PSYC 251 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Orderliness, Hubris, Neuroticism
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Charles darwin (1872: the expression of the emotions in man and animals focused on emotions as expressed through changes in facial muscles, facial expressions and emotions seen in both humans and animals were based on a common physiological system and thus reflected continuity of function, emotions of humans were based on the same underlying biological mechanisms as those of nonhumans, with the human"s ability later evolving. Primary emotions: emotions that emerge during the 1st year of life, including distress disgust interest, surprise, contentment, joy, answer, sadness, and fear: disgust: infants make facial responses to potent tasking liquids (lemons) that have been interpreted as reflecting disgust, versus tasting sugar water, interest: newborns and young infants visually fixate on objects or look in the direction of someone speaking and become surprised when they see objects/events they have not expected, smiling/joy: infants smile shortly after birth and indicates happiness or joy a. endogenous smiling: caused by internal states precursor of the.
