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Distinguishing shyness and sociability in children: An event-related potential study

Abstract

Shyness and sociability are independent personality dimensions, each with distinct behavioral and psychophysiological correlates that are conserved across development, culture, and phylogeny. However, relatively little is known regarding how shyness and sociability are instantiated in the brain, particularly during childhood and during the processing of nonsocial stimuli. Using a three-stimulus auditory oddball task, we examined whether …

Authors

Tang A; Santesso DL; Segalowitz SJ; Schmidt LA

Journal

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, Vol. 142, , pp. 291–311

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

February 2016

DOI

10.1016/j.jecp.2015.08.008

ISSN

0022-0965