Askerli A.S. Emotion Recognition in Preschool Age: Theoretical Analysis of the Recent Studies
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Abstract
The ability to recognize emotional states by the expression of the face is part of the group of competencies necessary for the successful implementation of communication activities. Body language, as an important means of communication, is ambiguous in content, which can lead to difficulties in understanding and responding to information (M. Lisina, Kh. Sherjazdanova). The relevance of learning how to recognize emotions in preschool age is related to the high importance of communicative competence for the child’s socialization in kindergarten and preparation for school.
This paper analyzes research on the characteristics and conditions of development of the ability to recognize emotions in childhood. The majority of scientists allocate the following factors: recognition of emotions by facial expression passes a way from the undifferentiated perception of a sign of emotion through allocation of separate elements of mimicry to the integral and generalized perception; there are distinctions in type of perception of emotions of different modalities; ability to recognize emotions depends on experience of child-parent relations and influences personal and social development of the child.
Based on the results of research by A. Shtetinina, E. Listik, M. Kuzmishcheva, J. Russell, D. Lable, R. Thomson, T. Forslund, S. Denham, etc., the hypothesis about the relationship between the two determinants that make the success of the recognition of emotions in preschool age: the development of the proper cognitive means involved in the process and the peculiarities of interpersonal relationships between the child and parents is substantiated. This conclusion is consistent with the provisions of L. Vygotsky, L. Bozhovich, M. Lisina and others on the important role of communication with a close adult for the mental development of the child: the adult acts as a source of various influences, enriches the experience of the child, sets the task of mastering new knowledge, supports and corrects his efforts, as well as acts as a role model for the child.
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