Developmental Psychology
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In Russian
Level of education Doctoral
Type of instruction Full-time
Duration 3 years
Programme description
The programme is aimed at: fundamental comprehensive and high-quality training of academic staff in the field of developmental psychology; research of fundamental mechanisms of psychic development and dynamics of mental functions and properties of a person as an individual, subject of activity, personality, individuality, at all stages of ontogenesis; methodological foundations of studying the dynamics of mental functions and properties in the process of ontogenesis; diagnostics and determination of age norms and ranges of development of mental functions and properties; identification of sensory periods in the formation of various mental functions and properties; the study of age syndromes, developmental tasks and crises of different age stages; and the development of methods of research and diagnosis of development, and methods of psychological support of development at different stages of ontogenesis.