AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is the point in development during which a person is best suited to learn a particular skill or behavior pattern?
A
blank slate
B
starting point
C
go time
D
critical period
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A critical period is a stage or point in development during which a person is best suited to learn a particular skill or behavior pattern.

Detailed explanation-2: -Critical period-a stage or point in development during which a person or animal is best suited tolearn a particular skill or behavior pattern. Reflex-an involuntary reaction or response, such as swallowing.

Detailed explanation-3: -Developmental psychologists study human growth and development over the lifespan, including physical, cognitive, social, intellectual, perceptual, personality and emotional growth.

Detailed explanation-4: -psychological development, the development of human beings’ cognitive, emotional, intellectual, and social capabilities and functioning over the course of a normal life span, from infancy through old age. It is the subject matter of the discipline known as developmental psychology.

Detailed explanation-5: -Developmental psychologists aim to explain how thinking, feeling, and behaviors change throughout life. This field examines change across three major dimensions, which are physical development, cognitive development, and social emotional development.

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