Emotional Development Flashcards
Grossman (2010)
Infants can recognise positive and negative emotions from
3 months
Grossman (2010)
At 3 months, infants can
Distinguish between positive and negative emotions
Grossman (2010)
By 7 months, infants can
Distinguish between negative emotions
Grossman (2010)
At what age can infants distinguish between negative emotions?
7 months
Sroufe, 1995
Between 3rd-8th week
Infants smile in reaction to external stimuli
Sroufe, 1995
Infants smile in reaction to external stimuli
3rd-8th week
Ellsworth et al., 1983
3m infants are more likely to smile…
At people than puppets
Ellsworth et al., 1983
At what age do infants become more likely to smile at people than puppets?
3 months
Ellsworth et al., 1983
3 month olds: More likely to
7 month olds: More likely to
Smile at people than puppets
Smile at familiar than unfamiliar people
Ellsworth et al., 1983
7ms are more likely to smile at familiar than unfamiliar people, as this
Prolongs social interactions/bonds
Kagan et al., 1978
At 1 years old, infants
Begin laughing at surprising/unexpected events
2 studies of Positive Emotions
Ellsworth et al.,
Kagan et al.,
Bennett et al., 2002
Debate as to whether
Infants experience specific or generalised distress
Bennett et al., 2002
Infants often experience distress in ___________
Incongruent situations
Izard et al., 1987
Facial expression studied in 2m
Can distinguish between anger/sadness and pain distress
Sroufe 1995
Fear
4 month olds infants become
Wary of OBJECTS but not people
Sroufe 1995
Fear
4 month olds become wary of …. but not….
Objects
People
Sroufe 1995
Fear
At what age do infants become wary of objects and not people?
4 months
Camras et al., 1991
Fear
At 6 months, infants
Display observable fear
Particularly to strangers
Camras et al., 1991
Fear
Fear intensifies until
2
Camras et al., 1991
Fear
Intensifies til 2, but varies depending on
Temperament
Kagan et al., 1978
Fear
At what age does fear to specific things emerge?
Around 7 months
Kagan et al., 1978
Fear
Fear may be an…. tool
Adaptive (for getting help)
Kagan 1976
Anxiety
Anxiety emerges at
Around 8 months old
Kagan 1976
Anxiety
Anxiety usually emerges in response to
Being away from caregiver