1 Exploring Emotion

Learning Goal 1 Discuss basic aspects of emotion.

What Are Emotions?
A Functionalist View of Emotions
Emotional Competence

2 Development of Emotion

Learning Goal 2 Describe the development of emotion.

Infancy
Early Childhood
Middle and Late Childhood

3 Temperament

Learning Goal 3 Characterize variations in temperament and their significance.

Describing and Classifying Temperament
Biological Foundations and Experience
Goodness of Fit and Parenting

4 Social Orientation/Understanding, Attachment, and Child Care

Learning Goal 4 Explain the early development of social orientation/understanding, attachment, and child care.

Social Orientation/Understanding
Attachment
Fathers and Mothers as Caregivers
Child Care