Which statement about the later adjustment of children with difficult temperaments and those exhibiting behavioural inhibition is TRUE?
A) Children with difficult temperaments and children exhibiting behavioural inhibition both tend to have similar adjustment problems in adolescence and adulthood.
B) Behaviourally inhibited children tend to have no later adjustment problems.
C) Girls with difficult temperaments and boys who are behaviourally inhibited tend to have fewer problems than do girls who are behaviourally inhibited and boys with difficult temperaments.
D) Children with difficult temperaments and children exhibiting behavioural inhibition both tend to have later adjustment problems, but the types of problems they tend to have are different.

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Both children with difficult temperaments and children exhibiting behavioural inhibition tend to have later adjustment problems, but the types of problems they tend to have are different. Children with difficult temperaments are more likely to display externalizing behaviours such as aggression and delinquency, while children exhibiting behavioural inhibition are more likely to display internalizing behaviours such as anxiety and depression.

Which Statement About the Later Adjustment of Children with Difficult