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Developmental Psychology
The branch of psychology that studies how individuals grow and change over their lifespan, focusing on physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development.
Major Objectives of Developmental Psychology
Goals include identifying age-related changes, determining causes of these changes, understanding their impact on behavior, and predicting their occurrence.
Developmental Tasks
Tasks that individuals are expected to accomplish at specific life stages, influencing their happiness, success, and future tasks.
Life Span Perspective
Analyzes behavior from birth to death, considering biological, sociocultural, and psychological factors, as outlined by Baltes' principles of lifelong, multidimensional, multidirectional, plastic, and contextually influenced development.
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