Kristi's mother finds four-year-old Kristi in the kitchen, mixing up a muffin mix and making a marvelous mess! Kristi announces, "Surprise! I'm making dinner!" Kristi's mother squelches her desire to yell at Kristi and with great control says, "Oh, how nice! Can I help?" She responds in this way because she has been studying Erik Erikson's theory in her psychology class and she knows that
Kristi's behavior is typical of a child in the stage of
a. autonomy versus shame and doubt.
b. intimacy versus isolation.
c. initiative versus guilt.
d. trust versus mistrust.
c
Psychology
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A) When the child can feed himself or herself B) During the first two months of life C) At about age three D) Between the first and second year
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Who among the following is likely high in unmitigated communion?
A. Belinda, a surgeon who sacrifices her own needs and interests to care for all her patients. B. Matilda, who sees her personal value in terms of how well others think she takes care of her family. C. Bernard, who subjugates his needs to the needs of the others in his office. D. All of the above
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