AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who developed the theory of 8 stages of Psychosocial development?
A
Lawrence Kohlberg
B
Erik Erikson
C
Jean Piaget
D
Harry Harlow
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Erikson maintained that personality develops in a predetermined order through eight stages of psychosocial development, from infancy to adulthood.

Detailed explanation-2: -Understanding Erikson’s 8 Stages of Development Toddler – Autonomy versus shame and doubt. Preschool-age – Initiative versus guilt. School-age – Industry versus inferiority. Adolescence – Identity versus identity confusion.

Detailed explanation-3: -Erikson’s theory postulates that people advance through the stages of development based on how they adjust to social crises throughout their lives. These social crises instruct how individuals react to the surrounding world.

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