CHAD 168 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Social Emotions

• School: SJSU
• Department: Child and Adolescent Development, Department of
• Course: CHAD 168
• Professor: Kristine Connell

Document Summary

They are a way that children let other people know how they feel. They are a window into children"s likes and dislikes and communicate their general views of the world. They are linked to children"s social success. They are linked to children"s mental and physical health. Primary emotions - which emerge early in life and do not require. These smiles have adaptive value for the infant by ensuring caregiver attention and stimulation. Smiling helps keep caregivers nearby and thus becomes a means of communication and an aid to survival. Between 3-8 weeks, infant smiles in response to external stimuli. By 2-6 months infant displays social smile - an upturned mouth in response to a human face or voice. Smiles more at familiar faces than unfamiliar ones. Smiles more when mother rather than unfamiliar other reinforces their smile. How much infants smile depends on the social responsiveness of their environment. From birth, girls smile more than boys.