# RKS: MORE ABOUT PERSONALITIES (III): Temperaments
# RKS: MORE ABOUT PERSONALITIES (III) TEMPERAMENTS RKS / 2025-2026 / Ser 7 / Blog 6 1st September 2025 TEMPERAMENT TYPES TEMPERAMENT & PERSONALITY Dear Reader, Temperament refers to an individual's inherent, biological predisposition to respond to the environment, often characterized by specific emotional and behavioral tendencies. Attitude, in contrast, represents a learned evaluation of a specific object, person, or situation, influencing thoughts, feelings and behaviors toward it. Personality, on the other hand, encompasses the totality of an individual's characteristics, including their temperament, traits, beliefs, and values shaping their unique way of interacting with the world. KEIRSEY TEMPERAMENT SORTER David Keirsey, an American psychologist, developed the Keirsey Temperament Sorter in 1978 after learning about the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) system. He traces four "temperaments" back to Ancient Greek traditions. (Vinney C. What Is the Keirs...