Children's understanding of the distinction between real and apparent emotions: a training study.
The effects of two types of training on 4-year-old children's understanding of the distinction between experienced positive affect and neutral or negative display were examined. One type of training provided first-hand experience of possible discrepancies between facial expression and actual affect. The other training focused on the sorts of motives that might prompt the concealment of positive affect. Compared with a control group, both experimental groups showed modest gains.
Bennett
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M
Department of Psychology, University of Dundee, Scotland. M.Bennett@Dundee.uk.ac
Knight
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M
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003210:Concept Formation; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D004644:Emotions; D005149:Facial Expression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010553:Personality Development; D011936:Reality Testing