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developmental psychologist

American  
[di-ve-luhp-ment-uhl-sahy-kahl-uhj-ist] / dɪˌvɛ ləpˈmɛnt əl saɪˈkɑl ədʒ ɪst /

noun

  1. a scientist or clinical practitioner in the field of developmental psychology.


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Beginning in kindergarten, children’s knowledge of numbers becomes more formal and symbol-based, according to Alice Klein, a developmental psychologist who studies early math screening and intervention.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

A team led by a developmental psychologist worked with the Sesame founders to analyse childhood psychology and produce entertaining lessons.

From BBC May 19, 2025

Kimberly Yolton, a developmental psychologist and epidemiologist at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, disagreed.

From Salon Feb. 9, 2024

“It was really the satisfying connections that were alleviating these forms of psychological distress,” said Jaana Juvonen, a developmental psychologist and the study’s lead author.

From New York Times Mar. 18, 2023

Morrisett and Joan Ganz Cooney worked with Harvard University developmental psychologist Gerald Lesser to build the show’s unique approach to teaching that now reaches 120 million children.

From Seattle Times Jan. 25, 2023

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