Health Sciences 2700A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Motor Coordination, Spatial Cognition, Cerebral Cortex
22 Sep 2020
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Physical changes: although the changes are more difficult to observe directly, the physical changes in middle childhood are just as impressive as those in early childhood. Motor development: growth patterns, 5-8cm in height, 2. 75kg/year, large muscle coordination continues to improve, children show increases in strength and speed, and hand-eye coordination also gets better. Increasingly good fine motor coordination makes writing possible as well as drawing, cutting and many other skills. Cognitive changes: concrete operation stage (piaget, 3rd stage, 7-11 yrs, characterized by developmental of logical thought, executive functions, cognitive process that are necessary for cognitive control, selecting and successful monitoring that facilitate the attainment of chosen goals. Increased inductive logic allows child to go from a specific experience to a general principle but deductive logic is still not strong. Interpersonal = sensitivity to the behaviour, moods, and needs of others.
