Developmental Psychology Physical Changes in Middle Late Childhood

Developmental Psychology Physical Changes in Middle / Late Childhood (Ages 7 – 12)

Physical Changes • Slow consistent growth – Average growth of – Weight gain of approx. pounds a year

Physical Changes – Motor Development • Childhood Illnesses – Cancer • Most prevalent form is – – Asthma

Physical Changes – Physical Activity • Childhood Obesity –

Physical Changes – The Brain • Total brain volume stabilizes – Changes in – • Thickness of the brain continues to grow/expand

Disabilities Present in Middle/Late Childhood • Learning Disabilities – •

• • – Asperger’s • School Reaction to Learning Disabilities

Brain Development • Memory – See an increase in long term memory • • Strategies: – – •

Brain Development • Thinking – – Creative Thinking • Intelligence – –

Intelligence • Sternberg’s – Analytic – – Practical

Intelligence • Gardner’s Eight Frames of Mind* – Verbal – – Spatial – – – Interpersonal – Intrapersonal –

Notes:

Intelligence • Influence of Environment

Influences on Intelligence • Early Interventions – Intelligence • • Culture Fair Tests

Intelligence Testing • Difficulties in creating Culture Fair Tests – Time Limits – – Experience with components of the test –

The Extremes of Intelligence • Mental Retardation – Mild – – Severe – • Retardation

The Extremes of Intelligence • – The existence of a exceptional skill (computational, drawing) in a person of limited mental ability

The Extremes of Intelligence • • Three characteristics of gifted children: – Precocity – –