Two years to six years of age is called

2018

Two years to six years of age is called

  1. A.

    childhood

  2. B.

    adolescence

  3. C.

    babyhood

  4. D.

    adulthood

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Correct answer: A

Developmental psychology divides the human lifespan into broad age-based stages named for the physical, cognitive, and social changes typical of that period: infancy or babyhood (birth to about 2 years), childhood — early childhood, roughly 2 to 6 years (sometimes extended to include middle childhood up to about 12) — adolescence (roughly 12 to 18-20 years), and adulthood (18 years onward).

The question asks which stage spans two to six years of age. This 2-to-6-year window is exactly the age band that developmental-psychology and Child Development and Pedagogy (CDP) syllabi label "childhood" (early childhood) — the stage that immediately follows infancy/babyhood (birth to about 2 years) and comes well before adolescence and adulthood.

  • Babyhood/infancy ends at about 2 years — exactly where this 2-to-6-year range begins.

  • Adolescence begins only around 12 years — well after this range ends.

  • Adulthood begins around 18 years onward — also well after this range.

So among the offered stages, only childhood (2 to 6 years) matches the given age range.

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