middle childhood chapter 7 adapted from arnett’s human development: a cultural approach, 1 st...
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Middle ChildhoodChapter 7
Adapted from Arnett’s Human Development: A Cultural Approach, 1st Edition
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Guiding Questions How do children think and learn during
middle childhood?
What is intelligence?
What common social issues affect children during middle childhood?
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Piaget’s Contribution: The
Concrete Operational Stage
According to Piaget, children undergo a major shift in the way that they think when they reach middle childhood
Child is able to use mental operations to organize and manipulate information mentally
New abilities in conservation, classification and seriation
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Conservation Typically understands the conservation of
liquid and mass early during this stage and other forms later during this stage
Can engage in decentering
Can engage in reversibility
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Classification Can classify objects mentally—not just
visually
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Seriation Ability to arrange things in a logical order,
such as shortest to longest, thinnest to thickest, or lightest to darkest
Can arrange things visually and mentally
Transitive inference—ability to place objects in a logical order mentally
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Issues with Piaget’s Theory
Piaget may have underestimated ages
Piaget focused on mastery and not basic ability
Exposure to tasks and materials impacts concrete operational thought
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Contributions from
Information Processing/Memory
Increased use of mnemonics
Understanding of how memory works increases (metamemory)
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Intelligence Testing
Intelligence testing examines individual differences in cognitive development
Most widely used test is the Wechsler Intelligence Test for Children and Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
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Intelligence Testing
Intelligence is impacted by a combination of genes and environment
Adoption and twin studies help to unravel the relationship
Research indicates each child has a reaction range for intelligence
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Intelligence Testing
Environmental influences stronger for poor children than affluent families
Median IQ scores rose in 20th century—Flynn effect
Environmental improvements include:
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Alternate Theories of Intelligence
Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences Linguistic Intelligence Logical-mathematical Intelligence Spatial Musical Bodily-kinesthetic Interpersonal Intrapersonal
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Alternate Theories of Intelligence
Sternberg’s theory focused on three distinct but related forms of intelligence
_________________________—what most IQ tests measure
_________________________—combine information in new ways
_____________________________—apply information to everyday problems
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Emotional Being in Middle Childhood
High emotional well-being
Emotional self-regulation grows
New contexts demand more self-control and cooperation
Understanding of ambivalence
Increased ability to understand others emotions
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Self-concept is how we view and evaluate ourselves
Children begin to describe themselves in more psychological or personality related terms
Social comparisons also become more accurate
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Self-esteem is a person’s overall sense of worth and well being
Self-esteem declines slightly
Self-concept also develops as children identify areas of life important for them
Parenting based on cultural influences also impacts self-esteem
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Independent Self Encourage reflection about self Be an independent person
Interdependent Self Encourage importance of group Focus on interests of others
Most cultures are not purely one or the other
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Traditional cultures- gender roles are defined by difference in daily activities of men and women
Gender specific personality traits are also socialized Men—independent and tough Women—nurturing and compliant
Gender Roles and Development
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Modern cultures—gender roles are less rigid and more flexible during middle childhood While flexibility increases, attitudes and
behaviors become more stereotyped
Personality traits are gender specific as in developing countries
Occupations also become associated with gender
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Play groups become more gender segregated
Interactions seen in opposite gender play tend to be antagonistic or quasi romantic
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Gender self-perceptions drive boys to avoid feminine activities
Girls may add masculine traits to their self-perception and consider occupations associated with men
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Family Life in Middle Childhood
Parenting moves from direct control towards coregulation
More freedom and more responsibility during this time period
Sibling rivalry also peaks in middle childhood
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Family comes in many forms 20% of gay and 33% lesbian couples were living with children Single motherhood has increased over the years
Increases likelihood of growing up in poverty
Family Life in Middle Childhood
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Potential Effects of Divorce
Numerous effects of divorce include Externalizing behaviors—impulsive and
conflicts with family Internalizing problems—depression, anxiety,
phobias, and sleep disturbances
Low point occurs about one year
Buffer for negative effects includes minimal parental conflict
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Potential Effects of Divorce
Family processes affected by divorce: Mother’s parenting becomes more punitive Mother and son’s relationships turn into a
coercive cycle Fathers who remain involved have children
with fewer post divorce problems
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Remarriage Most stepfamilies involve entrance of
stepfather
Mother’s lives improve but children’s outcomes worsen
Causes for negative outcomes include Disruption of family systems Perception of stepfathers interfering Children may resent stepfathers
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Friendships Main basis for friendship is similarity
Selective association—prefer being around others like ourselves
Friendship can change from early childhood to middle childhood Trust becomes important and not just shared
activity
Shared activity becomes more complex and rule based
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Friendships Social status becomes important
________________________—most often liked
________________________—disliked by other children Aggressive rejected—lack impulse control Aggressive withdrawn—internalize problems
________________________—neither liked nor disliked
________________________—liked by some, disliked by others, can be aggressive
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Bullies Three components:
Two general types of bullies
Victims most often rejected—withdrawn children
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Media Use Television effects
Prosocial effects include self-control and altruism
Effects of television impact by use or exposure Heavy use associated with poor school
performance, higher anxiety, and social isolation
Research supports link between television watching and aggressive behavior