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Developmental psychology is a scientific study that aims to explain the growth, change, and consistency throughout people's lifespan. It also examines how thinking, feeling, and behavior can change throughout a person’s life as they grow older and more mature. It also looks at the biological, genetic, neurological, psychosocial, cultural, and environmental aspects that can change how humans grow.

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When entering the field of developmental psychology, you need to have skills of:

Patience: You must be patient with the people you work with because you work with different age groups depending on what your focus is.

Critical thinking: you must use logic and reasoning to identify areas of strength and weakness, and think of alternative solutions and approaches to problems you might encounter.

Social perceptiveness: you have to be aware of others’ reactions and work to understand why that reaction occurred.

Observational skills:  developmental psychologists must have excellent observational skills in order to properly evaluate and diagnose patients.

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How do you become a developmental Psychologist?

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How do you become a developmental Psychologist?

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To get into this field you are required to have an undergraduate degree in psychology, followed by a master’s degree, and then a doctoral degree. You also need to complete two years of supervised practice to get a license. You can become a developmental psychologist from a select amount of online schools and many other in-person colleges. there are 85 universities in the USA offering developmental psychology degrees and courses.

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What is it like to be a developmental psychologist? 

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What is it like to be a developmental psychologist? 

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The jobs performed by developmental psychologists may be different based on which specialty area they work in. Some developmental psychologists are focused on working with specific populations, including developmentally delayed children or they study a particular age range like people during adolescence or people of older age. Developmental psychologists sometimes work with doctors, teachers, children, and parents. Based on which specialty you work in the places you work at are different. The places they usually work They work in are academia, government agencies, health care facilities, and schools.

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What opportunities can come from developmental psychology?

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What opportunities can come from developmental psychology?

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There are many job opportunities in this field of psychology. the list includes a Child psychologist, school counselor, gerontologist, behavioral therapist, research analyst, etc.

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The salary for this job is anywhere from $25,000-$150,000 in the state of Maryland. The national average is $73,000 per year and is about $35 per hour. Maryland ranks number 24 out of 50 states nationwide for developmental psychologist average salaries.

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