Do you believe that infants have emotions?

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  • Do you believe that infants have emotions? If you agree, what kind of emotions do you feel infants have? Give examples of “expressions or emotions” that infants have.
  • Babies can feel interest, distress, disgust, and happiness from birth, and can communicate these through facial expressions and body posture. Infants begin showing a spontaneous “social smile” around age 2 to 3 months, and begin to laugh spontaneously around age 4 months
  • Do you feel that infants have the cognitive ability to have emotions? Do infants have the capability to express their needs without having true emotions?