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  2. Rachel Barr - Wikipedia

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    Rachel Barr is a professor at Georgetown University.She is currently the co-director of graduate studies in the Department of Psychology at Georgetown University. [1] Her research focuses on understanding the learning and memory mechanisms that develop during infancy.

  3. Child development - Wikipedia

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    It has been defined as ages 10 to 24 years old by the World Happiness Report WHR. [1] In the course of development , the individual human progresses from dependency to increasing autonomy . It is a continuous process with a predictable sequence, yet has a unique course for every child.

  4. Child development stages - Wikipedia

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    Resting heart rate is usually between 80 and 160 beats per minute, and it typically stays within that range until the infant is about one year old. [18] Motor development. Can hold up head and chest while in prone position. [24] Movements of arms and legs become smoother. [25] Can hold head steady while in sitting position. [24]

  5. Social emotional development - Wikipedia

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    At 10 months, this accuracy improves, [6] and infants are also more discerning in their response to joint attention. For example, at this age, a 10-month-old will not look in the same direction as an adult if that adult's eyes are closed, a mistake that younger children make. [13] Initiation of joint attention begins at approximately 1 year old ...

  6. Three mountain problem - Wikipedia

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    The results showed that children as young as three-years-old were able to perform well, and they showed evidence of perspective-taking, [10] the ability to understand a situation from an alternate point of view. Hence, evaluation of Piaget's Three Mountain Problem has shown that using objects more familiar to the child and making the task less ...

  7. Educational psychology - Wikipedia

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    Educational psychology is the branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of human learning.The study of learning processes, from both cognitive and behavioral perspectives, allows researchers to understand individual differences in intelligence, cognitive development, affect, motivation, self-regulation, and self-concept, as well as their role in learning.

  8. Preadolescence - Wikipedia

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    [5] [3] [6] Sometimes the terms tweenie and tweenager are used to differentiate between older (10 to 15) and younger (7 to 11) age groups, respectively. [7] [8] While known as preadolescent in psychology, the terms preteen or tween are common in everyday use. A preteen or preteenager [1] is a person below 13 years of age. [9]

  9. The Nurture Assumption - Wikipedia

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    The Nurture Assumption: Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do is a 1998 book by the psychologist Judith Rich Harris. Originally published 1998 by the Free Press, which published a revised edition in 2009. [1] The book was a finalist for the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.