Studied by 3 people
Laughter reflects
________faster processing of information (3- 4 months)
Social smile is evoked by
________ the parents communication (6- 10 weeks)
Sadness often occurs when
________deprived of familiar caregiver.
Reflexive smile
________: occurs in the first month and is not a response to external stimuli.
Crying
the most immediate and important mechanism newborns have for communication
Basic cry
a rhythmic pattern, often associated with hunger
Angry cry
a variation of the basic cry, with more air forced through the vocal cords
Pain cry
a long initial loud cry followed by breath holding
Smiling
a key social signal
Social smile
a response to external stimuli such as faces, occurring as early as 4 to 6 weeks
Fear is one of a baby’s
earliest emotions, typically first appearing at about 6 months.
Infants use the familiar caregiver as a
secure base, distressed at being separated from the caregiver.
Stranger anxiety in response to
unfamiliar adults, intense at 9-12 months
Angry reactions increase with
intentional behavior
Sadness often occurs when
deprived of familiar caregiver
Primary emotions include
joy, anger, interest, sadness, fear, and disgust.
Infants experience basic (primary) emotions within
first year, as early as 6 months
Crying
the most immediate and important mechanism newborns have for communication.
Basic cry
a rhythmic pattern, often associated with hunger
Angry cry
a variation of the basic cry, with more air forced through the vocal cords.
Pain cry
a long initial loud cry followed by breath holding.
Smiling
a key social signal
Social smile
a response to external stimuli such as faces, occurring as early as 4 to 6 weeks.
Anticipatory smile
infants smile at object and then gaze at adult while continuing to smile – 8 to 10 months
Primary emotions are seen in
humans and animals
Primary emotions have
a universal component, similarity in display and understanding of basic emotions across cultures
Emotions become more
complex, increasingly social-based. Include self-conscious emotions such as pride, shame, jealousy, and embarrassment
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