Editing Temperament (section)

==Definition==

Temperament has been defined as "the constellation of inborn traits that determine a child's unique behavioral style and the way he or she experiences and reacts to the world."<ref>Kristal, J. (2005). The temperament perspective: Working with children's behavior styles. New York, NY: Brookes Publishing Co.</ref>

===Classification schemes===
Many classification schemes for temperament have been developed, and there is no consensus.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kagan|first1=Jerome|title=Temperament|url=http://www.child-encyclopedia.com/temperament/according-experts/temperament|website=Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Development|access-date=17 March 2018}}</ref><ref name=FET/> The Latin word ''temperamentum'' means 'mixture'.

===Temperament vs personality===
Some commentators see temperament as one factor underlying personality.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/amerjpsyc.123.4.0467|jstor=10.5406/amerjpsyc.123.4.0467|doi=10.5406/amerjpsyc.123.4.0467|title=An investigation into differences between the structure of temperament and the structure of personality|year=2010|last1=Irina Trofimova|journal=The American Journal of Psychology|volume=123|issue=4|pages=467–480|pmid=21291163|url-access=subscription}}</ref>