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Developmental Psychology ch 4-6 ch 6
Developmental Psychology Chapter 6
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
09/18/2014

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Emotion
Definition
Feeling, or affect, that occurs when a person is in a state or interaction that is important to him or her. This is characterized by behavior that relfects (expresses) the pleasantness or unpleasantness of the state a person is in or the transactions being experienced
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Basic Cry
Definition
A rhythmic pattern usually consisting of a cry, a briefer silence, a shorter inspiratory whistle that is higher pitched than the main cry, and then a brief rest before the next cry
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Anger cry
Definition
A variation of the basic cry, with more excess air forced through the vocal cords.
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Pain Cry
Definition
A sudden appearance of a long, initial loud cry without preliminary moaning, followed by breath holding
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Reflexive smile
Definition
A smile that does not occur in response to external stimuli. It happens during the month after birth, usually during sleep
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Social Smile
Definition
A smile in response to an external stimulus, which early in development is typically a face.
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Stranger Anxiety
Definition
An infant's fear and wariness of stangers; it tends to appear in the second half of the first year of life
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Seperation Protest
Definition
An infant's distressed crying when the caregiver leaves
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Temperament
Definition
Involves individuals differences in behavioral styles, emotions, and characteristic ways of responding
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Easy Child
Definition
A child who is generally in a positive mood, quickly establishes regular routines in infancy, and adapts easily to new experiences.
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Difficult Child
Definition
A child who tends to react negatively and cry frequently, engages in irregular dailt routines, and is slow to accept change
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Slow-to-warm-up Child
Definition
A child who has a low activity level, is somewhat negative, and displays a low intensity of mood.
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Social Referencing
Definition
"Reading" emotional crues in others to help determine how to act in a particular situation.
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Strange Situation
Definition
An observational measure of infant attachment that requires the infant to move through a series of introductions, separations, and reunions with the caregiver and an adult stranger in a prescribed order
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