PSYC 2740 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Margaret Mead, Observational Learning, Limbic System
21 Oct 2013
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Emotions: subjective reactions to experience that are associated with physiological and behavioural changes (196) Self-conscious emotions: emotions, such as embarrassment, empathy, and envy, that depend on self-awareness (198) Self-awareness: realization that one"s existence and functioning are separate from those of other people and things (198) Self- evaluative emotions: emotions, such as pride, shame, and guilt that depend on both self- awareness and knowledge of socially accepted standards of behavior (199) Empathy: ability to put oneself in another person"s place and feel what the other person feels (199) Social cognition: ability to understand that other people have mental states and to gauge their feelings and intentions (199) Egocentrism: piaget"s term for inability to consider another person"s point of view; a characteristic of young children"s thought (199) Temperament: characteristic disposition, or style of approaching and reacting to situations (200) Easy children: children with a generally happy temperament, regular biological rhythms, and a readiness to accept new experiences (200)
