PSYC 3450 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Electrodermal Activity, Noxious Stimulus, Sweat Gland
11 Dec 2016
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Psyc 3450 chapter 4 (shaffer): emotional development and temperament. Temperaments patterns of emotional and behavioural reactivity. Important aspect of children(cid:495)s emotional development involves learning to. Adults can usually tell what positive emotion a baby is experiencing from facial expressions, but specific negative emotions are much more difficult to pinpoint on the basis of facial cues alone. Sequencing of discrete emotions in the first year. At birth, babies show facial expressions of interest, distress, disgust, and contentment. Rudimentary smiles often occur while a baby is sleeping and are thought to be reflexive responses attributable more to changes in biological state (tension release) than to social stimuli or social interaction. Social smiles smile directed at people, first appears at 6-10 weeks of age. By 3 months, babies are more likely to smile at real people than at other interesting and animated puppets that beckon to them.
