Developmental psychology
Psychological change across the lifespan.
Areas within Developmental psychology
Cognitive psychology
Attention, memory, language, perception and thinking.
689 wordsSocial psychology
How people think, feel and behave in social settings.
8 wordsDevelopmental psychology
Psychological change across the lifespan.
67 wordsClinical psychology
Assessment and treatment of psychological difficulties.
116 wordsBehavioural psychology
Learning, conditioning, reinforcement and observable behaviour.
28 wordsNeuroscience
The nervous system and the biological basis of behaviour and cognition.
1 wordsPersonality psychology
Enduring patterns of thought, emotion and behaviour.
22 wordsPsychometrics
The design and evaluation of psychological measurement.
0 wordsAbnormal psychology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
85 wordsEmotion motivation
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
4 wordsHealth psychology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
7 wordsLearning memory
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
17 wordsOrganisational psychology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
2 wordsPerception
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
114 wordsPsychological neuroscience
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
14 wordsPsychology research methods
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
10 words68 featured terms
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A lasting emotional connection between people.
developmental stagenounA recognised phase in how people grow and change.
Babyhoodnounthe early stage of growth or development
Childhoodnounthe state of a child between infancy and adolescence
Developmentnoun(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gr…
Growingnoun(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gr…
Growthnoun(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gr…
Infancynounthe early stage of growth or development
Maturationnoun(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gr…
Ontogenesisnoun(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gr…
Ontogenynoun(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gr…
Puerilitynounthe state of a child between infancy and adolescence
Amelogenesisnounthe developmental process of forming tooth enamel
Angiogenesisnounthe formation of new blood vessels
Anthesisnounthe time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
Appositionnoun(biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material
Auxesisnoungrowth from increase in cell size without cell division
Blossomingnounthe time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
Caenogenesisnounintroduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (s…
Cainogenesisnounintroduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (s…
Cenogenesisnounintroduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (s…
Cohesionnoun(botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals)
Cultivationnounthe process of fostering the growth of something; "the cultivation of bees for honey"
Culturenoun(biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar); "the culture of cells in a Petri dish"
Cytogenesisnounthe origin and development and variation of cells
Cytogenynounthe origin and development and variation of cells
Dentitionnounthe eruption through the gums of baby teeth
Efflorescencenounthe time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
Florescencenounthe time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
Floweringnounthe time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
Foliationnoun(botany) the process of forming leaves
Fructificationnounthe bearing of fruit
Gametogenesisnounthe development and maturation of sex cells through meiosis
Germinationnounthe process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
Habitnounthe general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal); "a shrub of spreading habit"
Inflorescencenounthe time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
Infructescencenounthe fruiting stage of the inflorescence
Intussusceptionnoun(biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall
Juvenescencenounthe process of growing into a youth
Kainogenesisnounintroduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (s…
Kenogenesisnounintroduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (s…
Leafingnoun(botany) the process of forming leaves
life cyclenounthe course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced
Masculinisationnounthe abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)
Masculinizationnounthe abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)
Morphogenesisnoundifferentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organism)
Myelinisationnounthe development of a myelin sheath around a nerve fiber
Myelinizationnounthe development of a myelin sheath around a nerve fiber
Neurogenesisnounthe development of nerve tissues
Odontiasisnounthe eruption through the gums of baby teeth
Palingenesisnounemergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species
Proliferationnoungrowth by the rapid multiplication of parts
Psychogenesisnouna general term for the origin and development of almost any aspect of the mind
Psychogenesisnounthe development in the life of an individual of some disorder that is caused by psychological rather than physiological factors
Psychomotor developmentnounprogressive acquisition of skills involving both mental and motor activities
Psychosexual developmentnoun(psychoanalysis) the process during which personality and sexual behavior mature through a series of stages: first oral stage and then anal stag…
Recapitulationnounemergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species
Rootingnounthe process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow
Sproutingnounthe process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
Suppressionnounthe failure to develop some part or organ
Teethingnounthe eruption through the gums of baby teeth
Teratogenesisnounthe development of defects in an embryo
Vegetationnounthe process of growth in plants
Virilisationnounthe abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)
Virilizationnounthe abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)
Oogenesisnoundevelopment of ova
Spermatogenesisnoundevelopment of spermatozoa
Starternouna culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough; "to mak…
