DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
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Question
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Babies typically have the same temperament traits as their parents.
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Adults should accept the temperament traits of babies and adjust to them.
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It is a good idea to a punish baby for an unacceptable trait by placing him in his crib.
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It is best to train a baby to have the same temperament traits as her caregivers.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Measures of temperament have also been used in studies of the development of behavior problems, and have been linked to adjustment in adulthood.
Detailed explanation-2: -Temperament is a set of inborn traits that organize the child’s approach to the world. They are instrumental in the development of the child’s distinct personality. These traits also determine how the child goes about learning about the world around him. These traits appear to be relatively stable from birth.
Detailed explanation-3: -A child displays her temperament style from birth. Alexander Thomas and Stella Chess, researchers, found that temperament is influenced by nine temperament traits: activity, regularity, initial reaction, adaptability, intensity, mood, distractibility, persistence-attention span, and sensory threshold.
Detailed explanation-4: -Temperament is the way children respond to the world. Differences in temperament influence the way children handle emotions, regulate behaviour and feel around new people. You can nurture children’s development using parenting strategies that suit their temperaments.