Which Term Refers to a Limited Time Span in an Organism's

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Multiple Choice

Which term refers to a limited time span in an organism's development when it is optimal for certain capacities to emerge

• A) overextrapolation
• B) critical window 
• C) critical period
• D) sensitive period

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Definitions:

Higher Education Institutions

Schools that offer advanced academic programs, such as universities and colleges, leading to degrees at various levels (bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate).

Residential Schools

Institutions designed to assimilate indigenous children into the dominant culture, often through forced separation from their families and communities.

Aboriginal Peoples

Indigenous inhabitants of a land, the original peoples who have traditional rights and cultural ties to a particular region before colonization or formation of the nation-state.

Hidden Curriculum

The unintentional lessons, values, and perspectives that students learn in school which are not part of the formal curriculum.