PSYCH 2AA3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10.1 and 11: Cotton Swab, American Kids, Emotion Classification
1 Dec 2017
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Modern theories emphasize that emotions are useful b/c they help people adapt to their env"t. Keeping away from substances that may make you ill - disgust. Basic emotions: experienced by people worldwide and consist of three elements: a subjective feeling, a psychological change, a physiological change, and an overt behaviour. E. g. anger --> increased heart rate --> scowling. According to one theory, newborns experience only two general emotions: pleasure and distress. By 8-9mos, infants are thought to experience all basic emotions. Social smiles: infants smile when they see another person; begins at about. Sometimes coo or move their arms and legs in excitement. Stranger wariness: becoming wary in the presence of an unfamiliar adult. The stranger"s behaviour - shouldn"t excitedly approach baby, wait for the baby to be curious of you first. Is adaptive; happens when they begin crawling - a natural restraint against the tendency to wander away from familiar caregivers.
