Children's Interpretation of Facial Expressions: The Long Path from Valence-Based to Specific Discrete Categories
Children's Interpretation of Facial Expressions: The Long Path from Valence-Based to Specific Discrete Categories
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10.1177/1754073912451492
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发表时间：
2013-01-01
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5.4
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Widen, Sherri C.
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作者：
Widen, Sherri C.
根据常识理论，面部表情向所有年龄段的人发出特定的情绪信号，因此儿童可以轻松地接触到周围人的情绪。然而，证据并不支持这种说法。相反，儿童对面部表情的理解很差，在发展过程中会发生质的变化，而且变化缓慢。最初，儿童将面部表情分为两个简单的类别（感觉良好，感觉不好）。然后，这些大的类别逐渐分化，直到形成一个离散类别的成人系统，可能是在十几岁的时候。儿童对大多数特定情绪的理解不是从面部表情开始的，而是从他们对情绪的前因和行为后果的理解开始的。
According to a common sense theory, facial expressions signal specific emotions to people of all ages and therefore provide children easy access to the emotions of those around them. The evidence, however, does not support that account. Instead, children's understanding of facial expressions is poor and changes qualitatively and slowly over the course of development. Initially, children divide facial expressions into two simple categories (feels good, feels bad). These broad categories are then gradually differentiated until an adult system of discrete categories is achieved, likely in the teen years. Children's understanding of most specific emotions begins not with facial expressions, but with their understanding of the emotion's antecedents and behavioral consequences.