DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD
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Question
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Critical period
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Assimilation
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Schemas
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Conservation
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is the critical period? Also known as the sensitive period, the critical period is a time during early postnatal life when the development and maturation of functional properties of the brain, its ‘plasticity’, is strongly dependent on experience or environmental influences.
Detailed explanation-2: -Recent brain research indicates that birth to age three are the most important years in a child’s development. Here are some tips to consider during your child’s early years: Be warm, loving, and responsive. Talk, read, and sing to your child.
Detailed explanation-3: -Children’s brains develop in spurts called critical periods. The first occurs around age 2, with a second one occurring during adolescence.
Detailed explanation-4: -Critical Period. a specific time in development when certain skills or abilities are most easily learned.