How Does the Development of Facial Expressions of Different Emotions

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Essay

How does the development of facial expressions of different emotions in infants suggest a biological basis for emotional expression?

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Definitions:

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally triggers a response without the need for prior learning.

Counterconditioning

A therapeutic process aimed at reversing the negative effects of a conditioned response by introducing a new, positive stimulus.