According to Thomas and Chess's Temperament Categories,a Difficult Baby and a Slow-To-Warm-Up

question 71

Multiple Choice

According to Thomas and Chess's temperament categories,a difficult baby and a slow-to-warm-up baby would be alike in that they both would

• A)be upset by unfamiliar situations.
• B)be relatively active.
• C)respond intensely when they disliked something.
• D)often be unhappy.

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