Infants with a highly reactive _____ are more likely to develop into adults that score rather low on the _____ Big 5 personality dimension.

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The limbic system is responsible for emotional reactivity, and infants with highly reactive limbic systems are more likely to develop into adults with lower levels of extraversion, which relates to social behavior and emotional expressiveness. The striatum is not as strongly connected to personality traits, and conscientiousness is not directly related to emotional reactivity.

Infants with a Highly Reactive _____ Are More Likely to Develop