Theorists
Freud's theory for middle childhood
Latency period
Repression of sexuality
How much the body grows in middle childhood
~2-3 inches/year from 6-11yrs
The type of memory that begins in middle childhood.
Working memory
In middle childhood, children view themselves this way and they are developing this concept.
2 answers
Psychologically and self-concept
Leisure in middle childhood usually involves this
Play! Beginning to engage in leisure and hobbies.
Play is most important way kids learn.
Erikson's development period
Industry vs. inferiority
Peer comparison
Satisfaction from accomplishments
Bones, joints, and muscle mass
Bones and joints more susceptible to injury; increase in muscle mass means increase in strength
Spatial awareness includes these that help with sense of space
Body schemas
Aspect of brain development that is specialized
Hemispheric specialization
Corpus callosum myelination
The IADL's that are starting to emerge
All ADL's are ___ by this stage.
Chores, money management, phone and internet literacy, pet care
INDEPENDENT
He developed the thrusts. The three thrusts.
1st: focus on peers
2nd: physical thrust: games and work requiring neuromuscular skills
3rd: mental thrust to adult concepts
Fine motor skills include this that helps with bilateral coordination
Finger dexterity
Aspects of sensory development that become more refined
Vision- 20/20
Auditory- can associate variety of auditory stimuli with source; utilize information to process language; gained ability to hear, remember, repeat & recall words, phrases or sequences of numbers
Communication grows. This is shown by these new abilities.
Receptive to conversation, adapt language to listeners, expressive, maintain conversations, ask relevant questions
This is when children are becoming able to access and adapt novel behaviors observed. They are decoding and interpreting social cues.
Social referencing
These aspects of physical developmet help with balance and posture
Refinement of balance and postural control. Center of gravity decreases.
Increase ability to precisely calibrate movements (both gross & fine)
The two types of perception that show up.
Cognition: the two aspects of cognition that emerge
Visual perception and kinesthetic
Cognitive monitoring and cognitive maps
Social-emotional development
Increase independence from caregivers, understanding place in the world, collaboration and corroboration
Wanting to be liked and accepted by friends
In school, children are developing these skills
Developing identity; organizing; managing responsibilities, privileges and course materials; socializing; taking exams; engaging with more diverse populations; success & failure are important
The concrete operational stage
Organized and rational thinking, figuring out how things work
Beginning to understand physics (conservation)
These aspects of movements increase.
This type of timing is refined.
2 answers
Speed & dexterity of movements increase
Coincidence- anticipation timing refined
This is included in visual perception.
This is included in kinesthetic awareness.
Visual figure ground and auditory figure ground
Stereognosis, proprioception, kinesthesis
This allows for improvements in cognitive flexibility
Brain growth
Social competence
Learning different roles (leader), close friendships
Developing self-worth and value from their social groups