PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Wicket-Keeper, Display Rules, Longitudinal Study

• School: UTSG
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY100H1
• Professor: Ian Spence

Document Summary

Components of emotions: feelings (+/-, physiological correlates (heart rate, galvanic skin response, brain wave, cognitions, goals (escape stimuli, approach it, communicate needs) Two theories of emotions & development: discrete emotions theory: biologically programmed and accompanied by distinct set of physiological cues, seen in early life (evolutionarily based). Disgust to protect babies from eating tainted food: functionalist perspective: babies don"t show discrete emotions but rather global positive (excited) or negative (distress). Emotions are there to establish, maintain, or change one"s relationship with the environment. Adults better at telling what positive emotion a baby is having from facial expressions. 2-7 mos: primary/basic emotions (biologically programmed: eg. Discovery of control over objects: if prevented, can anger 2-4mos, and saddness 4-6mos. Development of positive emotion: happiness: rudimentary smiles in response to biological state. 6-10 wk (2mos): social smiles with caregivers, objects. 3-6 mos: big smile, sharing affect with companion.