psyc 161- Temperament

What is temperament?

• biologically based style of reacting to emotional and behavioral (how you respond to the environment)

• A strong temperament is more stable

What is the classic temperament theory?

• thomas and chess

• ranges from difficult to slow to warm up to

  • difficult babies slept and ate irregularly and became easily upset by new situations

  • easy babies were happy and adaptable

  • Slow-to-warm-up babies were low in activity level

    • they negatively react to new stimuli but may gradually adjust and become more comfortable with time.

What is attentional control?

• executive control functions

• attentional- not picking up your phone while in class

what is inhibatory control?

• inhibitory control- reducing the urge to do something

  • the example of not hitting the control when mewtu comes onthe ability to suppress impulsive responses or behaviors in order to stay focused on a task or goal, such as resisting distractions or temptations.

What is an example of perpetual sensitivity?

• sensitivity to light and noise

  • me hating going outside because im scared of being exposed to noises I hate

What is an example of low intensity pleasure ?

• content of getting a good grade but not screaming and crying

• non chalant response to disappointment without excessive emotional expression.

How can we test effortful control?

• we can test through the marshmallow test

What is negative affectivity?

• frustration, fear, anger, discomfort

• soothability- how can we calm ourselves?

What is extraversion sergancy?

• a personality trait characterized by sociability, assertiveness, and positive emotionality.

What did Jerome Kagan experiment and find?

• temperament research

• showed a link between inhibition and biology, revealing that infants classified as inhibited were more likely to become shy children.