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The purpose of this chapter is to examine the coherence of inhibited and uninhibited behaviors across different contexts and through the transition from infancy to early adulthood. Children were assessed at 14,20,24 & 36 months on a variety of measures. These included observations of each child’s behavioral reactions to unfamiliar events in the laboratory, their initial reactions to examiners entering their homes, and parental ratings of each child’s temperament. Researchers arrived at several conclusions. First they found that the parent reported measures yielded information that was different from information revealed by behavioral observations (see chapter 6). Secondly, they found that both observed behavioral inhibition and shyness were modestly related, and showed modest stability. Finally, they found that behavioral inhibition in the lab and shy behavior at home are different constructs, influenced by parental socialization regarding how children should behave when strangers enter the home.