PSYCH211 Lecture 20: Lecture 20 Notes
20 Dec 2012
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2 reasons why these are called basic emotions: Each emotion comes with its own little package with 3 things: These emotions are experienced by all humans: development of emotions: methodological challenge. Must rely on their facial expressions, body language, and body context in which these expressions happen because you cannot ask babies how they feel. We"re not born experiencing all possible emotions; we either feel good or bad. The negative emotions aren"t differentiated from each other (fear, sadness, anger) When we"re born, when we"re sad, afraid, or angry, there is no differentiation; we just feel bad: positive emotions. Smiling babies at 2-3 months don"t necessarily have to be in response to what"s around them. 3 month olds smile more to people than to a puppet. Smile is a bond between the baby and the caregiver; it is important that we form bonds with caregivers very early on.
