Research on Temperament Indicates That

question 41

Multiple Choice

Research on temperament indicates that

• A) the ease with which children manage their reactivity depends on the type and strength of the reactive emotion.
• B) only 5 to 10 percent of individual differences in temperament are due to heredity.
• C) preschoolers who were highly fearful as toddlers score slightly lower than their agemates in effortful control.
• D) boys and girls tend to be equally active and daring throughout childhood.

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