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Aron pondered this new <strong>in</strong>sight, andthen set out to research this trait called“sensitivity.” She came up mostly dry,so she pored over the vast literature on<strong>in</strong>troversion, which seemed to be <strong>in</strong>timatelyrelated: Kagan’s work on high-reactivechildren, and the long l<strong>in</strong>e <strong>of</strong> experimentson the tendency <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>trovertsto be more sensitive to social and sensorystimulation. <strong>The</strong>se studies gave herglimpses <strong>of</strong> what she was look<strong>in</strong>g for,but Aron thought that there was a miss<strong>in</strong>gpiece <strong>in</strong> the emerg<strong>in</strong>g portrait <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>trovertedpeople.“<strong>The</strong> problem for scientists is that wetry to observe behavior, and these areth<strong>in</strong>gs that you cannot observe,” she expla<strong>in</strong>s.Scientists can easily report onthe behavior <strong>of</strong> extroverts, who can <strong>of</strong>tenbe found laugh<strong>in</strong>g, talk<strong>in</strong>g, or gesticulat<strong>in</strong>g.But “if a person is stand<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong> the corner <strong>of</strong> a room, you can392/929

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