How do cognitive developments in middle childhood facilitate more nuanced self-concept and identity formation?
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Correct answer: They enable self-awareness, perspective-taking, and self-evaluation
Improved cognitive capacities — like reasoning, self-reflection, and perspective-taking — allow children to evaluate themselves more realistically, consider feedback and social norms, and build a more complex self-concept.
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