According to Erikson, the term wisdom refers to
a. an inability to resolve past events and to acknowledge the despair about these events. b. the positive resolutions of all previous psychosocial crises.
c. an arrogance that one's opinion about life and death is superior to others' opinions.
d. a desire to learn and communicate essential lessons about life in the face of death.
d
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a. cognitive development c. social development b. nature versus nurture d. accommodation
In an experiment, children with a history of physical abuse spotted angry faces more quickly than did neglected or non-maltreated children. This is thought to occur because abused children __________.
A. are more alert than non-abused children B. have advanced perception of emotions C. have learned to detect anger from the caregiver as quickly as possible as a coping strategy D. have impaired emotional perception