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Grossman (2010)

Infants can recognise positive and negative emotions from

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3 months

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Grossman (2010)

At 3 months, infants can

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Distinguish between positive and negative emotions

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Grossman (2010)

By 7 months, infants can

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Distinguish between negative emotions

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Grossman (2010)

At what age can infants distinguish between negative emotions?

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7 months

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Sroufe, 1995

Between 3rd-8th week

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Infants smile in reaction to external stimuli

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Sroufe, 1995

Infants smile in reaction to external stimuli

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3rd-8th week

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Ellsworth et al., 1983

3m infants are more likely to smile…

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At people than puppets

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Ellsworth et al., 1983

At what age do infants become more likely to smile at people than puppets?

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3 months

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Ellsworth et al., 1983

3 month olds: More likely to

7 month olds: More likely to

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Smile at people than puppets

Smile at familiar than unfamiliar people

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Ellsworth et al., 1983

7ms are more likely to smile at familiar than unfamiliar people, as this

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Prolongs social interactions/bonds

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Kagan et al., 1978

At 1 years old, infants

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Begin laughing at surprising/unexpected events

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2 studies of Positive Emotions

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Ellsworth et al.,

Kagan et al.,

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Bennett et al., 2002

Debate as to whether

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Infants experience specific or generalised distress

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Bennett et al., 2002

Infants often experience distress in ___________

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Incongruent situations

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Izard et al., 1987

Facial expression studied in 2m

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Can distinguish between anger/sadness and pain distress

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Sroufe 1995
Fear

4 month olds infants become

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Wary of OBJECTS but not people

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Sroufe 1995
Fear

4 month olds become wary of …. but not….

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Objects

People

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Sroufe 1995
Fear

At what age do infants become wary of objects and not people?

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4 months

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Camras et al., 1991
Fear

At 6 months, infants

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Display observable fear

Particularly to strangers

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Camras et al., 1991
Fear

Fear intensifies until

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2

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Camras et al., 1991
Fear

Intensifies til 2, but varies depending on

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Temperament

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Kagan et al., 1978
Fear

At what age does fear to specific things emerge?

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Around 7 months

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Kagan et al., 1978
Fear

Fear may be an…. tool

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Adaptive (for getting help)

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Kagan 1976
Anxiety

Anxiety emerges at

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Around 8 months old

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Kagan 1976
Anxiety

Anxiety usually emerges in response to

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Being away from caregiver

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Kagan 1976
Anxiety

The anxiety will be more intense if it

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Is the caregiver walking away vs infant

27
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Kagan 1976
Anxiety

Anxiety increases from

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8-15 months

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Kagan 1976
Anxiety

Anxiety increases from 8-15 months then

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Naturally declines

29
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Kagan 1976
Anxiety

Found across all

30
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Radke-Yarrow + Kochanska 1990
Anger

By …. infants begin to clearly express anger

31
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Radke-Yarrow + Kochanska 1990
Anger

By their first birthday

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Infants clearly express anger, often towards people

32
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Radke-Yarrow + Kochanska 1990
Anger

Anger suffers a sharp

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Increase for up to 16 months

33
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Radke-Yarrow + Kochanska 1990
Anger

At which age are toddlers quicker to respond with anger?

34
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Radke-Yarrow + Kochanska 1990
Anger

Toddlers are quicker to respond to anger at… than….

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18 months

36 months

35
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Radke-Yarrow + Kochanska 1990
Anger

Why are toddlers quicker to respond to anger at 18 months compared to 36?

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Self regulation abilities developing

36
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Stipek et al., 1990 SC Emotions

By the end of the 2nd year

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A range of emotions emerges, e.g. guilt/pride/shame/embarrassment

37
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Guilt, pride, shame and embarrassment are known as

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Self conscious emotions

38
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Lewis 1990, SC Emotions

Emergence of self-conscious emotions have been linked to

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Developing a sense of self

39
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Lewis et al., 1992 SC Emotions

Emergence of SC emotions may ALSO be linked to

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Growing awareness of others expectations

40
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Barrett et al., 1993 SC emotions

Experimental method

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Rigged doll - one leg would fall off as experimenter left room

41
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Barrett et al., 1993 SC emotions

What were the two emotions that emerged in the 2 year olds?

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Guilt and shame

42
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How can guilt and shame be distinguished?

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Shame is more focused on oneself

43
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Davidson 1998
Emotional regulation

What is self regulation?

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Seeking to redirect/dampen emotion

44
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Davidson 1998
Emotional regulation

What evidence is there to suggest we might engage in emotional regulation all the time?

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Emotion-inducing stimuli only occasionally triggers full-blown emotions

45
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Mischel 1981, Emotional Regulation

Method: The

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Marshmallow Task

46
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Mischel 1981, Emotional Regulation

Better performance on the marshmallow task =

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Better emotional regulation

47
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Mischel 1981, Emotional Regulation

What did the children who were able to self-regulate do to help themselves?

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Used strategies e.g. singing/making up games

48
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Zimber-Gembeck + Skinner (2012)

Three step transition for emotional regulation

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  1. Caregiver SR
  2. Cog strategies/prob-solving
  3. Selection of appropriate strategies
49
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Giano + Tronick 1998
ER Step 1

Parents help to regulate emotions by

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Soothing/vocalisations

50
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Jahromi et al., 2004
ER Step 1

Most reliable CG approach to infant ER?

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Holding/rocking infants while talking soothingly

51
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Grolnick et al., 1996
ER Step 1

How might infants attemp self-regulation? (2)

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Averting gaze

Self-soothing

52
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Berger (2011)

Developments in self regulation are largely due to

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Language and inhibitory control developments

53
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Campos 2004

Why might children be better at ER as their language develops?

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More likely to negotiate than emotional outbursts

54
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Zimber-Gembick + Skinner, 2011

Whereas young children use behavioural ER strategies, older children (2)

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  1. Problem solving

2. Cognitive strategies

55
Q

Diener + Kim (2004)
Importance of ER

Children with ER are… (3)

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  1. Better liked
  2. Better adjusted
  3. Have better interactions
56
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Denham et al., 2012
Importance of ER

In terms of school, children with ER are (3)

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  1. Do better (attention)
  2. Better behaved
  3. Better liked by teachers/peers
57
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Caspi et al., 2003
Importance of ER

Children ability to manage their emotions can

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PREDICT later anxiety levels

58
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Rothbart + Bates (1998)

Temperament describes…

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A persons emotional/attentional reactivity and self-regulation that shows consistency + stability over time

59
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Rashbash et al., 2011

What evidence is there to suggest temperament might be hereditary?

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Identical twins have more similar Ts than non-identical

60
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How can we measure temperament?

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Questionnaire scales

(Irritability, attention span, positive affectivity)

Lab measures

61
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Emotional regulation is an important skill, and there is a ____ step developmental transition

62
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Children’s stable differences in emotional/emotional-reg domains are known as their

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Temperament

63
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Over time, the ability to select either cognitive or behavioural strategies appropriate to the situation improves. This is because (2)

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  1. Developments in planning/prob-solving skills

2. Can distinguish between controllable/uncontrollable stressor

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Example of an uncontrollable stressor

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Parents arguing

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