Emotion Flashcards
the seven most basic emotions
happy, sad, fearful, surprise, disgust, interest
what is an overt behaviour in basic emotions
facial expressions
one month what are the two emotions experienced by infants
smile
-pleasant vs unplesant
4-6 months infants can experience what emotion?
anger
6 months infants can experience what emotion?
fear
when babies see their mother figure giving them a still face what occurs?
the babies will try to make the mother smile and when they don’t they will be sad and then match the mothers energy.
complex emotions are?
pride, shame, guilt, embarrassment
-develops 18 to 24 months into life
why are complex emotions expressed later in life?
they need a complex of the self
why are regret and relief seen at 9 years old?
because u need memory to remember the feelings and the actions u did to get to that state.
do different cultures perceive emotions the same?
emotions are seen universally but the extent to how often and the encouragement for each emotion is different and based on context.
when can infants recognize facial features?
6 months old
how do infants regulate emotions?
they will first, do and action of, blanket holding, thumb sucking or cowering away from the image. And then will look to comforting person to decrease stress levels
temperament in infants based on what?
has somewhat to do with genes but it is honestly up to chance and how a baby is emotionally is not congruent with parenting.
How are the genes we are born with affect how we think?
changes are interactions with the environment, which changes the gene expression.
Rothbart 3 dimensions involve?
Extraversion: happy, active seeks interesting stimulation
Negative affect: angry, fearful, frustrated, shy, not easily soothed
Effortful control: focus attention, not readily distracted, can inhibit responses
