PSYC 3520 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Cortisol, Jerome Kagan, Heart Rate
24 Mar 2017
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Is stable, long-term traits of the infant that describe its: overall emotionality, reactivity, adaptability. In general, temperament is believed to be more consistent across contexts and situations. Temperament also plays a role in social development not the individual temperament rather the difference between the two peers temperaments. Personality includes temperament but also includes social experiences, belief systems, cognition, as well as personal goals and values. A relation is found between temperament and current environment. (goodness of fit). It has also been argued that as children develop their temperaments often promote their seeking out certain environments/contexts. It may also be the case that infants interpret environments differently rather than. One cannot assume that there is some optimal temperament rather does a fit exist between the infant and their interactants and environment. Temperament is consistent over time and contexts even though behavioral manifestations may change. Most studies of temperament use parental reports (questionnaires)
