Chapter 10 Flashcards
WHAT ARE EMOTIONS
Physiological factors
Subjective feelings
Cognitions
Desire to take action
BASIC EMOTIONS
Ekman – facial expression research
Emotion species-specific or culturally shaped?
Traveled to New Guinea
BASIC EMOTIONS
Anger, disgust, fear, interest,
happiness, sadness
*Sometimes surprise
BASIC EMOTIONS
More evidence of universality:
Babies
Blind individuals
EMOTION AND CULTURE
BUT “accents”
Level of expressiveness/extremes
COVID RESEARCH
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POSITIVE EMOTIONS
Smiling - first clear sign of happiness
Reflexive (1st mo.), then social (~2-3 mo.)
Social smiles – directed toward people
NEGATIVE EMOTIONS
Crying
Important form of communication
Parent should respond (especially <6 mo.)
FEAR
Unfamiliar objects & events (~4-12mo.)
FEAR
Stranger anxiety(~6-9 mo. - 2 years)
Less likely:
Parent present
Peers
Smiling
FEAR
Separation anxiety (peaks ~15 mo.)
Across cultures
DELAY OF
GRATIFICATION
Changes over time?
How do you think kids
today compare to kids in
past decades?
DELAY OF
GRATIFICATION
WHY?
Flynn effect and tech
(mobile games?)
Preschool – access and
purpose
ROLE OF PARENTS:
PARENTAL EMOTIONS
Expression of emotion
Children model parents/guardians
May shape biases
ROLE OF PARENTS:
PARENTAL EMOTIONS
Children influence the expression of
emotion
Ex. difficult temperament