Psychology in Modules
Psychology in Modules
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781464167522
Author: David G. Myers, C. Nathan DeWall
Publisher: Worth Publishers
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Introduction: The scientific study of changes in human beings changes over the course of their life span, and this is called the developmental psychology. This developmental psychology includes the concern of infants and children, the field of adolescence, development of adults, aging and entire life span of the person.

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Correct answer: The three major issues that interest developmental psychologists are nature/nurture, stability/change, and continuity/stages.

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The developmental psychology mainly involves our cognitive and social development throughout the life span that focuses on three major issues, like nature and nurture, continuity and stages, and stability and change. The continuity and stages are the aspects of development that are gradual and continuous. This developmental strategy abruptly and relatively changes. According to different psychologists who emphasize on experience and learning, typically show the development as a slow continuous shaping process. During maturation, it is going through various the stages or steps that may be quick or slow that everyone has to pass through the stages in the same order.

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