Jeremy is 18 years old. According to Erikson, his chief task will be acquiring a sense of ______

Psychologists stopped relying on the method of analytic introspection as their primary research tool because:

a. they wanted to study mental processes rather than observable behavior. b. results were inconsistent across labs. c. laboratory research was replaced by field research. d. the technique did not provide useful information for therapists.

During early adolescence, baseline self-esteem

A) becomes more positive. B) drops sharply. C) stays at similar levels for boys and girls. D) remains similar to levels in late childhood.