Which of the Following Statements Best Summarizes Erik Erikson's Theory

question 44

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best summarizes Erik Erikson's theory?

• A) Personality is formed by the time a child turns five or six years old.
• B) Psychological development stops for most people at the end of adolescence.
• C) Eight inevitable crises must be resolved as one moves through life.
• D) Adult development is characterized by transitions and milestones.

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Definitions:

Carolus Linnaeus

A Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist in the 18th century, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature.

Natural Selection

The mechanism through which better-suited organisms to their surroundings are more likely to survive and yield a higher number of progeny.

Scientific Method

Making, testing, and evaluating hypotheses about the natural world.

Law Of Nature

Generalization that describes a consistent natural phenomenon but does not propose a mechanism.