Erikson Suggested That the Adolescent Search for Identity Is Followed

question 635

Multiple Choice

Erikson suggested that the adolescent search for identity is followed by a developing capacity for

• A) competence.
• B) intimacy.
• C) autonomy.
• D) trust.

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Definitions:

Maturation

Changes that occur according to one’s genetically determined biological timetable of development.

Learning

A process that induces changes in knowledge, behaviors, or attitudes through experience, practice, or study.

Relatively Permanent

A term often used in psychology to describe changes or effects that endure over time, although not necessarily without the possibility of change.

Classical Conditioning

A conditioning method where the continuous association of two stimuli results in a response initially provoked by the second stimulus becoming evoked by the sole presentation of the first stimulus.