Emotions and social development: Infants' recognition of emotions in others

Infants generally begin to recognize emotional expressions after 6 months of age; some reports have even observed recognition in neonates. Emotional recognition is important for social referencing, in which infants "read" their parents' expressions to understand events. Three methods...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1998-11, Vol.102 (5 Suppl E), p.1268-1271
Main Author: Walker-Andrews, A S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child Development
Emotions
Humans
Infant
Infant Behavior
Interpersonal Relations
Pediatrics
Psychology, Child
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Summary:Infants generally begin to recognize emotional expressions after 6 months of age; some reports have even observed recognition in neonates. Emotional recognition is important for social referencing, in which infants "read" their parents' expressions to understand events. Three methods for studying how infants come to recognize emotion are described in this article: peek-a-boo, matching faces and voices, and multimodal presentation.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275