Human Growth and Development / Unit 4 HGD 0463 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Rothbart's Three Dimensions
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The idea
Mary Rothbart described three dimensions of temperament: surgency, or extraversion; negative affectivity, or distress; and effortful control, the ability to restrain impulses.
In practice
A low-surgency, high-control toddler happily absorbed in a puzzle for twenty minutes.
Where people slip
The dimensions combine: high surgency with high negative affectivity makes a child prone to anger.
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