A "sensitive period" is a
A) period when there is the least neuroplasticity.
B) period of reduced responsivity.
C) time when normal development is most sensitive to abnormal environmental conditions and the brain is particularly responsive to experience.
D) sharply defined time when the impact of experience gradually declines.

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A "sensitive period" is a time when normal development is most sensitive to abnormal environmental conditions (Bruer, 2001). During this time, the brain is particularly responsive to experience (Elman et al., 1997). It is a time of increased responsivity and neuroplasticity that is rarely brief and seldom sharply defined (Bruer, 2001).

A "Sensitive Period" Is a