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Emotional intelligence |
Set of abilities that contribute to competence in the social and emotional domains. Social competence. Understanding and regulating emotions of oneself/others. |
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Emotion |
Characterized by physiological responses, feelings, cognitions related to those feelings, and motivation to react. |
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Discrete emotion theory |
Theory in which emotions are seen as innate from birth and discreet/distinct from one another from very early in life. Claims that each emotion is connected to specific body and facial reactions. Tomkins and Izard. |
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Functional/functionalist approach to emotions |
Theory of emotion that argues that emotions serve basic functions that promote actions towards achieving a goal. Believes that emotions are not discrete from one another at birth and will vary based on social environment. Campos. |
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Separation anxiety |
Feeling of distress in children, especially infants or toddlers, when they are seperated, or expect to be separated, from individuals they are emotionally attached to. Begins at 8 months and increases through 13-15 months, then declines. |
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Social referencing |
The use of a parent's or other adult's facial expression or vocal cues to decide how to deal with new, ambiguous, or possibly threatening situations. |
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Display rules |
A social group's informal norms about when, where, and how much emotions should be shown or suppressed/masked. |
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Emotion regulation |
Process of initiating, inhibiting, or modulating internal feelings and related physiological processes, cognitions, and behaviors. |
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The Marshmallow Test |
Self-regulation study by Mischel where children had to resist eating a single treat for 15 mins to get more treats. |
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Self-conscious emotions |
Emotions that relate to our sense of self and consciousness to others' reactions to us. Examples: guilt, shame, embarrassment, and pride (in that order). Develop starting around 15 months, and understand them at age 6-8. |
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Social smiles |
Smiles directed at people. Emerges by 3 months and as early as 6 to 7 weeks. |
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Temperament |
Individual differences in emotional, motor, and attentional reactivity and self-regulation that emerge early in life. |
