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developmental psychology
focuses on physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the lifespan
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Physical Development
growth and changes in the body and brain, the senses, motor skills, and health and wellness
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cognitive development
involves learning, attention, memory, language, thinking, reasoning, and creativity
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psychosocial development
involves emotions, personality, and social relationships
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normative approach
In the early decades of the 20th century, normative psychologists studied large numbers of children at various
ages to determine norms of when most children reach specific developmental milestones in each of the three Image
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developmental milestones
age-related averages as general guidelines to compare children with same-age peers to determine the
approximate ages they should reach specific normative events Image
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continuous development
a cumulative process, gradually improving on existing skills, gradual change
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discontinuous development
believes that development takes place in unique stages: It occurs at specific times or ages. The change is
more sudden, such as an infant's ability to conceive object permanence Image
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nature
biology and genetics
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nurture
environment and culture
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psychosexual theory of development
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psychosocial development
theory emphasizes the social nature of our development rather than its sexual nature.
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developmental psychology
focuses on physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the lifespan
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2
Physical Development
growth and changes in the body and brain, the senses, motor skills, and health and wellness
Image
3
cognitive development
involves learning, attention, memory, language, thinking, reasoning, and creativity
Image
4
psychosocial development
involves emotions, personality, and social relationships
Image
,5
normative approach
In the early decades of the 20th century, normative psychologists studied large numbers of children at various
ages to determine norms of when most children reach specific developmental milestones in each of the three Image
domains
6
developmental milestones
age-related averages as general guidelines to compare children with same-age peers to determine the
approximate ages they should reach specific normative events Image
7
continuous development
a cumulative process, gradually improving on existing skills, gradual change
Image
8
discontinuous development
believes that development takes place in unique stages: It occurs at specific times or ages. The change is
more sudden, such as an infant's ability to conceive object permanence Image
, 9
nature
biology and genetics
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10
nurture
environment and culture
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11
psychosexual theory of development
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12
psychosocial development
theory emphasizes the social nature of our development rather than its sexual nature.
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