Psychology 2062A/B Chapter 3: Self Social and Moral Development Chapter 3

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2062A/B
• Professor: Stephanie Kelly

Document Summary

Physical/ motor development: preschoolers: gross motor skills (running, jumping, walking, etc. ) improve greatly. Balance improves, and center of gravity moves lower. These skills should be promoted by providing wide crayons and paint brushes, clay, and lego blocks: elementary school years: become very aware of physical differences such as height and weight, which can lead to bullying, adolescents: Puberty: the physiological changes during adolescence that lead to the ability to reproduce. Menarche: the first menstrual period in girls. Spermarche: the first sperm ejaculation in boys: obesity: children in the 85th percentile are seen as overweight, and children in the 95th percentile are seen as obese. Bronfenbrenner: the social context for development: context: the total setting that surrounds and interacts with a person or event. It includes internal and external circumstances and situations that interact with the individual"s thoughts, feelings, and actions to shape development and learning: bioecological model: describes the nested social and cultural contexts that shape development.