PSYC21H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Beyond Recognition, Emotion Classification, Negative Affectivity
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Primary emotion: fear, joy, disgust, surprise, sadness and interest which emerge early in life and do not require introspection or self-reflection. Secondary or self-conscious emotions: pride, shame, guilt, jealousy, embarrassment and empathy, which emerge in the second year of life and depend on a sense of self and the awareness of other ppls reactions. Way in which children let others know how they feel. Emotions linked to children"s social success emotions linked to children"s mental and physical health. Emotional expressions are innate and universal, rooted in human evolution and based on anatomical structures. Basic emotions such as happiness, sadness, surprise, fear, anger, and disgust are the same in different cultures universal. All infants begin to smile at 46 week post-conception. Left hemisphere of the brain = emotion of joy. When parents respond to their infant"s smiles it encourages the infant to smile more. Learning experiences can reinforce children"s fear response.
