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ERIC Number: EJ424886
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
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Violation of Expectancy, Loss of Control, and Anger Expressions in Young Infants.
Lewis, Michael; And Others
Developmental Psychology, v26 n5 p745-51 Sep 1990
Examined facial expressions in relation to cognition in infants 2 to 8 months of age. A total of 48 subjects received an audiovisual stimulus contingent on arm movement, whereas 32 infants did not control the stimulus. Infants in the contingent group expressed greater interest and joy during learning and greater anger during extinction. (RH)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Anger, Coding, Emotional Development, Expectation, Extinction (Psychology), Facial Expressions, Individual Differences, Infant Behavior, Infants, Learning
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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