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postdevelopmental

postdevelopmental

8.7
Happening after growth has finished
  • adjective
  • /ˌpoʊstdɪˈvɛləpməntəl/
  • Formal
translation icon : postdesarrollo
  • Researchers focused on postdevelopmental changes in cognition after the brain reached maturity.
  • postdevelopmental IQ test
  • postdevelopmental IQ

Examples

  • The study examined postdevelopmental challenges faced by adults transitioning into new careers.

  • His postdevelopmental behavior indicated a shift in personality after significant life experiences.

  • These cases allow courts to require an IQ test before age eighteen, holding that postdevelopmental IQ tests and circumstantial evidence are insufficient to meet the age-of-onset requirement.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Another explained that postdevelopmental-period IQ tests were not sufficient evidence because of the defendant's deteriorating mental condition, which meant that the low IQ score later in life might not have accurately reflected the defendant's IQ at age eighteen.

    Academic text (2017)

Surface Forms

postdevelopmental positive

Morphology

postdevelopmental = developmental (transparent) = post + development + al

Formed by productive prefix 'post-' (after) added to 'developmental' (relating to development), so the meaning 'after developmental' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Postdevelopmental combines post- ('after') with developmental ('relating to development or growth'), so it refers to what happens after development has finished.