Temperament
Temperament refers to the innate qualities of an individual's personality. It is the part of the personality thought to result from genetics. Character is the aspect of personality thought to come from learned experiences.
The questions on temperament generally come from the work of Thomas and Chess who provided a classification system.
They assessed children on a number of different aspects of behaviour. They eventually concluded that there were 3 types of children in terms of temperament.
They found that 65% of children fall into one of the following three groups:-
- Easy child (40%). These obtained high scores on regularity (degree to which they fall into a schedule), approachability, adaptability, mild intensity of reactivity, and predominance of positive mood.
- Difficult child (10%). These children were the polar opposite of easy children.
- Slow to warm up child (15%). These children are somewhere in the middle. They often have moderately negative reactions to new things but warm to the idea eventually.
The questions on temperament generally come from the work of Thomas and Chess who provided a classification system.
They assessed children on a number of different aspects of behaviour. They eventually concluded that there were 3 types of children in terms of temperament.
They found that 65% of children fall into one of the following three groups:-
- Easy child (40%). These obtained high scores on regularity (degree to which they fall into a schedule), approachability, adaptability, mild intensity of reactivity, and predominance of positive mood.
- Difficult child (10%). These children were the polar opposite of easy children.
- Slow to warm up child (15%). These children are somewhere in the middle. They often have moderately negative reactions to new things but warm to the idea eventually.
