Social Development

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AP Psychology › Social Development

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Erik Erikson is well known for his theory of psychosocial development: the idea that every stage of life contains a crisis in need of resolution.

According to Erikson, which of the following stages faces issues associated with initiative versus guilt?

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Which of the following linguistic capacities do infants acquire first?

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According to Kubler-Ross, when a person is diagnosed with a terminal illness he is most likely to experience the stages of grief in which of the following orders?

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Landon is a junior in high school and is beginning to think about what he wants to do in the future. He has participated in a law internship, has shadowed a principal for a day, and currently volunteers at a children's clinic. He in interested in law, education, and medicine, but has not decided which field he would like to pursue in the future. According to James Marcia's Identity Statuses, which identity status best describes Landon?

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Erik Erikson is well known for his stage-based theory of social development. Erikson believed that each stage contains a crisis in need of resolution. Erikson would say that the __________ stage faced the issue of autonomy versus shame and doubt.

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Erik Erikson is well known for his stage-based theory of social development. Erikson believed that each stage contains a crisis in need of resolution. Erikson would say that the __________ stage faced the issue of trust versus mistrust.

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Which one of these is not one of Erik Erikson's stages in his theory of psychosocial development?

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Stereotypes related to gender and women's capabilities could cause __________ in their career advancement.

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Which of the following parenting styles would most likely produce a child with high levels of self-esteem, self-reliance, and social competence?

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Thirty-year-old Jamie feels as though her life is not going the way she expected. Although she has started her career, she is anxious about finding the right mate to marry and having children. Jamie’s off-track feelings reflect which of the following?

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