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Emotional Development and Understanding Emotions

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What is the primary difference between the neonatal smile and the social smile?

The social smile is more intense

The social smile is a reflexive response

The social smile appears later in development

The social smile is a response to something in the environment (correct)

What is the primary reason infants express anger at around 4-5 months?

When an intended action is blocked (correct)

When they are in a state of distress

When they are tired or hungry

When they are experiencing arousal

What is the primary way that researchers studied anger in infants?

By observing their facial expressions

By studying the violation of learned contingency (correct)

By examining their emotional responses to social interactions

By looking at their physical responses to frustration

At what age do infants begin to show distinct signs of anger when a learned contingency is interrupted?

4-6 months Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of affective states in early infancy?

They are undifferentiated and global Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary way that sadness and anger are related?

They have a lot of overlap Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between the old view and new view of emotions?

The old view focuses on emotions as individual brain circuits, while the new view sees emotions as complex processes. Signup and view all the answers

According to the new view, what causes an emotional response to occur?

Changes in the environment, body, and past experiences are processed. Signup and view all the answers

What is a fundamental characteristic of an emotion, according to the new view?

It is a internal state about some kind of change in the environment. Signup and view all the answers

What is the emotional life of the child characterized by, according to the new view?

Positive or negative affective responses, rather than full emotions. Signup and view all the answers

What is the key implication of the new view for understanding infant emotions?

Infants can have emotional responses even if they cannot process changes in the environment. Signup and view all the answers

What is the core idea of the old view of emotions?

Emotions are individual brain circuits that are activated automatically. Signup and view all the answers