Curious about how temperament might change in adulthood, Thomas and Chess conducted longitudinal research on the sample of babies in their original categorization research. What did their research show them about the predictive value of their
classification system?
a) The categories showed little, if any, predictive value.
b) Difficult babies in their study were at higher risk for aggressive behavior, anxiety, and social withdrawal in childhood.
c) Slow-to-warm babies appeared to start off with slower response times but were able to overcome those in childhood with little problem.
d) No matter the early categorization of the infant, environmental influences seemed to have little impact on temperament into adulthood.
Answer: b
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