Chapter 10 - Emotional Development Flashcards
______ are useful because they help people adapt to their environments
Emotions
What are emotions?
Emotions are subjective reaction to things that occur in the environment
What leads to avoiding danger?
Fear
_______ strengthens relationships
Happiness
What keeps people away from things that make them ill?
Disgust
At about 2-3 months, _____ _____ appear in response to other people for children
social smiles
Stranger wariness appears around how many months?
6
What kind of emotions are feelings such as pride, guilt, and embarassment?
Self-conscious (complex) emotions
By age ___, most children experience regret and relief appropriately
9
_______ differ in events that trigger emotions, and in the extent to which emotional expression is encouraged
Cultures
In many Asian countries, _______ _______ is highly valued
emotional restraint
At how many months can children identify facial expressions associated with different emotions?
Between 4-6
What is an example of social referencing?
When infants are put in environments that are unfamiliar, they’ll look to their caregivers for cues on how to react
During elementary school, children understand that people can have _______ feelings.
mixed
Children learn display rules for their _______ ______
cultural context
What is temperament?
Temperament is the general attitude that children have - how they behave, act, and feel
Temperament is the precursor to __________
personality
_______ and _____________ factors contribute to the development of temperament
Heredity; environmental
Parental personality often reflects in a child’s ______________
temperament
What are the three patterns based on observations and parental interviews that Thomas and Chess identified?
Easy, Difficult, and Slow-to-warm-up
Twin studies show that there is a ________ influence on temperament
heredity