14 - Emotions 2 Flashcards
What is an infants capacity to see faces at birth? (Emotions 2 Development)
8-12 inches away from the eyes
What did Goren et al (1975) find? (Emotions 2 Development)
Newborns would refer to track a moving schematic face over a scrambled or blurry one
What did Bushnell (2001) find? (Emotions 2 Development)
Little exposure for newborn infants is required to develop a preference to their mothers face, to that of a stranger
What is infant smiling and how does it change? (Emotions 2 Development)
Between 4-8 weeks it is generally a reflex, but changes to become a response to social stimuli
What was shown through an examination of blind infants? (Emotions 2 Development)
Blind infants show the same facial expressions as visual able infants (related to context, not mimicry)
What did Graham et al (2013) find? (Emotions 2 Development)
Interpersonal conflict was correlated with neural responses to mild vs angry speech
What is social referencing? (Emotions 2 Development)
A test of infant sensitivity to the meaning of social expressions
What happens if infants are faced with uncertainty? (Emotions 2 Development)
They look toward the primary caregiver for direction
What was found with infants using the visual cliff? (Emotions 2 Development)
- Looked towards mothers before crossing
- Accurately respond to mothers expression
What are different cries? (Emotions 2 Development)
Acoustically distinct
What did McFarlane (1975) find? (Emotions 2 Development)
Infants turned their head to their mothers breast pad, over a strangers, in response to only the smell
