AP PSYCHOLOGY

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DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

ADULTHOOD PHYSICAL COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
year-old Stacy feels socially useful in her career as teacher. Erik Erikson would have suggested that Stacy experiences a sense of
A
secure attachment.
B
conventional morality.
C
generativity
D
conservation
E
integrity
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Generativity is the propensity and willingness to engage in acts that promote the wellbeing of younger generations as a way of ensuring the long-term survival of the species. From: The Psychology of Mattering, 2018.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is (d) through a concern with one’s own needs and comforts. This would actually work against generativity. You see, generativity involves contributing to others, so a concern with one’s own needs and comforts would decrease instead of increasing this trait.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development, initiative versus guilt takes place at the age of middle childhood that is 4 to 5 years. The task is developing a sense of purpose. They develop the ability to initiate a task and do their activities.

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