Egbert is a quiet child who is very slow to adapt to change. However, if he is introduced gradually to new people or situations, then eventually he will accept them without too much distress. Thomas and Chess would say his temperament is ______
a) active
b) slow-to-warm-up
c) difficult
d) easy
ANS: B, Slow-to-warm-up babies tend be quieter and slow to adapt to change.
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a. completely innate. b. completely learned at a very early age. c. imprinted. d. partly learned and partly innate.
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a. is not viewed as being important to some ethnic groups. b. is harder for them to achieve. c. interferes with their responsibilities to their ethnic group. d. is viewed as a capitulation to the majority culture.