PSYC 2450 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Imitation, Heritability, Dazed

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2450
• Professor: Heidi Bailey

Document Summary

Sequencing of discrete emotions: at birth babies display: interest, distress, disgust, contentment (also at the end of 2 months they display social smiles, 2-7 months: anger, sadness, joy, surprise and fear. ~basic emotions set of emotions, present @birth or emerging early in 1st year, some theorists believe to be programmed. ~michael lewis believe embarrassment cannot will not occur until a child recognizes themselves in a mirror/photograph. ~self-evaluative emotions shame guilt and pride may require self- recognition and understanding of rules/standards for evaluating one"s conduct. ~ guilt implies failure to live up to obligations to other people. ~ may take until elementary school before a child internalizes rules/evaluative standards & feel prideful, shameful, or guilty about their conduct in the absence of external surveillance. ~mothers/caregivers restrict the emotions they display to their infants to those of positive emotions, thus babies display more positive emotions than negative ones through babies learning processes: regulating emotions.