Developmental Psychology
Middle school age
Aim
To explore the key aspects of physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development in middle childhood.
Learning outcomes
Describe the physical growth patterns during middle childhood.
Explain Piaget's concept of concrete operational intelligence.
Discuss the key milestones in language development during middle childhood.
Provide an overview of information processing theory and its application to child development.
Analyze the primary changes in psychosocial development in middle childhood.
Identify the main family tasks and their impact on child development.
Key terms
Physical growth
Concrete operational intelligence
Language development
Information processing theory
Psychosocial development
Family tasks
Walker, N., & Bobola, F. (2017). Psychology 172: Developmental Psychology: Life Span Development By Lumen Learning. College of the Canyons. (chapter 6)
Compulsory reading: pp. 90-95, 106-109
Exercise questions after reading
What are the key characteristics of concrete operational thought, such as classification, reversibility, and reciprocity?
Can you identify the three levels of memory according to information processing theory?
What are the main changes in language development during middle childhood?
Can you name five family tasks as described by Berger (2005)?
Can you identify the three levels of memory according to information processing theory?
What are the main changes in language development during middle childhood?
Can you name five family tasks as described by Berger (2005)?