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TEMPERAMENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personality Development
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
  • Characterology
DEF

The predisposition of a person to emotional reactions.

CONT

Temperament is generally believed to be the correlate of metabolic and chemical changes in bodily tissues, esp. of the endocrines ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Développement de la personnalité
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
  • Caractérologie
DEF

Ensemble des manifestations émotives qui dépendent de l'état constitutionnel, donc d'origine héréditaire.

CONT

Le tempérament n'est pas l'expression d'un type constitutionnel mais le fonds biopsychologique à partir duquel s'élabore le caractère.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Desarrollo de la personalidad
  • Psicometría y psicotécnica
  • Caracterología
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