Jerome Kagan studied emotional reactivity in infants.His findings showed ______.
A) Infants with higher emotional reactivity seemed stunned and barely moved when presented with a novel stimulus such as a mobile.
B) High-reactive infants at age 4 months often displayed aggression at 14 months or 21 months when faced with a novel situation.
C) Parenting interventions between 4 months and 14 months transformed the reactivity of certain subjects.
D) Emotional reactivity was stable from 4 to 21 months.

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Kagan's findings suggested that emotional reactivity was stable from 4 to 21 months, indicating that temperament in early life can be a relatively stable trait over time.

Jerome Kagan Studied Emotional Reactivity in Infants