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ERIC Number: EJ558616
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0195-2269
Observer Judgments of Emotion in American, Japanese, and Chinese Infants.
Camras, Linda A.; And Others
New Directions for Child Development, n77 p89-105 Fall 1997
A cross-national study examined what Japanese, Chinese, and American infants communicated to naive observers in various contexts when facial information was not available. Found that cultural differences were manifested primarily in deviations from expected responses to situations; Chinese and Japanese were not rated as more surprised in the "surprise situation" than in the "fear situation," whereas American babies were. (Author)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Anger, Comparative Analysis, Context Effect, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Emotional Development, Emotional Response, Fear, Foreign Countries, Infant Behavior, Infants
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Americans (United States); Chinese People; Cross National Studies; Emotional Expression; Emotions; Japanese People; Surprise
Note: Theme issue: "The Communication of Emotion: Current Research from Diverse Perspectives."