What is Temperament?
[[File:Lavater1792.jpg|thumb|347x347px|The four temperaments (from top left,clockwise): Phlegmatic, Choleric, Melancholic and Sanguinic. This is an 18th century illustration]] '''Temperament''' is a term from [[psychology]] to describe the way in which an [[individual]] behaves. Examples for temperament are [[introversion and extroversion]]. Many psychologists believe that the [[Trait theory|traits]] called temperament are [[innate]], and that they are not [[learning|learned]]. Temperament also seems to be independent of the mood of the [[person]] or [[animal]]. [[Galen|Galen of Pergamon]] was among the first people to describe different temperaments, or [[humorism|humors]], as they were called at the time. Galen identified four types: * Phlegmatic * Choleric * Sanguinic * Melancholic These correspond to the four [[classical elements]] fire, water, earth and air.{{stub}} [[Category:Psychology]]