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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. AS Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Developmental psychology

Step-by-step lessons covering Edexcel AS Level Psychology Developmental psychology for AS Level Psychology. Each lesson works through exam-style questions.

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