W9D2 - Part 1 Flashcards
(29 cards)
What functions do emotions serve?
- Promote survival
- Motivate action
- Communicate
What is the functionalist approach to emotion?
Emotions help us to achieve goals.
What was Darwin’s Theory of Emotion?
- Basic emotions are universal.
- Link between facial expressions and emotions are innate.
What are the two theories regarding whether babies really have adult-like emotions?
- Undifferentiated emotions theory.
- Discrete emotions theory.
What are the 2 dimensions of emotional experience, according to undifferentiated emotions theory?
High arousal vs. low arousal.
Positive vs negative feeling.
What is the discrete emotion theory?
- Emotions are innate.
- Each emotion is qualitatively
different, and associated with a
different set of bodily and facial
reactions - Emotions are distinct – even early
in life
What is FACS?
The facial action coding system. A system to categorize facial movements by their appearance on the face.
Why are babies’ facial expressions more difficult to code with FACS than adults? Was it successful at all?
- It was successful at most expressions.
- Baby fat obscures musculature involved.
- Infants’ expressions are less differentiated.
What are the six basic emotions (all by 6-7 months?
Joy, sadness, anger, disgust, surprise, and fear.
Do one month olds smile?
No real smiling.
Do 2-3 month olds smile?
Smile when controlling an event.
When do babies laugh?
5 months.
At what point do infants show expressions for anger and sadness?
2 months.
Stranger anxiety _______________
- reflects strengthening attachment to parents.
- increases over time until about 2
- Occurs cross-culturally
- Evolutionarily adaptive
What traits are associated with separation anxiety?
*distress from leaving (or being left by) primary
caregiver
* amount of distress varies by context- worse when parent leaves them than when they wander away
from parent
* occurs cross-culturally
When do infants experience separation anxiety?
8 to 15 months.
When do infants experience stranger anxiety?
6-7 months to 2 years
How and when does disgust develop?
By 11 months, infants learn to avoid things from adults’ disgust reactions.
Emotions like embarrassment and pride develop later because they require __________________
Other cognitive abilities.
Guilt, shame, pride, and embarassment require _______________
sense of self.
What’s the difference between guilt and shame?
- Guilt is associated with empathy for others.
- Shame focuses on the self, rather than concern for others.
What evidence is there that children can feel shame or guilt?
The doll experiment. When it broke, they’d either feel shame (avoid the adult) or feel guilty (tried to repair the doll).
If a parent says “you did a bad thing,” that elicits ____________
Guilt
