Which of the following best defines the sensitive period?
A)A time of psychological fragility,usually due to some type of loss such as the death of a spouse,termination of employment,deterioration due to aging,etc.
B)The period of time during which developmental norms for physical development are reached or achieved.
C)A specific period in development when an organism is particularly responsive to specific forms of experience or particularly influenced by their absence.
D)The time when the tension between nature and nurture is resolved in an organism's development.

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The sensitive period is a specific period in development when an organism is particularly responsive to specific forms of experience or particularly influenced by their absence. It is not related to physical development norms (B), psychological fragility (A), or the resolution of the nature-nurture tension (D).

Which of the Following Best Defines the Sensitive Period