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Child Development Chapters 1-3
Psychology of Child Development by Laura E. Berk 9th Edition Chapters 1-3
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
09/16/2014

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Term
Child Development
Definition

An area of study dedicated to understanding constancy and change from conception through adolescence.

  • Research is fueled by societal pressures to improve childhood
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Why is Child DevelopmentĀ indisciplinary?
Definition

People of different fields have contributed such as

  • psychologists
  • sociologists
  • anthropologists
  • biologists
  • neuroscientists
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Divisions of Child Development
Definition
  • Physical
  • Cognitive
  • Emotional
  • Social
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Periods of Development
Definition
  • Prenatal
  • Infancy and Toddlerhood
  • Early Childhood
  • Middle Childhood
  • Adolescence
  • Emerging Adulthood
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