PSYC18H3 Study Guide - Emo, The Emotions, Emotion Recognition
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3 main areas in which children experience emotional development: emotional expression, emotion recognition, and emotional regulation. Differential emotions theory (carrol izaard): basic/discrete emotions (joy, anger, sadness, disgust, fear) are natural kinds , innate, and mature on a developmental schedule. All basic emotions have neural, expressive and feeling components that occur automatically and unconsciously in response to specific events. Emotional response pattern are stereotypical but modifiable via info processing mechs. Emotional dev is due to maturation and particular types of interaction that lead to distinct emotions. Differentiation theory (katherine bridges, 1932): infants start with 2 basic emotional states (negativity/distress and positivity/pleasure) which differentiate later on possibly bc of changes in hedonic tone and general arousal. This differentiates into +/- affect, then to basic emotions. Changes are based on biological maturation and interaction w/ environment. Functionalist: emotions are relational processes in which children establish, alter, and maintain their relationship w/ the environment. Emotion = intrapersonal feeling + interpersonal consequences.
