ICPS

2023 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2023

Positive Emotional Reactions and Arousal Have a Positive Influence on Infants' Learning.

Brussels, Belgium · March 2023

poster · Personality/Emotion

  • Romain di Stasi
    Université Paris Nanterre
  • Cerrotti Fabien
    Université Paris Nanterre
  • Lauriane Rat-Fischer
    Université Paris Nanterre
  • Rana Esseily
    Université Paris Nanterre

Abstract

We evaluated the influence of humor on learning in 14 to 22 month-old infants. We showed a positive effect of laughing and smiling on learning , associated with a decrease in heart rate. We propose a model including endorphin production and other possible factors involved.

Emotion