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a term use to describe studies that investigate development whilst it is occurring by observing at a high enough frequency to follow changes (e.g., in learning) as they occur
Example of use:
"One had to understand … the development of particular psychological processes as they appear in an individual.The latter required microgenetic studies … that intensely investigated an individual during the time when new processes developed." (Taber, 2020)
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