Parents who are classified as Dismissive display a bias when they encounter infants who are expressing negative emotions. Specifically, these parents are likely to:

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Dismissive parents tend to have a negative physiological response to their infant's negative emotions, evaluate such emotions as aversive and threatening, and may also fear rejection by the infant due to their own attachment history. These reactions encompass a range of negative biases towards infant distress.

Parents Who Are Classified as Dismissive Display a Bias When