Research suggests that the middle frontal gyrus is more associated with ________________, while the medial orbitofrontal cortext is more associated with ________________
A) conscientiousness; extraversion
B) extraversion; conscientiousness
C) introversion; conscientiousness
D) conscientiousness; introversion
Answer: A
Rationale: People who rated themselves high on conscientiousness had a correspondingly large region called the middle frontal gyrus. A region of the brain called the medial orbitofrontal cortex was larger in people who scored high on extraversion.
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