GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Question
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more directed toward a certain person or object.
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less directed toward a person or object.
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more intense.
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more physical.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Definition. Social referencing refers to the process wherein infants use. the affective displays of an adult to regulate their behaviors. toward environmental objects, persons, and situations.
Detailed explanation-2: -Studies have shown that infants as young as one month-old sense when a parent is depressed or angry and are affected by the parent’s mood. Understanding that even infants are affected by adult emotions can help parents do their best in supporting their child’s healthy development.
Detailed explanation-3: -A major focus in the Institute’s research on the development of emotions has been how children’s emotional lives change when they develop self-awareness. This major milestone occurs sometime between 15 and 24 months of age.
Detailed explanation-4: -Primary emotions (e.g., fear, anger, sadness, interest, and joy) appear in the first year. Secondary emotions (e.g., embarrassment, guilt, and shame) are usually expressed by the end of the second year of life.