Social and Emotinal develpoment

Universal expressions (Ekman 1980)

1- anger

2- sadness

3- surprise

4- disgust

5- fear

6- happiness

7- contempt

social referencing

infant look towards parents face for cues to help inturpt situation

prosoical

any behavior that benefits others

origins of self concept

younger infants aren’t going to recognize themself in mirrors, later ages start to prescive self image

Interpreting behavior

At 6 months able to interpret some behavior

theory of mind

by 2 they can understand that people have desires and this causes behavior

attachment

security in the presence of another, along with need for physical closeness

mother attachment

prefferred for comfort

father attachement

tend to seek out as playmate

secure attachment

may or may not cry when mother leaves, when mother returns the child will be comforted and stop crying and explore the area

Avoidant attachment

baby is not upset when mother leaves, when mother returns baby wiil ignore or turn away

Resistant attachment

baby is upset when mother leaves, mother returns baby remains upset and is diffecult to console

Disorgabized attachment

baby is confused when mother leaves, when mother returns baby remains disoriented