CPSY 4331 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: American Babies
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On overview of emotions and emotional development: emotion: a motivational construct that is characterized by changes in affect (or feelings), physiological responses, cognitions, and overt behavior; has several components including: Appearance and development of discrete emotions: primary (or basic) emotions: the set of emotions present at birth or emerging early in the first year that some theorists believe to be biologically programmed. Deep biological roots in that they emerge at roughly the same age in all normal infants and are displayed and interpreted similarly in all cultures. Social smile: smile directed at people; first appears at 6-10 weeks of age. By 6 or 7 months begin to discriminate people they are familiar/not- familiar with. Negative emotions begin to show over the first 6 months of life and increase with age. Fear is one of the last primary emotions to emerge, first appearing around 6 to 7 months.
