Which of the following categories do Rothbart and Bates use to classify infant temperament?
A) emotionality, social ability, and activity level
B) extraversion/surgency, negative affectivity, and effortful control
C) easy, difficult, and slow-to-warm-up
D) inhibited, neutral, and uninhibited

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Rothbart and Bates use the classifications of extraversion/surgency (approach, pleasure, activity), negative affectivity (fear, frustration, sadness), and effortful control (inhibition of impulsivity, attentional control, perceptual sensitivity). Choice A describes three factors that were part of an earlier classification system, and choice C describes three broad categories that are not as specific as the classifications used by Rothbart and Bates. Choice D is not a classification system used by Rothbart and Bates.

Which of the Following Categories Do Rothbart and Bates Use