emotions and temperament Flashcards
true or false?
infants respond to emotionally charged commends
true.
if a mother is disgusted by the toy, the infant will avoid it
what are mother-infant face-to-face interactions?
appropriate and carefully timed reactions to each other’s cues
true or false
babies are extremely responsive to social interactions
true.
babies work to coordinate their emotions and intentions
what will happen when a mother stop responding to the baby?
the baby will do what they can to get a reaction from the mother
- negative emotions/reactions
- still-face reaction
what is social referencing?
infants use emotional cues from parent to evaluate uncertain events
animal research
disrupting mother-infant relationship depresses animal’s immune system
elicitors
internal and external events that trigger biological changes that are the basis of emotions
receptors
brain structures that facilitate the capscity to register and encode emotion-relevant events
states
changes in somatic and psychophysiological activity when emotional receptors are activated
expressions
potentially communicative facial, vocal, gestural, and other behaviours
experience
the interpretation and evaluation ……
what are second emotions(self-conscious)?
depend on cognitive prerequisites: embarassment, guilt, pride, shame
what are facial expressions?
unique facial configurations that specify particular emotions
what are primary emotions (basic)?
either innate or early developing
- happiness, contempt, guilt, shame
what do emotions do?
the purpose and roles of emotion in the ongoing transaction between the individual and the environment
what happens when you take candy from a baby?
- 1 month olds show no anger
- 4-7 months show clear expressions of anger
- 7 months they show anger directly at the thief
how does culture influence emotions?
- north america: pride = higher ranking
- japan:lack of concern for other = shame
true or false?
talking about emotional reactions and disputes fosters emotional development
true.
the scientific view of temperament
early-apperaing stable individual differences in reactivity(variations in quickness and intensity of emotion, arousal, attention and motor action) self regulation
temperament
- a theoretical construct
- biologically based
what are temporal features?
- latency: how fast the behaviours begin after stimulation
- rise time: how rapidly they escalate
- duration: how long they last
- decay: how sensitive they are to stimulation
what are temporal features? (time)
- latency: how fast the behaviours begin after stimulation
- rise time: how rapidly they escalate
- duration: how long they last
- decay: how sensitive they are to stimulation
what are intensive features?
- amplitude: how strongly the behaviours express themselves
- threshold: how sensitive they are to stimulation
thomas and chess
logitudinal baby study to determine adaptability of babies
, categorized into four categories
easy child (40%)
generally positive, quickly establisges to regular routines in infance, adapts easily to new situations
difficult child (10%)
reacts negatively and cries frequently, irregular daily routines, slow to accept new experiences
slow to warm up child (15%)
low activity level, somewhat negative, low adaptability and low intensity of mood
