Which of the Following Categories Do Rothbart and Bates Use

question 66

Multiple Choice

Which of the following categories do Rothbart and Bates use to classify infant temperament?

• A)emotionality, social ability, and activity level
• B)extraversion/surgency, negative affectivity, and effortful control
• C)easy, difficult, and slow-to-warm-up
• D)inhibited, intermediate inhibition, and uninhibited

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Definitions:

Natural Selection

The process whereby those members of a species that survive and reproduce most effectively are the ones that pass along their genes to future generations.

Evolutionary Theory

Theory of sexuality asserting that the sex drive has been shaped by natural selection and that its forms thus tend to be innate.

Traits

Enduring characteristics or qualities that define an individual's behavior across various situations.

Individual Fitness

In biology, it refers to an organism's ability to pass its genes to the next generation, often measured by reproductive success.