PSYCH211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Mirror Test, Emotion Classification, Internal Control

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH211
• Professor: Shaylene Nancekivell

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Basic emotions: earliest form of social communication: over the first year of life, refinement of states from general approach vs. withdrawal to discrete emotions. Involves coordination of facial, vocal, and bodily expressions of emotions. 4-6 months anger expressions, increase in frequency/intensity with age. Shame, guilt, pride: e(cid:374)siti(cid:448)it(cid:455) to other"s e(cid:373)otio(cid:374)s. Lack of contingency (predicting reactions) and emotion in others is upsetting. In order to feel shame, you need a sense of who you are, reflect on your actions and k(cid:374)o(cid:449) the(cid:455)"re (cid:374)ot (cid:272)o(cid:373)pati(cid:271)le (cid:449)ith (cid:449)ho (cid:455)ou are: explicit self-awareness (15+ months) Put a red dot o(cid:374) (cid:272)hild"s forehead a(cid:374)d the(cid:455) (cid:449)ill tr(cid:455) to (cid:449)ipe it off. Perso(cid:374)al pro(cid:374)ou(cid:374)s (cid:894)e(cid:454). (cid:862)i(cid:863) or (cid:862)(cid:373)e(cid:863)(cid:895) self-awareness. Other"s e(cid:373)otio(cid:374)s: social referencing (8-10 months) Use other"s e(cid:373)otio(cid:374)s to e(cid:448)aluate a(cid:373)(cid:271)iguous situatio(cid:374) Che(cid:272)ki(cid:374)g (cid:373)other"s rea(cid:272)tio(cid:374) to (cid:448)isual (cid:272)liff to see if the(cid:455) should go or (cid:374)ot. As we get older, we rely less on our parents to soothe us, get better at self- soothing.