A Sensitive Period in Development Can Best Be Described As

question 5

Multiple Choice

A sensitive period in development can best be described as:

• A) An approach to teaching or parenting that takes a child's developmental level into account
• B) A stage of development in which children display unpredictable (and often inappropriate) emotional responses
• C) An age range during which environmental conditions are most likely to have an effect on a particular aspect of a child's development
• D) A period during children's cognitive development in which they are highly distractible and so are frequently off task in the classroom

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Definitions:

Predictor Variable

A variable used in-statistical models to predict or estimate the value of an outcome variable.

P Predictor

A variable in a statistical model that is used to predict the outcome of a dependent variable based on its relationship with the predictor.

Regression Equation

An equation in mathematics employed to forecast the value of a dependent variable using one or more independent variables.

Unit Increase

A single increment or step up in quantity, size, or number in a given context.