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Developmental pathway refers to a concept to describe the sequence and timing of particular behaviors, and to highlight the known and suspected relationships of behaviors over time.

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Developmental psychologists Cognitive psychologists refer to kind/type of psychologists who seek to understand, describe, and explore how Behavior and mental processes change over the

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Developmental psychology refers to the branch of psychology that studies the changes in behavioural, perceptual and cognitive capacities of organisms as a function of age and experience

Developmental psychopathology refers to an approach to describing and studying disorders of childhood and Adolescence in a manner that emphasizes the importance of developmental processes and tasks.

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The Developmental quotient (DQ) refers to a numerical measure of an infant"s performance on a developmental schedule relative to the performance of other infants of the same age.

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- Developmental research designs : Developmental Research designs refer to non-experimental Research designs used to examine the relationship between age and other v

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Developmental stage refers to a distinct phase within a larger sequence of development ; a period characterized by a particular set of abilities, motives, behaviors, or emotions that occur together and form a coherent pattern; period of life dominated by a particular quality of thinking or a particular mode of social relationships.

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- Developmental systems approach (Developmental contextual model) : Developmental systems approach (Developmental contextual model ) refers to perspective that views development as the result of bi-directional interaction between all levels of biological and experiential variables.

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