AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

NEWBORN DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
At what age can babies start showing specific emotions such as sadness, anger, and disgust?
A
1 month
B
3 months
C
9 months
D
12 months
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -By nine months of age, babies have learned how to express a wide variety of emotions. This becomes readily apparent between ages 9 to 10 months, as babies become highly emotional. They go from intense happiness to intense sadness/frustration/anger quickly.

Detailed explanation-2: -Around month 7, babies start to develop emotions like fear and anger. From 8-11 months, babies are more sensitive to approval/disapproval and separation anxiety is likely to peak. By 12 months, babies develop expressive language and can begin to label emotions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Recent studies have shown that even babies, as young as two months old, have been known to display symptoms of anger when their needs have not been met. As a baby turns into a toddler and develops a sense of ‘self’, his anger gets expressed in the form of frustration, defiance or temper tantrums.

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