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ERIC Number: EJ493597
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Beyond the Face: An Empirical Study of Infant Affective Configurations of Facial, Vocal, Gestural, and Regulatory Behaviors.
Weinberg, M. Katherine; Tronick, Edward Z.
Child Development, v65 n5 p1503-15 Oct 1994
Evaluated the extent to which infants' expressive modalities of face, gaze, voice, gesture, and posture form coherent affective configurations and whether these modalities are related to specific interactive contexts. Found four distinct affective configurations: social engagement, object engagement, passive withdrawal, and active protest. (MDM)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Body Language, Infant Behavior, Infants, Interaction, Self Expression, Verbal Communication
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Gaze Patterns; Gestural Representation