developmental psychology

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a branch of psychology that studies changes in human behavior from early life to death.

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OTHER WORDS FROM developmental psychology

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How to use developmental psychology in a sentence

You know, one of the things in developmental psychology that we do with little kids is we give them the marshmallow test so they can either have one marshmallow now or two marshmallows — I knew you would know about this — two marshmallows later.
“This Didn’t End the Way It’s Supposed to End.” (Bonus)|Angela Duckworth|September 27, 2021|Freakonomics
“The psychology of BDSM is lacking in other formal training regiments and interactions,” added Stella.
Dungeons and Genital Clamps: Inside a Legendary BDSM Chateau|Ian Frisch|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ambassador Shirley Temple Black attributed this to the “deeply risk-averse psychology of the Czech people.”
How Havel Inspired the Velvet Revolution|Michael Zantovsky|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It combines pickup techniques supposedly inspired by evolutionary psychology with self-help pseudoscience.
The Secret World of Pickup Artist Julien Blanc|Brandy Zadrozny|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Laskey, who earned a degree in psychology, enjoys painting and poetry.
The Moms of Monster Jam Drive Trucks, Buck Macho Culture|Eliza Krigman|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But by and large I go over the same things for every developmental stage.
Kids Eat the Darndest Things: Laundry Pods, Teething Necklaces, and More Of The Weirdest Stuff Sending Kids to the E.R.|Russell Saunders|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is the only book that I know which goes deeply into the corrupting, demoralizing psychology of prison life.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
But a man cannot afford to ponder such problems in feminine psychology too closely if he has anything else to do!
The Idyl of Twin Fires|Walter Prichard Eaton
The social regulations from the viewpoint of individual psychology.
Taboo and Genetics|Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard
His son, Steven James Bartlett, has published fifteen books and many papers in philosophy and psychology.
The Haciendas of Mexico|Paul Alexander Bartlett
His psychology is that of the crass materialist—always a rather funny article.
Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4)|Various

Medical definitions for developmental psychology

developmental psychology

The branch of psychology concerned with the study of behavioral changes in an individual from birth until death.

Cultural definitions for developmental psychology

developmental psychology

The branch of psychology that studies the psychological growth of individuals. It deals with the psychological responses and changes in behavior that characterize such stages of life as infancy, adolescence, and old age.