TEMPERAMENT PART I

Question 1

Temperament definition … 4 components

Answer 1

1. conceptually fuzzy
2. pertaining to emotion and behavior
3. biologically based
4. tolerably stable

Question 2

conceptually fuzzy meaning

Answer 2

• We know it when we see it

- Pertains to individual differences in behavior

Question 3

pertaining to emotion and behavior

Answer 3

-Manifest themselves very early in life

Question 4

biologically based

Answer 4

○ Grounded in genetics OR

○ Grounded in our physiology

- Can be affected by cortisol levels 
 - Environment 

-Genetics and physiology can be one and the same or completely not influenced by each other

Question 5

tolerably stable

Answer 5

○ Tends to be stable over time

○ Tolerable continuity/ stability

Question 6

conceptual frameworks

Answer 6

• no single way : a narrow range of plasticity
• easy difficult
• EAS
• common denominator

Question 7

Easy -Difficult

Answer 7

-rated babies 1-10

1) Easy baby: adaptable
□ Sleeps easily

2) Difficult baby: has difficulty adapting to new situations and circumstances
□ Cries a lot
□ Not easily soothe
□ Hard time adjusting

-Babies just come into the world with different temperaments

Question 8

EAS

Answer 8

• E: negative emotionality
• A: activity
• S: sociability

Question 9

Continuity/Stability of Temperament

Answer 9

○ How functioning today affects functioning tomorrow (future)

-The way you are as a child will give an idea into how that child will be as an adult/ parent

Question 10

DISTINGUISHING CONTINUITY/DISCONTINUITY FROM STABILITY/INSTABILITY

Answer 10

• One involves changes in mean or average levels of a construct, the other the rank ordering of individuals and thus individual differences