A Concept That There Is a Specific Time in an Organism's

question 11

Multiple Choice

A concept that there is a specific time in an organism's development during which external factors have a unique and irreversible impact is:

• A)ethology
• B)equifinality
• C)critical period
• D)zone of proximal development

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