Abstract
A Definitive Volume on Temperament
Highlights
These days brain measures are popular, but perhaps not at the right level of analysis to understand, measure, predict, and prescribe for the developing child
The editor have chosen an authoritative group of authors many of them world leaders of the field including in addition to the editors and Dr Rothbart: Jerome Kagan, Jan Strelau, Marvin Zuckerman, Susan Calkins, Richard Depue, Christina Barr, Hill Goldsmith, Kirby Deater-Deckard, M
One example of how complex it is to trace the influence of genes on behavior began for me when Zuckerman introduced the Dopamine 4 Receptor Gene (DRD4) in relation to sensation seeking
Summary
These days brain measures are popular, but perhaps not at the right level of analysis to understand, measure, predict, and prescribe for the developing child. Temperament is most often measured by giving caregivers or the person themselves a questionnaire that quantifies the person’s behavior on various dimensions of reactivity to stimuli and the ability to regulate or control their behavior. Despite the many complexities raised in this book there does seem to emerge something of a consensus on the dimensions of temperament and on their relation to adult personality.
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