be more flexible, and they react differently to all kinds of different stimuli from the environment.
g) Observation testing
h) Most of the research was done by observation which could have affected the
Costa, P. T., Terracciano, A., & Mccrae, R. R. (2001). Gender differences in personality traits across cultures: Robust and surprising findings. Journal of Personality and Social

a) Men and women are more exposed to different personality trait according to their culture.
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c) The goal was to see the difference between male and females in different cultures. 23,031 individuals from 26 cultures participated in the study. The results showed gender difference were stronger in Europe and America.
d) The male female roles have changed lately in the western culture and in Europe this is environmental and cultural.
e) Women are more likely to be high in agreeableness, warmth, and they are more open to feeling, men are more assertive and more open to new ideas.
f) Because women are more into feeling than men, they are more likely to overthink everything, while males go with the flow and make fast decision.
g) Big 5 personality test.
h) This research was done almost two decades ago, a lot has changed since