Children's Understanding of the Distinction Between Real and Apparent Emotions: A Training Study

TY - JOUR

T1 - Children's Understanding of the Distinction Between Real and Apparent Emotions

T2 - A Training Study

AU - Bennett, Mark

AU - Knight, Mary

PY - 1996

Y1 - 1996

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

U2 - 10.1080/00221325.1996.9914864

DO - 10.1080/00221325.1996.9914864

M3 - Article

SN - 0022-1325

VL - 157

SP - 267

EP - 274

JO - Journal of Genetic Psychology: Research and Theory on Human Development (Journal of Genetic Psychology)

JF - Journal of Genetic Psychology: Research and Theory on Human Development (Journal of Genetic Psychology)

IS - 3

ER -