Kagan and His Associates Recently Identified a Type of Temperament

question 323

Multiple Choice

Kagan and his associates recently identified a type of temperament characterized by being timid, inhibited, fearful of anything new or strange, and a hypersensitive nervous system. Kagan called this type of child a(n) ________ child.

• A) slow-to-warm-up
• B) shy
• C) active
• D) difficult

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Definitions:

Pitch

A tone's perceived frequency.

Frequency

The rate at which something occurs or is repeated over a particular period of time or in a given sample.

Sound Wave

A wave of compression and rarefaction, by which sound is propagated in an elastic medium such as air.

Binocular Cues

Are visual information taken in by two eyes that enable a sense of depth perception, such as stereopsis, convergence, and disparity.