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| feeling, or affect, that occurs when a person is in a state or an interaction that is important to him or her, especially to his or her well-being. |
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emotions that are present in humans and animals; these emotions appear in the first six months of the human infant's development
include surprise, interest, joy, anger, sadness, fear, and discuss |
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require self awareness that involves consciousness and a sense of "me"
includes jealousy, empathy, and embarrassment |
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a rhythmic pattern that usually consists of a cry, followed by a briefer silence, then a shorter whistle that is higher in pitch that the main cry, then another brief rest before the next cry
reason could be hunger |
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| a variation of the basic cry in which more excess air is forced through the vocal cords |
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a sudden long, initial loud cry followed by breath holding; no preliminary moaning is present
stimulated by a high-intensity stimulus |
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| a smile that does not occur in response to external stimuli and appears during the first month after birth, usually during sleep |
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| a smile that occurs in response to an external stimulus, typically a face in the case of the young infant |
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| infants communicate preexisting positive emotion by smiling at an object and then turning their smile toward an adult |
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typically appears at about 6 months of age and peaks at about 18 months
linked to guilt, empathy, and low aggression at 6 to 7 years of age |
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an infant shows a fear and wariness of strangers
first appears at about 6 months and is more intense by 9 months, peaking toward the end of the first year |
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crying when the caregiver leaves
initially displayed by infants at approximately 7 to 8 months and peaks at about 15 months |
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| an individual's behavioral style and characteristic way of emotionally responding |
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| psychiatrists that identified three basic types, or clusters, of temperament |
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| this child is generally in a positive mood, quickly establishes regular routines in infancy, and adapts easily to new experiences |
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| this child reacts negatively and cries frequently, engages in irregular daily routines and is slow to accept change |
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| this child has a low activity level, is somewhat negative, and displays a low intensity of mood |
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| the match between a child's temperament and the environment demands the child must cope with |
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