Outline the definitions of temperament.

      

Outline the definitions of temperament.

  

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Kavungya
a) Temperament is defined as an individual's characteristic level of emotional excitability or intensity and is typically recognized within the first few weeks after birth. It is often assumed to be an early indication of personality, though personality combines temperament with experiences to shape life-long traits.

b) Allport (1961) described temperament as ‘ the characteristic phenomenal of an individual’s emotional nature”

c) Today researchers generally think of temperament as general pattern of behavior and mood that can be expressed in many different ways and that, depending on one’s experiences, develop into different personality traits. How these general dispositions develop into stable personality traits depend on a complex interplay of one’s genetic predispositions and the environment that a person grows in
Kavungya answered the question on May 8, 2019 at 11:07


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