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other pair the difference was muchmore subtle. For each pair, the scientistsasked whether the second photowas the same as the first. They foundthat sensitive people spent more timethan others looking at the photos withthe subtle differences. Their brains alsoshowed more activity in regions thathelp to make associations betweenthose images and other stored information.In other words, the sensitivepeople were processing the photos at amore elaborate level than their peers,reflecting more on those fenceposts andhaystacks.This study is very new, and its conclusionsstill need to be replicated andexplored in other contexts. But itechoes Jerome Kagan’s findings thathigh-reactive first graders spend moretime than other children comparingchoices when they play matching396/929
games or reading unfamiliar words.And it suggests, says Jadzia Jagiellowicz,the lead scientist at Stony Brook,that sensitive types think in an unusuallycomplex fashion. It may also helpexplain why they’re so bored by smalltalk. “If you’re thinking in more complicatedways,” she told me, “then talkingabout the weather or where youwent for the holidays is not quite as interestingas talking about values ormorality.”The other thing Aron found aboutsensitive people is that sometimesthey’re highly empathic. It’s as if theyhave thinner boundaries separatingthem from other people’s emotions andfrom the tragedies and cruelties of theworld. They tend to have unusuallystrong consciences. They avoid violentmovies and TV shows; they’re acutelyaware of the consequences of a lapse in397/929
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games or reading unfamiliar words.
And it suggests, says Jadzia Jagiellowicz,
the lead scientist at Stony Brook,
that sensitive types think in an unusually
complex fashion. It may also help
explain why they’re so bored by small
talk. “If you’re thinking in more complicated
ways,” she told me, “then talking
about the weather or where you
went for the holidays is not quite as interesting
as talking about values or
morality.”
The other thing Aron found about
sensitive people is that sometimes
they’re highly empathic. It’s as if they
have thinner boundaries separating
them from other people’s emotions and
from the tragedies and cruelties of the
world. They tend to have unusually
strong consciences. They avoid violent
movies and TV shows; they’re acutely
aware of the consequences of a lapse in
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