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Middle to late childhood Flashcards

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What is the age range for middle childhood and late childhood?

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middle childhood: 3-8

late childhood: 9-11

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how does growth compare to early childhood and adolescence?

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slow and constant

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Describe the physical development at this phase of life.

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2-3” per year

legs extend
rapid periods of bone growth
muscle str increases
coord increases

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4
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What is the biggest health problem at this age?

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OBESITY

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What is the prevalence of obesity in mid-late childhood?

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1/5

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How should it be treated?

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exercise and diet CORRECTION

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Describe Piaget’s concrete operational thought

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  • mental actions replace physical
  • can now reverse thinking
  • TRANSACTIVITY: ability to logically combine correlations to make conclusions
  • recognize different points of view
  • can’t think abstractly
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How is information processing developed in this stage?

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1) LTM develops and increases with age
- control processes (conscious effort to remember)
- learner characteristics develop

2) CRITICAL THINKING
3) METACOGNITION: knowing about knowing

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What are Sternberg’s three factors of intelligence?

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1) ANALYTICAL: ability to analyze, judge, evaluate, compare and contrast
2) CREATIVE: ability to create, design, etc
3) PRACTICAL: ability to put into practice

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What develops regarding language at this phase?

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  • ability to associate words by analyzing meaning

- add abstract words to vocab

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What are the two approaches to developing reading?

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1) Whole-language approach
(learn to read like you learn to speak)

2) Basic-skills and phonetic approach
(symbols first then merge to words)

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What are the 4 key aspects for improving self-esteem?

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1) identify cause of low self-esteem
2) emotional support and social approval
3) experience achievement
4) Coping (rather than avoiding)

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How does the concept of self shift during mid-late childhood?

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  • shifts from defining one externally to internally
  • refer to social connections
  • compare to one another
  • strive to be a part of society
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What stage in Erikson’s theory occur during mid to late childhood?

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INDUSTRY vs INFERIORITY

industry: being productive, interested in how things work
inferiority: parents who do not let their children explore, experiencing failure

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How does moral development occur in mid-late childhood?

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progresses towards autonomous morality

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What are the 3 categories of Kohlberg’s theory of moral development?

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1) Preconventional reasoning
2) Conventional reasoning
3) Postconventional reasoning

17
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Explain the preconventional reasoning category of Kohlberg’s theory of moral development.

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PRECONVENTIONAL reasoning (>9 yrs)

  • stage 1: obey to avoid punishment
  • stage 2: obey to be rewarded or b/c they want to
18
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Explain the conventional reasoning category of Kohlberg’s theory of moral development.

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CONVENTIONAL reasoning
(adolescence -> early adulthood : some internalization)

Stage 3: adopt parent’s values for approval
Sage 4: understand and follow society’s order

19
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Explain the postconventional reasoning category of Kohlberg’s theory of moral development.

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POSTCONVENTIONAL reasoning
(adulthood)

Stage 5: understand importance of laws, but know laws can change

Stage 6: ethical principles override the law, do right regardless of it

20
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What are common issues within the family?

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issues center around responsibilities, school, peers

parents spend less time with child

FAMILY structures:

  • introduction of step family can cause regression
  • latchkey children
21
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What are the 4 different types of peer status?

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popular child

rejected child (most long term problems

neglected child

controversial child (both disliked and liked)

22
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What is a common problem among this age?

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bullying

both bully and victim are linked to parent-child relationships

23
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What is a developmental milestone at this age regarding peers?

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having a true friend!

best friend

24
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What are the 6 functions of friendships

A
  • companionship
  • stimulation
  • physical support
  • social comparison
  • intimacy/affection

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