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DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does developmental psychology mean?
• DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (noun)
The noun DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY has 1 sense:
1. the branch of psychology that studies the social and mental development of children
Familiarity information: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of psychology that studies the social and mental development of children
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
child psychology; developmental psychology; genetic psychology
Hypernyms ("developmental psychology" is a kind of...):
psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)
Context examples
Developmental psychology research focusing on the infant period.
(Developmental Psychology, Infant, NCI Thesaurus)
Developmental psychology research focusing on the childhood years.
(Developmental Psychology, Child, NCI Thesaurus)
Developmental psychology research focusing on the years after age 65.
(Developmental Psychology, Aged, NCI Thesaurus)
Developmental psychology research focusing on the adult years.
(Developmental Psychology, Adult, NCI Thesaurus)
Developmental psychology research focusing on the adolescent years.
(Developmental Psychology, Adolescence, NCI Thesaurus)
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