PSY 2401 Final: final study guide
12 May 2016
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Discrete emotions theory: (darwin lazzard tomkins) nativist perspective. Emotions are innate and selected via evolutionary pressures. Limited number of discrete emotions: happy, sad, mad , worried, fear, disgust. Each emotion is related to specific bodily and facial reactions. Functionalist approach: emotion so that you can act, not discrete - depends on social environment, helps us select actions to repeat and actions to avoid. 7th month: smiles towards familiar people; encourages interaction and bonding. 2nd month: when the infant controls the event. 2nd year: response to own behavior or attempting to make others laugh. Negative emotions: hard to asses, suggesting undifferentiated distress early in life. 4-6 months: anger displays increase in frequency and intensity. 7-12 months: fear of novel toys, noises, sudden movement. 8 months-13/15 months: happy but doesn"t really care if mom left. Self-conscious emotions: embarrassment, pride, guilt, and shame - these emotions demonstrate self awareness and understanding of adult reactions.
