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?

<p>4-6 months (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>They are undifferentiated and global (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>They have a lot of overlap (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>The old view focuses on emotions as individual brain circuits, while the new view sees emotions as complex processes. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Changes in the environment, body, and past experiences are processed. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>It is a internal state about some kind of change in the environment. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Positive or negative affective responses, rather than full emotions. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Infants can have emotional responses even if they cannot process changes in the environment. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Emotions are individual brain circuits that are activated automatically. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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