Open AccessAN ETHOLOGY‐BASED CATALOGUE OF FACIAL/VOCAL BEHAVIORS IN INFANCY 1
Author(s) -
Young Gerald,
Décarie Therese Gouin
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
ets research bulletin series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2333-8504
pISSN - 0424-6144
DOI - 10.1002/j.2333-8504.1974.tb00861.x
Subject(s) - facial expression , ethology , psychology , communication , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , biology , ecology
The ethological approach is suggested as a fruitful research strategy in the study of how infants express emotions. This approach led to the development of a large catalogue of facial/vocal behaviors that was used in the systematic observation of 75 girl and boy infants in the last quarter of the first year of life placed in a series of standardized laboratory situations. Each of the 42 facial expressions contained in the catalogue are precisely defined according to the expressive elements of the brow, eyes, mouth, and other facial regions. The vocalizations are also operationally defined. The possible ways that the facial expressions and vocalizations could be combined in the expression of emotional behavior in infants are discussed.