PSYC 3450 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Soltyrei, Pacifier, Vacuum Cleaner
22 Jul 2013
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Emotion: a motivational construct that is characterized by changes in affect, physiological responses, cognitions and overt behaviours. Interest: brows raised, mouth may be rounded, lips may be pursed. Fear: mouth retracted, brows level and drawn up and in, eyelids lifted. Disgust: tongue protruding, upper lip raised, nose wrinkled. Joy: bright eyes, cheeks lifted, mouth forms a smile. Sadness: corners of mouth turned down, inner portion of brows raised. Anger: mouth squared at corners, brows drawn together and pointing down, eyes fixed straight ahead. Parents can usually tell positive emotions of the child by their facial expressions, but negative facial expressions are harder to pinpoint. Sequencing of discrete emotions in the first year. At birth, babies show interest, distress, disgust and contentment. 2-7 months, primary (basic emotions emerge) , including anger, sadness, joy, surprise and fear. It is said that they emerge roughly the same time in all normal infants and displayed similarly in all cultures.
