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Merrill-Palmer Quarterly
The ''Merrill-Palmer Quarterly'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering developmental psychology. It was established in 1954 and is published by Wayne State University Press. From 1958 to 1981, it was known as the ''Merrill-Palmer Quarterly of Behavior and Development''. The editor-in-chief is Gary W. Ladd (Arizona State University). According to the ''Journal Citation Reports'', the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 1.231. References External links * Developmental psychology journals Quarterly journals Academic journals established in 1954 Wayne State University English-language journals Academic journals published by university presses of the United States {{Psychology-journal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Developmental Psychology
Developmental psychology is the science, scientific study of how and why humans grow, change, and adapt across the course of their lives. Originally concerned with infants and children, the field has expanded to include adolescence, adult development, aging, and the entire lifespan. Developmental psychologists aim to explain how thinking, feeling, and behaviors change throughout life. This field examines change across three major dimensions, which are physical development, cognitive development, and social emotional development. Within these three dimensions are a broad range of topics including motor skills, executive functions, morality, moral understanding, language acquisition, social change, personality, emotional development, self-concept, and identity formation. Developmental psychology examines the influences of nature ''and'' nurture on the process of human development, as well as processes of change in context across time. Many researchers are interested in the inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
