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What is the primary difference between the neonatal smile and the social smile?
The social smile is a response to something in the environment
What is the primary reason infants express anger at around 4-5 months?
When an intended action is blocked
What is the primary way that researchers studied anger in infants?
By studying the violation of learned contingency
At what age do infants begin to show distinct signs of anger when a learned contingency is interrupted?
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What is the primary characteristic of affective states in early infancy?
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What is the primary way that sadness and anger are related?
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What is the primary difference between the old view and new view of emotions?
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According to the new view, what causes an emotional response to occur?
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What is a fundamental characteristic of an emotion, according to the new view?
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What is the emotional life of the child characterized by, according to the new view?
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What is the key implication of the new view for understanding infant emotions?
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What is the core idea of the old view of emotions?
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