Florida International University

CLP 4146

CHAPTER 4:

1)According to developmentalists who study emotions, an emotion consists of

1. a positive or negative feeling
2. physiological responses that accompany a feeling
3. thoughts that accompany a feeling

d.            all of these

 

2. Which of the following is not a component of an emotion?

1. a positive or negative feeling
2. physiological responses
3. a goal

d.            none of these

 

3. Sue opens her birthday package, finds the arts materials she hoped to receive, and her heart pounds. She feels really good, which prompts her to turn and say, “Thank you Grandma for these art materials.” Of these reactions, which would not be considered a component of Sue’s happy emotion:

 

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             proposes that basic emotions that humans display are products of evolution and have adaptive value.

 

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             proposes that newborns and young infants emit global displays of positive or negative affect and that even simple emotions must develop over time.

 

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             proposes that the most basic purpose of emotions is to influence behavior or promote some action toward achieving a goal.

 

 

 

7. Which of the following observations implies that young infants experience and convey distinct emotions?

1. adults observing the same facial expressions agree about the babies’ emotions
2. adults correctly deciphering the meaning of babies’ coos, cries, and “blurts” of excitation

c.             both of these

 

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Suppose that the mother of a month-old infant claims that her infant displays interest, contentment, and disgust. Research suggests that the mother’s claim is

 

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Newborn infants are likely to display facial expressions of all but one of the following emotions:

 

 

10        are emotions first seen between 2 and 7 months of age.

1. surprise
2. anger
3. sadness
4. fear

e.            all of these

 

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One clue that primary or basic emotions have deep biological roots is that they

1. emerge at about the same ages in all normal infants

2. are displayed and interpreted similarly in all cultures

c.             both of these

 

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All emotions that are not present at birth seem to require some                     in order to appear.

 

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The primary emotion of joy often accompanies the 4 to 6-month-old infant’s discovery that he can       , whereas sadness or anger are a common reaction to                                                          .

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The first signs of happiness that infants display are

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Infants first appear to share positive affect with others

 

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During the first 6 months of life, raised-cheek (or big) smiles are most likely to be observed when an infant

 

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The first “negative” emotion that infants display is

 

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When  to 6-month olds experience a loss in ability to control some object (or person) in the environment, they may experience

 

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Infants’ reactions to their mothers’ “still faces” implies that they

 

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Upon discovering that he can no longer control an interesting visual display, a month- old becomes highly agitated but shows little physiological evidence of stress. This infant is likely experiencing

 

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