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1. motor skills
2. executive functions
3. moral understanding
4. language acquisition
5. social change, personality
6. emotional development
7. self-concept
8. identity formation

Subcategories of the three major dimensions of developmental psychology

Adolph, K. E., &amp; Franchak, J. M. (2016). The development of motor behavior. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science, 8(1-2). https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.1430 

The development of motor behavior

Motor behavior is the developmental function of all movements made by the whole human body. These movement functions are utilized in every physical and social interaction a person makes. Motor behavior begins at birth and continues throughout a person's lifespan. 

 Motor Behavior Development

Gilbert, S. J., &amp; Burgess, P. W. (2008). Executive function. Current Biology, 18(3), R110–R114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2007.12.014 

Executive function

Luyckx, K., Vansteenkiste, M., Goossens, L., & Duriez, B. (2009). Basic need satisfaction and identity formation: Bridging self-determination theory and process-oriented identity research. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 56(2), 276-288. doi:https://doi.org/10.1037/a0015349

Basic need satisfaction and identity formation: Bridging self-determination theory and process-oriented identity research

The role of language in the development of the self I: Language acquisition

Executive functioning occurs as a cognitive process that creates and allows for a person to exhibit every behavior and develop a mental plan to tackle new situations or environments.

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