1.physical development (middle childhood): - Growth is slow and steady
- body proportions change and they look slimmer
- Muscles become stronger, endurance improves, and strength increases overall
2.most significant influence on development during this stage is the changing social
context: - Children enter wider educational and cultural communities
- Children no longer depend on family for self-care (independence is on the rise)
- School attendance is mandated
- Children spending much more time with age mates (Coregulation)
- Increasing differences between children are evident in size, health and ability to learn
in school
3.motor development and play: - Flexibility - Balance - can change direction faster
(team sport)
- Agility - Quicker movements forward and sideways Force - can throw and kick
harder
4.Piaget: Concrete Operational: Consistently apply the rules of logic; thinking is
more flexible and logical
•Conserve - can now pass conservation tasks
•Hierarchal Classification - classify objects by several traits simultaneously - Pass Class
Inclusion Test
,•Decentration - ability to focus on several aspects of a problem at once - Height AND
width - child is able to decenter from his or her own perspective so that it can be
reversed with the perspective of another, yielding a reciprocal form of role-taking ("I
think that you think ...")
•Facilitates perspective taking; can think about self from the perspective of others; can
infer the intentions and perspectives of others
•Reversibility - ability to mentally go through a series of steps in a problem and
realize that the actions can be reversed
5.Erikson - Industry vs. Inferiority: A Crisis of Competence: I n d u s t r y
•A person's fundamental attitude toward work
. • Developing a sense of competence - a belief in one's ability to make sense of and
master the demands of a situation. - Useful, culturally valued skills. - Academic
performance
•Central Process = Education - Not the same as schooling!
•Has cognitive, behavioral, and affective dimensions
•Prime Adaptive Quality - Competence
, Inferiority
•Pessimism and lack of confidence in own ability to do things well.
•Difficulties with peers and school
• Two sources:
- Self
•Organ Inferiority - any physical or mental limitation that prevents the acquisition of
certain skills.
• Individual differences in aptitude, physical development, and prior experience result
in experiences of inadequacy in some domain
. - Social Environment
•Social Comparison
•Learned Helplessness
•school performance and personal appearance are two of the most significant
predictors of a child's global self-worth
•CORE PATHOLOGY - INERTIA
6.Achievement-Related Attributions: • Our common, everyday explanations for the
causes of behavior
- Luck - Ability - Effort
Learned Helplessness
Success=luck Failure=low
The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
Guaranteed quality through customer reviews
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
Quick and easy check-out
You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Focus on what matters
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy this document?
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Who am I buying these notes from?
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller Lectklopper. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
Will I be stuck with a subscription?
No, you only buy these notes for $10.49. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.