Sensitive periods in development
Structural characteristics and causal interpretations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4424722 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marc H Bornstein (0000-0002-6810-8427, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 105 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 179-197 |
| Publication date | 1989-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Bulletin (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2909 • E-ISSN: 1939-1455 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0033-2909.105.2.179 |
| PMID | 2648441 |
| OpenAlex | W2034880368 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 62 |
| References cited | 8 |
The presence or absence of a particular experience at a particular time in the life cycle may exert an extraordinary and dramatic influence over structure or function well beyond that point in development. Such sensitive periods are thought to be widespread in animal and in human neurobiology and psychology. A comprehensive treatment of the sensitive period needs minimally to include information about its structural characteristics as well as an interpretation of its causes, including why the sensitive period arises in terms of the natural history of the species and how the sensitive period is regulated in terms of physical, physiological, and psychological processes. This article provides a framework for research and theory concerning specific sensitive periods and the sensitive period generally conceived. The framework delimits four sets of parameters, which encompass 14 structural characteristics that define sensitive periods, and two levels of causal interpretation that guide research and theory into sensitive periods however they may be manifested
Biology · Causal structure · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Econometrics · Evolutionary biology · Function (biology) · Interpretation (philosophy) · Natural (archaeology) · Period (music) · Psychological Theory · Child and Animal Learning Development · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Computer Science · Early Childhood Education and Development · Mathematics · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 56 |
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| Citations per year | 1,72 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2026 (37) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 53 |