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The 15 pages that link to Sensitive period, each with the reason it gives.

• Language acquisitionRelated: Age-related differences in language learning are often explained through changing sensitivity to input.

• Child developmentCompared with: It distinguishes heightened opportunity from the strict timing of a critical period.

• NeuroplasticityCompared with: It helps distinguish flexible developmental timing from sharply bounded critical periods.

• Developmental psychologyRelated: It explains why some experiences matter more at particular points in development.

• Vocal learningRelated: Some species acquire vocal patterns most readily during particular developmental windows.

• Critical periodCompared with: It distinguishes heightened responsiveness from the stricter limits often associated with critical periods.

• Montessori educationRelated: Montessori guides use observed interests and readiness to offer fitting activities.

• Cognitive developmentRelated: Some abilities respond more readily to particular experiences during specific developmental windows.

• Konrad LorenzRelated: Imprinting studies raised questions about when early experience can shape lasting behavior.

• Critical period hypothesisCompared with: This less absolute account distinguishes heightened early readiness from a strict cutoff.

• ImprintingRelated: Imprinting occurs when learning is especially receptive to particular experiences.

• Adolescent developmentRelated: Some adolescent experiences may have heightened effects on emerging capacities.

• Maria MontessoriRelated: Montessori used this developmental idea to explain why timing and accessible activities matter.

• NativismRelated: Innate predispositions may shape when learning is most receptive to particular input.

• Early childhoodRelated: Some abilities are especially responsive to particular experiences during early development.