Ch.15 - Emotional Development

Question 1

Affects are

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Emotions

Question 2

Moods are

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A long lasting emotional state

Question 3

Regulation is

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How well people control their emotions

Question 4

Psychodynamic theory argues that our emotional development stems from

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Our social, emotional and cultural experiences

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Cognition explains how behaviour is caused by

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Mind operations

Question 6

What are four theories that explain emotional development?

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Psychodynamic, cognitive, evolutionary and behavioural

Question 7

What are the four types of cries that babies can produce?

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Angry, hungry, pain and fussy

Question 8

When can babies express joy and laughter?

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3-4 months

Question 9

When can babies express fear?

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5-8 months

Question 10

Babies are sensitive to the emotions

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Displayed by their caregiver

Question 11

Temperament refers to

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The consistent style of reaction and patterns of arousal and emotionality

Question 12

What are the four temperaments of babies?

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Easy, difficult, slow to warm up and mixed pattern

Question 13

Early indicators of temperament are

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Not good predictors of later temperament

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When shy babies are presented with novel stimuli, their bodies

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Engage the sympathetic nervous system. Not so for socially uninhibited children

Question 15

Emotional intelligence refers to how well we

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• Understand ourselves

- understand others and their feelings

Question 16

Friendships increase

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Happiness and well being and provide support

Question 17

Sternberg’s triangular theory of love has three components:

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Passion, intimacy and commitment

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In terms of a partner, most people desire

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Someone agreeable with similar qualities and a good sense of humour

Question 19

Emotional function determines

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How well we function in a social world