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What is the primary difference between the neonatal smile and the social smile?
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?
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?
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?
At what age do infants begin to show distinct signs of anger when a learned contingency is interrupted?
What is the primary characteristic of affective states in early infancy?
What is the primary characteristic of affective states in early infancy?
What is the primary way that sadness and anger are related?
What is the primary way that sadness and anger are related?
What is the primary difference between the old view and new view of emotions?
What is the primary difference between the old view and new view of emotions?
According to the new view, what causes an emotional response to occur?
According to the new view, what causes an emotional response to occur?
What is a fundamental characteristic of an emotion, according to the new view?
What is a fundamental characteristic of an emotion, according to the new view?
What is the emotional life of the child characterized by, according to the new view?
What is the emotional life of the child characterized by, according to the new view?
What is the key implication of the new view for understanding infant emotions?
What is the key implication of the new view for understanding infant emotions?
What is the core idea of the old view of emotions?
What is the core idea of the old view of emotions?
