Explain the biological influences thought to contribute to temperamental variation in positive emotionality, negative emotionality and effortful control
What will be an ideal response?
Positive emotionality is rooted in our basic biological drive to approach and seek rewards.
Negative emotionality is rooted in our basic biological drive to monitor threats and avoid danger.
Effortful control involves regulation of emotions, inhibiting a typical action one might take, and replacing it with a less typical action.
It is also influenced by individual differences in the maturation of the prefrontal cortex.
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