Which of the following alternatives best captures the relationship between a critical period and a sensitive period?
a) Sensitive periods usually precede critical periods.
b) Sensitive periods are the same thing as critical periods.
c) Sensitive periods are less abrupt and less decisive than critical periods.
d) Sensitive periods are the opposite of critical periods.
ANS: C, Sensitive periods begin and end more gradually than critical periods do.
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