EAS Temperament Survey (Emotionality, Activity, Sociability).
Temperament dimensions Emotionality, Activity, Sociability (Shyness in the child version); derived from the earlier EASI (which also included Impulsivity)
- Provisionally grouped under
- Length and format
- 20 (child parent-rating version); adult self-report version also ~20. 5-point (not characteristic to very characteristic) (informant/observer report)
- Language versions
- Multiple languages incl. Norwegian, Dutch, German, Spanish and others
- Licence
- open with attribution
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- Reference
- Buss, A. H., & Plomin, R. (1984). Temperament: Early Developing Personality Traits. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2012.10.015 - factor-structure paper)
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- AAS / RAAS - Adult Attachment Scale (and Revised AAS)
18 items. public-domain / open.
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