ED PSYCH 320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Nso People, Israeli Settlement, Prefrontal Cortex
7 Mar 2017
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States of feeling that can affect behavior. Often arise in response to social relations or external stimuli. Accompanied by thoughts about the emotion and its causes. Emotions play powerful roles in social relationships, exploration of environment, and discovery of self. Become more varied and complex with age. In children, facial expressions provide best clues to emotions. Social referencing: actively seeking emotional information from a trusted person in an uncertain situation. Emotions conveyed through voice, facial expression, or both. Efe (republic of congo) use collective caregiving system. Nso people (cameroon) discourage emotional expression encourage calmness. Social smile delayed when compared to german babies. Japanese and chinese cultures value social harmony discourage strong expression of emotions. Infants smile, laugh, and cry less than babies in america. Require adult instruction on when to feel them. Temperament: early-appearing, stable differences in reactivity and self-regulation. Reactivity: quickness and intensity of emotional arousal, attention, and motor activity.
