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Question 1

What are the 6 universal emotions?

Answer 1

Happiness, fear, anger, disgust, sadness, surprise, disgust

Question 2

What theory did Darwin propose about emotions and what does it claim?

Answer 2

Discrete emotion theory - Argues that emotions are discrete from one another very early in life. Each emotion has a specific and distinctive set of bodily and facial reactions.

Question 3

What did Darwin believe about why we develop emotions?

Answer 3

We develop emotions to express our physiological reaction to our environment

Question 4

Does Darwin believe that emotions are innate?

Answer 4

Yes. Expression of emotions is universal. Everyone expresses emotions in the same way, thus development of emotions must be innate.

Children express emotions before they can have had a chance to learn them from the environment.

Question 5

Are basic emotions found across cultures?

Answer 5

Yes, basic emotions can be found in every human independent of their culture.

Question 6

What is the functionalist approach to emotional development?

Answer 6

Emotions function to promote action towards achieving a goal.

For an example, a child might cry when they want something.

Question 7

What does the functionalist approach to emotional development emphasise?

Answer 7

Emphasises the role of the environment in emotional development. Our environment determines how we express emotions.

Question 8

How does the functionalist approach differ from Darwin’s Discrete Emotion Theory?

Answer 8

The functionalist approach maintains that emotions are not discrete from each other and they vary based on the social environment

Question 9

What is emotion regulation?

Answer 9

The ability to manage your emotions so that you function successfully in any given situation (e.g., academic settings and social interactions)

Question 10

Is emotion regulation a learnt behaviour?

Answer 10

Yes. It develops gradually over childhood.

Question 11

What are characteristics of children who are more self-aware of their behaviour?

Answer 11

They have higher levels of emotional regulation.

They are socially competent.

They can form positive peer relationships.

Question 12

What can emotional knowledge at 5 years of age predict?

Answer 12

Social skills and academic competence at 9 years old.

Question 13

What is co-regulation?

Answer 13

When a caregiver provides an infant with comfort or distraction to help the child reduce their stress.

Question 14

What age do children begin to regulate their emotions according to parents demands?

Answer 14

9-12 months

Question 15

What does self-comforting behaviour refer to?

Answer 15

Behaviour used by infants to help regulate their emotion

Question 16

What does self-distraction behaviour refer to?

Answer 16

Behaviour such as when children look away or distract themselves from the upsetting situation/stimulus

Question 17

How do children cope with situations as they get older?

Answer 17

They communicate with language to express their feelings and they use more cognitive strategies to cope with situations that upset them

Question 18

What do self-regulation skills include?

Answer 18

Flexible attention, inhibitory control, managing emotion

Question 19

What type of intervention can help teachers teach children how to understand emotions?

Answer 19

RULER - Helps teachers create a safe environment to teach children to regulate emotions.

Question 20

What does RULER stand for?

Answer 20

Recognising
Understanding
Labelling
Expressing
Regulating

Question 21

What does ELSA stand for and what does one do?

Answer 21

Emotional literacy support assistant - supports the emotional wellbeing of pupils and children that display difficult behaviour

Question 22

What are children required to do during tests of emotional competence?

Answer 22

Children are required to label what emotion is being expressed in various pictures.

Children are told a story and asked what emotion they think the character is feeling.

Question 23

What are two theories for the development of emotions?

Answer 23

Discrete emotion theory (development of emotions is innate)

The functionalist approach (development of emotions is acquired from the environment. Emotions are socially constructed).