Two years to six years of age is called

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Two years to six years of age is called

Answer: A. childhoodDevelopmental psychology divides the human lifespan into broad age-based stages named for the physical, cognitive, and social changes typical of that period:…

  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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