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... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > applied developmental science > theory (applied developmental science) > stage theories of human development

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stage theories of human development  

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  • In human development, a stage is “a set of behaviors sharing some feature in common” (Lerner, 2002, p. 362) or “a well-defined set of rules (usually represented in a computer program) that govern behavior in many domains” (Brainerd, 1994). [Source: Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science; Stage Theories of Human Development]

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