This is the 6622nd most frequent German word.
entwicklungspsychologie
Developmental psychology: the study of psychological growth and changes across the lifespan.
The usage emphasizes the field of study, focusing on human development across life stages.
Die Entwicklungspsychologie untersucht, wie sich Menschen über die Lebensspanne entwickeln.
Developmental psychology studies how people develop over the lifespan.
Here, the term specifies the educational context where principles of developmental psychology are taught.
In einem Kurs über Entwicklungspsychologie lernen wir, wie Kinder ihre kognitiven Fähigkeiten entwickeln.
In a developmental psychology course, we learn how children develop their cognitive abilities.
The sentence highlights the practical application of developmental psychology research in parenting.