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distract
(redirected from distractibility)

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Reis and McCoach (2000) presented descriptive findings in a summary of underachievement research, including personality characteristics such as alienation, withdrawal, distrust, pessimism, anxiety, impulsivity, inattention, hyperactivity, distractibility, aggression, hostility, resentment, passive-aggression, a social orientation, and social immaturity.
They might, however, suggest a gender difference in distractibility within the context of sexual situations.
Carey (2003) discusses nine behavioral style traits that constitute a child's temperament, which include activity level, intensity, persistence, distractibility, approach/withdrawal (initial reaction to new stimuli), and sensory threshold (sensitivity).
 
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