Human Growth and Development / Unit 1 HGD 0003 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Lifespan Development
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The idea
Lifespan development, also called developmental psychology, is the scientific study of growth, change and stability from conception to death.
In practice
The field's own shorthand for that range: from womb to tomb, every age included.
Where people slip
Human development names the wider, multidisciplinary field, drawing on anthropology, medicine, history, economics and law as well as psychology.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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