PSYCH 3JJ3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Low Birth Weight, Shyness, David Buss
11 Dec 2019
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The development of temperament: illustrative examples from the lab using two models of the development of. Contributions of kagan"s work: moved the zeitgeist, from parental risk factors to innate dispositions in typically developing children at the extremes (5-10%) From subjective report of temperament to observed behaviour in the lab: anchored phenomenon to behaviour (i. e. approach-withdrawal) Fundamental dimension of behaviour conserved across animals, including: Small percentage of typically developing children (5-10%) exhibit extreme fear and wariness in response to novelty and unfamiliar and familiar social situations. Theoretical may tell us something about brain-behaviour relations. Practical early identification of temperamental and physiological markers may help offset development course. Disparate findings on multiple psychophysiological measures at rest (baseline) and in response to stress, including: Increased startle responses: high morning basal salivary cortisol, high and stable heart rate, greater relative right frontal eeg activity. Development of a psychobiological hypothesis in differentiating individual differences in childhood shyness.
