Developmental Psychologists Use the Term "Sensitive Period" to Mean

question 109

Multiple Choice

Developmental psychologists use the term "sensitive period" to mean

• A) a span of months or years during which a child may be particularly responsive to specific forms of experience or particularly influenced by their absence.
• B) a time of psychological fragility, usually due to some type of loss, such as the death of a spouse, termination of employment, or deterioration due to aging.
• C) the period of time during which developmental norms for physical development are reached or achieved.
• D) the specific period in development when an organism is especially sensitive to the presence (or absence) of some particular kind of experience.

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Definitions:

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