Emotional Development

Toddlers tend to have more temper tantrums than older children because:

They have more limited emotion regulation skills

Imagine that your neighbor tells you she is worried that her preschooler tends to be super shy. She doesn't understand why the child can't be friendly with new people like her older child is. This parent is talking about:

Differences in the children's temperament

When 5-year-old Kevin falls off of his bike in front of his friends, he feels embarrassed. This is an example of:

A self-conscious emotion

Imagine that you are a teacher in an early childhood education center. One of the babies cries every single day at drop off time (though you notice that the child quickly calms down after adjusting to school and is always happy to see the parents at pick up time). The parents asks you if something is wrong with their baby. How should you respond?

Tell the parents this is healthy behavior; the child likely has a secure attachment bond with the parents and thus is upset when they are separated

Which of the following statements about emotions is NOT true?

They are epiphenomenal