AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

ADULTHOOD PHYSICAL COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Infancy (0-1.5) A sense of trust requires a feeling of physical comfort & minimal amount of fear about the future. Infant’s basic needs are met by responsive, sensitive caregivers.
A
Industry v. Inferiority
B
Identity v. Role Confusion
C
Trust v. Mistrust
D
Autonomy v. Shame & Doubt
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Babies learn to trust based upon the consistency of having their needs met. If your child receives nurturing care at this stage, they will have a healthy sense of safety, security, self-worth and self-esteem.

Detailed explanation-2: -Erikson also referred to infancy as the Oral Sensory Stage (as anyone might who watches a baby put everything in her mouth) where the major emphasis is on the mother’s positive and loving care for the child, with a big emphasis on visual contact and touch.

Detailed explanation-3: -The trust vs. mistrust stage is the first stage of psychologist Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development. This stage begins at birth and lasts until a child is around 18 months old.

Detailed explanation-4: -the first of Erikson’s eight stages of psychosocial development, between birth and 18 months of age. During this stage, the infant either comes to view other people and himself or herself as trustworthy or comes to develop a fundamental distrust of his or her environment.

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