PSYC 351 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Infant Mortality
25 Oct 2016
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37 countries (north/central europe, southern europe, asia, new world, latin america, africa) The things that was appraised (or how it was appraised) prior to the onset of certain emotions. Asked : think of a time when you experiences a strong feeling of __________ that you vividly remember the circumstances and your response/emotions. Emotions : joy, disgust, shame, fear, anger, sadness. No deviation across cultures, appraisals remained the same for all emotions. Lazarus" core relational theme: progress toward a goal. The first year, to themes emerge from social and emotional development: goals, desires, perception attached to action, regulation. High morality --> hold infant close, respond quickly, feed on demand. Low morality --> invest in costly cognitive development, more distal and verbal. Study by hewlett, et al. (1998) on two groups in central african tropical forest; aka and ngandu. Both groups have high infant mortality =20% and juvenile mortality = 40-50%, 6 lives births per woman and interact with each other frequently.
