developmental psychology

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Definition of developmental psychology in English Turkish dictionary

(Psikoloji, Ruhbilim) Gelişim psikolojisi

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Definition of developmental psychology in English English dictionary

the branch of psychology that studies the social and mental development of children

branch of psychology concerned with the stages of human development

The branch of psychology concerned with the study of progressive behavioral changes in an individual from birth until death. Branch of psychology concerned with changes in cognitive, motivational, psychophysiological, and social functioning that occur throughout the human life span. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, developmental psychologists were concerned primarily with child psychology. In the 1950s they became interested in the relationship between child rearing and adult personality, as well as in examining adolescence in its own right. By the late 20th century they had become interested in all aspects of psychological development and change over the entire life span

Hyphenation

de·ve·lop·men·tal psy·cho·lo·gy

Turkish pronunciation

dîvelıpmentıl saykälıci

Pronunciation

/dəˌveləpˈmentəl sīˈkäləʤē/ /dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛntəl saɪˈkɑːləʤiː/