Mrs Phelps Has Just Read in a Parenting Magazine That

question 38

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Phelps has just read in a parenting magazine that if she does not begin reading to her daughter during her daughter's first year of life, Leanne will not learn to read well after beginning school. This parenting advice reflects the influence of which developmental concept?

• A) sensitive periods
• B) the biological-maturation framework
• C) representative sampling
• D) the constructivist framework

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