Concept information
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applied psychology
industrial psychology
understanding and assessing individual differences
personality
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social psychology
interpersonal relationships
human relationships
personality and individual differences
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micro-interactionist theory
social interaction
human relationships
personality and individual differences
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substance abuse treatment
screening, assessment, and diagnosis
assessment
personality assessment
Preferred term
temperament
Definition
- Temperament is the emotional and regulat ory core of personality, incorporating traitlike individual differences in emotional, attentional, and motor reactivity and in self-regulation. Temperament is biologically based, present early in life, and develops through a person's interactions and experiences with the environment. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships; Temperament]
Broader concept
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/temperament
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