Your text has a section on "The Role of Temperament in Children's Social Skills and Maladjustment" that highlights the point that:
a. children's adjustment depends on how well a child's temperament fits with the environment he or she is in
b. by teaching children social skills, it is possible to change their temperaments in positive ways
c. the primary reason temperament and social skills are highly correlated is because both are strongly influenced by socioeconomic status
d. children with negative temperaments can be just as successful at making friends as children with more positive temperaments if they receive social skills training
Answer: a. children's adjustment depends on how well a child's temperament fits with the environment he or she is in
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