Definition
The EASI Temperament Survey, developed by Buss and Plomin, is one of the first instruments developed to measure the temperament of children. It is a 20-item questionnaire with five items for each of the four temperament domains: Emotionality, Activity, Sociability, and Impulsivity. Therefore, the acronym represents the four temperament domains. All items measure broad dispositions and are rated on a five-point scale (Buss and Plomin 1975).
Introduction
Arnold H. Buss and Robert Plomin, two psychologists, developed a theory of personality pursuing Allport’s definition that “temperament refers to the characteristic phenomena of an individual’s nature, including his susceptibility to emotional stimulation, his customary strength and speed of response, the quality of his prevailing mood, and all peculiarities of fluctuation and intensity of mood, these being...
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Ohashi, Y., Kitamura, T. (2020). EASI Temperament Survey. In: Zeigler-Hill, V., Shackelford, T.K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24612-3_26
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