Your friend, Sandy, interacts with her baby abruptly and lacks confidence. You would expect her baby to be
A) more likely to develop an intense, difficult temperament.
B) less likely to develop an intense, difficult temperament.
C) temperamentally unaffected by how his mother interacts with him, because temperament is determined by heredity.
D) temperamentally unaffected by how his mother interacts with him, because temperament does not develop until later in childhood.

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Research has shown that parents' behavior can affect a child's temperament. Abrupt and inconsistent interactions, as well as lack of confidence, can lead to the development of an intense, difficult temperament in the child.

Your Friend, Sandy, Interacts with Her Baby Abruptly and Lacks