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Why development needs two biological lenses

Why development needs two biological lenses

Flowchart comparing evolution as an ultimate explanation and hormones as a proximate explanation, both shaping human development Developmental psychology studies how people change physically, cognitively, emotionally, and socially across the lifespan. In this topic, evolution asks why a developmental tendency may have been selected, while hormones ask how bodily systems produce change in the individual.

Developmental psychology Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Developmental psychology

Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel A Level Psychology Developmental psychology. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the compulsory core topics before tackling the more evaluation-heavy optional and issues-and-debates content.

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