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ERIC Number: EJ391547
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Temperamental Contributions to Social Behavior.
Kagan, Jerome
American Psychologist, v44 n4 p668-74 Apr 1989
Research with young Caucasian children found that, in response to unfamiliar situations, about 15 percent were consistently shy or inhibited, while another 15 percent were consistently sociable or uninhibited, and that these traits persisted through age eight. Both physiological and environmental factors were found to influence these temperamental biases. (AF)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Biological Influences, Family Environment, Individual Development, Inhibition, Longitudinal Studies, Personality Traits, Psychophysiology, Social Behavior, Social Development, Socialization, Whites, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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