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Title: What is a critical period? What is a sensitive period? Give examples to illustrate your answers.
Post by: Jorin on Sep 7, 2017
What is a critical period? What is a sensitive period? Give examples to illustrate your answers.


Title: Re: What is a critical period? What is a sensitive period? Give examples to illustrate your answers.
Post by: bolbol on Jan 24, 2022
The concept of critical/sensitive periods is of interest in discussions of the influence of biological and experiential factors during periods of developmental change. A critical or sensitive period is defined as a period when certain experiences are particularly important because they have a significant influence on later development.