AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

ADOLESCENCE PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Jane, a preschooler, insists on dressing herself each morning for school, even though she generally selects mismatching outfits, misses buttons, and wears her shoes on the wrong feet. When her mother tries to dress Jane or fix her outfit, Jane brushes her mother off and insists on doing it herself. What stage of psychosocial development best describes Jane’s behavior?
A
Trust vs. Mistrust
B
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
C
Intiative vs. GUilt
D
Industry vs. Inferiority
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -For example, a child may choose roles for themselves or others within a game. When their efforts are met with encouragement, this is the beginning of initiative. The guilt part of the equation may come into play when a child’s efforts are discouraged or met with criticism.

Detailed explanation-2: -The next time the child is hungry, they will cry in the hopes that the mother will hear the cry and feed the child again. If the mother succeeds in fulfilling the child’s needs, trust will grow stronger. If the mother fails to feed the child, their hopes will be dashed and mistrust may start to form.

Detailed explanation-3: -Erikson’s third stage of psychosocial development occurs during preschool, between the ages of three and five years. At this point in our psychosocial development – when conflict occurs between initiative and guilt – we learn to assert ourselves and typically begin to direct play and social interactions.

Detailed explanation-4: -For example, people who experience role confusion have a difficult time making long-lasting relationships. This is the result of not having a strong sense of the self. If someone doesn’t know who they are, they aren’t going to have a strong sense of what they want in a relationship.

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