Children's Integration of Facial and Situational Cues to Emotion.

Hoffner, Cynthia; Badzinski, Diane M.

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ERIC Number: EJ387665

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1989

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Children's Integration of Facial and Situational Cues to Emotion.

Hoffner, Cynthia; Badzinski, Diane M.

Child Development, v60 n2 p411-22 Apr 1989

Examined developmental changes in the ability of 83 children aged 3-12 to determine emotion by interpreting facial and situational cues. Results showed that children's reliance on situational cues increased with age, while reliance on facial expression decreased. (RJC)

Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Facial Expressions, Preschool Children, Social Cognition, Social Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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