Middle Childhood (7-12 years)

Question 1

Concrete Operations Characteristics

Answer 1

• Can conserve
  
  • Understand that physical properties are invariant
  • No longer fooled by change in appearance
• Can understand inferences
  
  • Can draw logical conclusions when presented with partial info
• Can categorize or classify along more than one dimension
• Decrease in egocentrism
  
  • Can take perspective of another

Question 1

Piaget’s Concrete Operations stage

Answer 1

• Thought is logical, but concrete
• Can understand cause and effect reasoning
• Reasoning is tied to things they are familiar with or have experienced
• Cannot think abstractly or hypothetically
• Transition from pre-operational to concrete operational stage is gradual (5-7 shift)

Question 2

physical development in middle childhood

Answer 2

• Physical Development in Middle Childhood
• Rate of physical growth and development is fairly steady
• Motor development is smoother and more coordinated
• Enjoy a wide range of physical activities and sports

Question 3

functions of physical play

Answer 3

• Physical development
• Social development
• Cognitive development
• Feelings of achievement
• Fun!

Question 4

reasons to introduce health and wellness in middle childhood

Answer 4

• Can think logically
• Understand cause and effect reasoning
• For negative behaviors, such as smoking or drinking alcohol, less negative peer influence and less likely to have tried these behaviors than in middle school

Question 5

Sigmund Freud’s Latency Stage of Psychosexual Development

Answer 5

major task: learning about the world social and intellectually

Question 6

Erik Erikson’s Industry v. Inferiority Stage of Pyschosocial Development

Answer 6

major task: to achieve a sense of industry or achievement
- children need to feel a sense of competence in an area
- negative resolution is inferiority (low self-esteem, avoid challenges)