PSYC 241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Display Rules, Social Change, Psych
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Infant psychosocial development: emotional and personality development, social development and attachment, contexts of caregiving. What are emotions: emotion -- feeling, or affect, in infancy - communication is central part of emotion, classifying emotions. Emotions: biological and environmental influences: biological influences. Ex. blind babies still smile and frown: environmental influences. Display rules: cultural customs that govern how we express emotions. How, when and where we should express them. Early emotions: crying: babies have at least three types of cries: Rhythmic pattern, consists of a cry followed by a brief silence and then a short, high-pitched whistle, then silence; repeat. Loud, sudden, long initial cry followed by holding their breath. Should parents respond to an infant"s cries: many developmentalists recommend that parents soothe a crying infant, especially in the first year, this reaction should help infants develop a sense of trust and secure attachment to the caregiver. Early emotions: in the first six months,
