niche+picking+goodness-of-fit

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= Definition: = HGD, Chapter 6, p. 143
 * Niche picking**: The process of selecting experiences on the basis of temperament.

HGD Chapter 6, p. 143
 * Goodness-to-fit**: The degree to which an infant's temperament is adaptable to his or her environment, and vice versa.

= Examples: =
 * Niche picking:** Highly sociable children seek out contact with others; children low on the activity dimension are more likely to choose sedentary pursuits, such as puzzles and board games, than active ones such as dodge ball. (p.143)


 * Goodness-to-fit:** If the parents of an irritable baby boy are good at tolerating his irritability and persist in establishing a synchronous relationship with him, then his irritability doesn't lead to the development of insecure attachment. (p.143)

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