PSYC 289 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Metacognition, Lev Vygotsky, Pragmatics
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Basic trust and autonomy grow out of warm, sensitive parenting and reasonable expectations for impulse control. Encouragement and no punishment the child will grow more independent and capable. If parents are overly harsh and punish failure, the child may start to feel doubt: briefly describe the development of emotional expression in infancy. Two types of smiling : reflective smile: happens depending on internal sensations of the baby, social smile (2-3 months) smiling due to external (environmental) stimulus, laughter (3-4 months) Anger and fear: newborns respond with distress (6-12 months) Expressions of anger and fear increase if a caregiver leaves/toy breaks, when stranger anxiety increases. Emotional self-regulation: strategies we use to adjust out emotional state to a comfortable level of intensity. By 4-6 months: simple strategies occur (caregivers can help infants learn how to regulate emotions). By 2 years they can use langue to help define their feelings (using language to regulate their feelings).
