The Long Shadow of Temperament

by Jerome Kagan, Nancy C. Snidman, Nancy Snidman

Book Overview

We have seen these children--the shy and the sociable, the cautious and the daring--and wondered what makes one avoid new experience and another avidly pursue it. At the crux of the issue surrounding the contribution of nature to development is the study that Jerome Kagan and his colleagues have been conducting for more than two decades. In The Long Shadow of Temperament, Kagan and Nancy Snidman summarize the results of this unique inquiry...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674032330
• ISBN13: 9780674032330
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.9"