ch 7 Flashcards
emotions at birth
contentment, distress
social smile
6w, 6-10
laughter
3m, 3-4m
full responsive smile
4m
range 4 to 8 months, expression increases with age
anger
less common because they don’t feel the weight of the world
sadness
arises most often as a result of separation anxiety and stranger wariness, 9 - 14m
fear
over expression of anger or sadness, begins at 2 yrs old, levels our around 6
temper tantrums
emotional reactivity, couple days after birth, if they hear a cry they will cry
emotional contagion
biologically based core, based in nature, inherited from parents, stable across time
temperament
3 traits of temperment
effortful control, negative mood, exuberance
easy temperament
40%
difficult temperament
10%, negative mood
slow-to-warm-up
15%, effortful control
hard to classify
35%, traits from the other three
infants and primary caregivers, synchronization of reactions, split second, caregiver smiles makes the infant smiles
synchrony
emotional bond formed between caregiver and infant,
attachment