Not All Emotions Are Created Equal: The Negativity Bias in Social-Emotional Development

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 383-403

  Vaish, Amrisha ^a   Grossmann, Tobias ^b   Woodward, Amanda ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

affective asymmetry; emotion; negativity bias; social referencing; social cognitive development

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMAN; INFANT; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AFFECT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMANS; INFANT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 43049165455     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.134.3.383     Document Type: Article

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