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词汇 critical period
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Definition of critical period in English:

critical period

noun
Psychology
  • A period during someone's development in which a particular skill or characteristic is believed to be most readily acquired.

    〔心理〕关键期,敏感期

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They contended that heterosexuality was imperiled by the tendency to segregate boys from girls during the critical period of adolescence.
    • Biological theories point to the hormonal changes that occur in women during the critical periods of puberty, childbirth and menopause in explaining gender differences in depression rates.
    • She was depressed during that period, although the most critical period was the two to three months after her diagnosis.
    • Thus the critical period for speech development is from birth to three to four years.
    • Due to the fact that adolescence is a critical period of development, examining the adjustment process of adolescents is especially relevant.
    • However, the critical period for development is up to about six years.
    • Those critical periods for song learning may be defined by sex steroids.
    • Why does the critical period occur during one's early 20s?
    • Many of the critical periods for early brain development are over by the time a child is six years old.
    • Now though, with the critical period past, and Reith starting to recover on his own, he could finally take a breather.
    • It has been suggested that there is a critical period for sex role development and that father absence during this period has long-lasting negative effects.
    • The ability to learn a language will be more difficult, and perhaps less efficient or effective, if these critical periods are allowed to pass without early exposure to a language.
    • Clearly, additional research to confirm the developmental trends and identify critical periods for each of the phonological skills tapped is needed.
    • The early adolescent years are a critical period for social skill development, especially for children at risk for social failure.
    • Newborns who experience tissue injury and pain during critical periods of development may undergo a permanent rewiring of their nervous system that increases their sensitivity to pain later in life.
    • Intrauterine life is a critical period for the development of obesity later in life.
    • It appreciates that the first three to five years of life are a critical period for developing trust, empathy, dependency, and optimism.
    • From late pregnancy through the second year of life, the human brain experiences a critical period of accelerated growth.
    • The first trimester is a critical period for expecting mothers, who are advised to be aware of their nutritional intake and take care when exercising.
    • The programme is a team commitment and the results can be great for children at the critical period of their first year at primary school.
    Synonyms
    critical point, decisive point, turning point, crossroads, crux, climax, climacteric, culmination, height, head, moment of truth, zero hour, point of no return, rubicon

Definition of critical period in US English:

critical period

noun
Psychology
  • A period during someone's development in which a particular skill or characteristic is believed to be most readily acquired.

    〔心理〕关键期,敏感期

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They contended that heterosexuality was imperiled by the tendency to segregate boys from girls during the critical period of adolescence.
    • Now though, with the critical period past, and Reith starting to recover on his own, he could finally take a breather.
    • The programme is a team commitment and the results can be great for children at the critical period of their first year at primary school.
    • Newborns who experience tissue injury and pain during critical periods of development may undergo a permanent rewiring of their nervous system that increases their sensitivity to pain later in life.
    • Why does the critical period occur during one's early 20s?
    • Intrauterine life is a critical period for the development of obesity later in life.
    • It has been suggested that there is a critical period for sex role development and that father absence during this period has long-lasting negative effects.
    • It appreciates that the first three to five years of life are a critical period for developing trust, empathy, dependency, and optimism.
    • The first trimester is a critical period for expecting mothers, who are advised to be aware of their nutritional intake and take care when exercising.
    • Clearly, additional research to confirm the developmental trends and identify critical periods for each of the phonological skills tapped is needed.
    • The ability to learn a language will be more difficult, and perhaps less efficient or effective, if these critical periods are allowed to pass without early exposure to a language.
    • Biological theories point to the hormonal changes that occur in women during the critical periods of puberty, childbirth and menopause in explaining gender differences in depression rates.
    • However, the critical period for development is up to about six years.
    • From late pregnancy through the second year of life, the human brain experiences a critical period of accelerated growth.
    • Thus the critical period for speech development is from birth to three to four years.
    • Those critical periods for song learning may be defined by sex steroids.
    • Many of the critical periods for early brain development are over by the time a child is six years old.
    • Due to the fact that adolescence is a critical period of development, examining the adjustment process of adolescents is especially relevant.
    • The early adolescent years are a critical period for social skill development, especially for children at risk for social failure.
    • She was depressed during that period, although the most critical period was the two to three months after her diagnosis.
    Synonyms
    critical point, decisive point, turning point, crossroads, crux, climax, climacteric, culmination, height, head, moment of truth, zero hour, point of no return, rubicon
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