Emotional Intelligence

Question 1

Sense of self as distinct from others

Answer 1

at 9-12 months infants are capable of some differnitation of themselves from others

By 15-18 months they use verbal labels

Lewis & Brooks- Gunn
Babies were placed in front of a mirror and rouge was wiped on their nose
9-12 m did not touch their nose
some 15-18 m did touch their nose
most 21-22 m touched their nose
suggesting self awareness develops around 22 m

Question 2

Emotional Regulation

Answer 2

Children must learn to regulate their emotions in order to cope with the range of situations that they encounter

Question 3

2 Aspects of Emotional Regulation

Answer 3

1) Producing & managing own emotions

2) Recognising & responding to the emotions of others

Question 4

Producing & managing own emotions

Answer 4

An individuals expression of emotion communicates their intention to those they interact with and this influences how others respond

Babies are born with innate emotions (social releasers), and as they grow and develop they are able to produce more complex emotions

Question 5

Recognising & responding to the emotions of others

Answer 5

Research suggests that babies can discriminate emotions in others
eg. babies responded with a similar emotion to what their mother displayed

** Social Referencing

Question 6

Social Referencing

Answer 6

Forming an understanding of a situation by using someone else’s interpretation

Sorce et al: Visual Cliff
if they mother stood by the deep end and looked fearful they baby would not crawl over the visual cliff. However, if the mother looked happy and encouraging then they would crawl across.

Question 7

Harris’ 3 Preconditions

Answer 7

1) self-awareness
2) capacity for pretence
3) Distinguishing reality from pretence

Once a child is aware of their own emotional state they can use this ability to pretence (as if someone else was experiencing this emotional state) and realise that the other persons ‘imagined reality’ is often different from their own