학술논문
Childhood derivatives of inhibition and lack of inhibition to the unfamiliar.
Document Type
Journal Article
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Subject
*INHIBITION in children
*CHILD behavior
*PEDIATRIC physiology
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ISSN
0009-3920
Abstract
Behavioral and physiological assessments of 41 7 1/2-year-old children who had been selected to be inhibited or uninhibited at 21 months and observed again at 4 and 5 1/2 years revealed that each of the 2 original behavioral profiles predicted theoretically reasonable derivatives. A majority of the formerly shy, timid children became quiet and socially avoidant in unfamiliar social situations, while a majority of the formerly sociable children became talkative and interactive with peers and adults. Absolute heart-rate and cortisol level at 7 1/2 years were not as discriminating of the 2 behavioral groups as they had been 2 years earlier. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]