Recent Research Suggests That Critical Periods for Learning Specific Skills

question 113

Multiple Choice

Recent research suggests that critical periods for learning specific skills such as language are:

• A) more time constrained than originally thought
• B) more determined by culture than brain development
• C) more flexible than originally thought
• D) not supported by the data

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Deontological Theory

A moral philosophy that emphasizes the importance of duty and the inherent morality of actions, rather than outcomes or consequences.

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An ethical theory suggesting that the best action is the one that maximizes utility, usually defined as that which produces the greatest well-being of the greatest number of people.

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