PSY210H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Facial Action Coding System, Major Depressive Disorder
Document Summary
Theories on the nature and emergence of emotions: Discrete emotions theory emotions are innate and discrete from each other. Carroll e. izard differential emotions theory universally recognized innate basic emotions, Functionalist approach nothing as innate emotions environment and context determine how we react. Smiling is the first clear sign of happiness an infant is able to express 7 months of age, smile at recognizable faces. Recognize what make others laugh and try to make them laugh. 2 months anger and sadness can be differentiated by child. 2nd year of laugh we are clearly able to differentiate behaviour. Fear of stranger lasts until about age 2. Feelings of distress infants experience when separated from caregivers. Facial action coding system facereader identifies facial expression automatically. Uses 491 points on the face and the neck to generate a 3-d model. Generates scores for happiness, anger, fear, sadness. Young children cannot label more complex emotions until mid-elementary school.
