Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
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Please discuss cognitive development during the middle childhood. Please include references.
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This solution addresses the middle years of childhood and major advances in reasoning, memory, cognitive development, and comprehension. Additionally, this solution includes one reference for further investigation into the topic.
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The middle years of childhood are marked by major advances in reasoning, in memory and in the comprehension of many domains, including social relationships (Blewitt & Broderick, 2006). At this stage the child now has mental structures that enable them to think logically about concrete real life situations, categories and principles. They use more generalizations, categories and principles. However, they are not yet able to reason about abstract concepts nor do they have the ability to utilize formal logic. In middle childhood, the child begins to understand concepts of time, space, and numbers.
Children gradually improve their understanding of their own cognitive processes, including ...
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