PSY BEH 110D Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Extraversion And Introversion, David Buss, Surgency
8 Sep 2016
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
An enduring set of characteristics commonly including activity level and emotional responsiveness. Individuals tend to have temperaments that are similar to caregivers. No one knows an infant better than their parent. Parents might be a bit biased, and may have interest in portraying the infant in a certain light. Parents might report different temperaments to different people. Laboratory assessments, such as the laboratory temperament assessment battery. Kids tend to have some physiological markers that discern what temperament may look like. Three temperament categories determined through questionnaires and naturalistic observations. Long-term associations, so it could be helpful to determine negative temperament. Predispose individuals to anxious-withdrawn or aggressive behavior in middle childhood. Those with difficult temperaments are more likely to experience long-term adjustment issues. Three overarching factor scores determined using parent-report questionnaires. Based on the infant behavior questionnaire; now the infant behavior questionnaire-revised. Temperament dimensions present from birth, but may not always be observable. Various dimensions become apparent over the first year.
