developmental psychology
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- noun
- /dɪˌvɛl.əpˈmɛn.təl saɪˈkɒl.ə.dʒi/
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psicología del desarrollo
- The study of developmental psychology reveals how children learn to interact socially with their peers.
- developmental psychology textbooks
- research in developmental psychology
His works explore such topics like stress, trauma, addiction, developmental psychology, and more.
- His works explore such topics like stress, trauma, addiction, developmental psychology, and more.
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Be clear about what you're asking, warns Lisa Diamond, professor of developmental psychology at the University of Utah.
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A comparison to stage theories in developmental psychology is helpful here.
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I have an M.A. in developmental psychology - from the Yale Child Studies program.
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The research supporting this conclusion is accepted beyond serious debate in the field of developmental psychology.
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The report's authors understood the value of developmental psychology to a teacher.
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In some education departments, developmental psychology and music methods courses are taught from different perspectives.
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The school principal understands developmental psychology, student psychology, and adult psychology.
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To date, children and child-rearing in these communities have received considerable attention, largely from evolutionary and developmental psychology perspectives.
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Music educators need to continue to involve researchers in cognitive science, neuroscience, and developmental psychology to address issues of basic musical responses and expressions.
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Feldman, R., & Eidelman, A. I. (2004). Parent-infant synchrony and the social-emotional development of triplets. Developmental Psychology, 40, 1133-1147.
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Synonyms
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Study of how children feel, think, and behave with other people
The study of how children's thinking and social skills develop
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'developmental' (relating to growth or developmental phases) modifies 'psychology' (the study of mind and behavior), so the phrase straightforwardly denotes the study of psychological development. This adjective-noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and should be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Developmental psychology combines developmental, which means 'growing and changing over time', and psychology, which means 'the study of the mind and behavior'. Imagine a researcher watching a child's thoughts, feelings and friendships change as they grow—so the name simply means 'the study of how children and adolescents develop socially, emotionally and mentally'.