PSY 302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Attachment Theory, Social Emotions, Ambivalence

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 302
• Professor: Lixia Yang

Document Summary

Emotional beings right from birth (izard, 1982, 1993; lewis, 2000) We have an ability to differentiate varying emotions (positive and negative: positive emotions are easier for us to distinguish through facial expression. Primary/basic emotions (biologically determined first year of life: interest, distress, disgust, contentment (at earlier age, anger, sadness, joy, surprise, fear (later age, after 2 months old) Secondary/complex emotions: self-conscious emotions (second year of life) Embarrassment, pride, guilt, and shame: how they think they are being evaluated by others (social emotions) **first clear sign of happiness: smiling: early non-social smiles: reflective, biological state, 3 months: social smiles, laugh, 7 months: smiles more to familiar people. 2-6 months: surprise, joy (when manipulating toys-pull string play music) 2nd year: clown around and make others laugh. School-age: acceptance by peers and achieving goals (happiness) Babies are social beings sensitive to facial expressions: when adults face is blank they loose interest (feel uncomfortable) 2 months: anger/sadness from distress/pain (more differentiated)