Early Developing Personality Traits

196 Pages·2014·10.22 MB·English

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TEMPERAMENT
Early Developing Personality Traits
ARNOLD H. BUSS AND
ROBERT PLOMIN
Psychology Press
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TEMPERAMENT:
EARLY DEVELOPING
PERSONALITY TRAITS
ARNOLD H. BUSS
University of Texas
ROBERT PLOMIN
University of Colorado
LAWRENCE ERLBAUM ASSOCIATES,P UBLISHERS
1984 Hillsdale, New Jersey London
Copyright © 1984 by LawrenceE rlbaum Associates,I nc.
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LawrenceE rlbaum Associates,I nc., Publishers
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Buss, Arnold Herbert, 1924-
Temperament:e arly developingp ersonalityt raits.
Bibliography: p.
Includes indexes.
1. Temperament. 2. Personalityi n children.
3. Arousal (Physiology) 4. Emotions. I. Plomin,
Robert, 1948- II. Title.
BF798.B868 1984 155,4'13 84-13636
ISBN 0-89859-415-4
Printed in the United Stateso f America
10987654321
Contents
1. Introduction 1
2. Evolution and Development 5
Evolution and Early Developing Traits 5
Culture and Early Developing Traits 10
Constitution and Early Environment 11
Continuity and Change 14
3. The Pediatric Approach 16
Description of the Measures 17
Evaluation of the Measures 19
Conceptual Issues 24
Individual Differences in Neonates 31
4. Arousal 32
Three Kinds of Arousal 32
Temperament as Affect 38
Reactivity and Self-Regulation 40
Temperament as "Behavioral Inhibition" 42
Arousal and Temperament 44
5. Emotionality 45
Inheritance 48
Emotionality as Distress 50
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Differentiation of Fear and Anger 50
Theory of Emotionality 54
Summary Comments 62
6. Sociability 63
Interaction Social Rewards 63
The Nature of Sociability 71
Infancy 73
Behavior with Peers 76
Shyness 77
Extraversion and Neuroticism 80
Concluding Remarks 82
7. Theory and Measurement of EAS 84
Definition and Criteria 84
Impulsivity 86
Influence of EAS on Environment 88
Measuring EAS 92
8. Behavioral Genetics 105
Major Methods 106
Genotype-Environment Correlation 109
Structural Models 110
Developmental Behavioral Genetics 111
Environment: Familial and Individual 111
Differential Heritability 112
Temperament-Environment Interaction 115
9. Heredity and the EAS Temperaments 118
Parental Ratings 119
Observations 131
Measures Other Than Ratings 138
Conclusions 139
10. Continuity, Environment, and the EAS 142
Continuity 142
Heritability and Stability 143
Stability of the EAS Temperaments 143
Environment 146
Individual Experiences 151
Temperament and Environment 153
11. Concluding Comments 155
Broad versus Narrow Temperaments 157
Future Directions 161
CONTENTS vii
References 164
Author Index 177
Subject Index 183