CHD-2220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Longitudinal Study, Personality Development

• School: FSU
• Department: Family and Child Sciences
• Course: CHD-2220
• Professor: D R.M U R R A Y K R A N T Z

Document Summary

Differences in infant temperament: study (1950s at nyu 25 years): nyu longitudinal study of temperament. Longitudinal study = study where we identify a group of children and follow those same children over long periods of time through their development. Three different temperament patterns: easy-temperament babies: state of positive mood (for the most part), adapt/react to change very well, consolable (able to be soothed) Majority of babies (more than half - 60%: difficult-temperament babies: showed a lot of negative of emotion (cried a lot), hard to (cid:272)o(cid:374)sole, does(cid:374)(cid:859)t adapt (cid:448)ery (cid:449)ell. Have to get them moving and engaged (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:858)(cid:449)ar(cid:373)(cid:859) the(cid:373) up (cid:271)ut takes work (exhausting) Can be scary not very interesting (boring???) as there is no interaction between parents and babies. Consolability = interesting quality of human beings. Parents can feel helpless or guilty has nothing to do with you!!