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  2. Developmental psychology is the scientific study of how and why humans grow, change, and adapt across the course of their lives. Originally concerned with infants and children, the field has expanded to include adolescence, adult development, aging, and the entire lifespan.

  3. Developmental psychology is the scientific study of progressive psychological changes that occur in human beings as they age. Originally concerned with infants and children, it is often called child development or child psychology.

  4. Mar 15, 2024 · developmental psychology, the branch of psychology concerned with the changes in cognitive, motivational, psychophysiological, and social functioning that occur throughout the human life span. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, developmental psychologists were concerned primarily with child psychology.

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  5. Dec 18, 2023 · The American Psychological Association (2020) defines developmental psychology as the study of physical, mental, and behavioral changes, from conception through old age. Developmental psychology investigates biological, genetic, neurological, psychosocial, cultural, and environmental factors of human growth (Burman, 2017).

  6. Piaget's 4 Stages of Cognitive Development Explained. Freud's Stages of Human Development. A Comparison of Freud and Erikson's Theories of Development. Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development. The Sensorimotor Stage of Cognitive Development. 7 Main Developmental Theories.

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