Psychology--Ch.11.6

temperament

how a person reacts to the world, including their activity level, starting when they are very young

Temperament refers to ________.

inborn, genetically based personality differences

heritability

proportion of difference among people that is attributed to genetics

The way a person reacts to the world, starting when they are very young, including the person's activity level is known as ________.

temperament

According to the findings of the Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart, identical twins, whether raised together or apart have ________ personalities.

very similar

How might a temperament mix between parent and child affect family life?

An easygoing parent may be irritated by a difficult child. If both parent and child have difficult temperaments, then conflicts in the parent-child relationship might result quite often.

Brianna is 18 months old. She cries frequently, is hard to soothe, and wakes frequently during the night. According to Thomas and Chess, she would be considered ________.

a difficult baby