Understanding Emotions
© 2014
Contributors
- Naja Ferjan Ramirez, PhD
- Lindsay Klarman, MNPL, NIC-A
- Sarah Roseberry Lytle, PhD
- Betty Repacholi, PhD
- Elizabeth Zack, PhD
- Patricia K. Kuhl, PhD
- Andrew N. Meltzoff, PhD
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- Dyadic interaction
- a back-and-forth exchange between caregiver and child
- Self-regulation
- the ability to control our behaviors, emotions, and impulses
- Social emotional development
- learning to express and manage emotions and form positive relationships
- Social referencing
- looking to an adult for emotional information in an uncertain situation
- Triadic interaction
- a back-and-forth exchange between caregiver, child, and object