Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development Are Based on the Theory

question 38

Multiple Choice

Erikson's stages of psychosocial development are based on the theory that:

• A) social development cannot take place without corresponding physical growth.
• B) life consists of conflicts that must be resolved for development to occur.
• C) all individuals have the same experiences at specific ages.
• D) the behavior expected of an earlier stage is never repeated.

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Definitions:

Maintenance Rehearsal

Practice of saying some information to be remembered over and over in one’s head in order to maintain it in short-term memory.

Repeating Items

The act of presenting the same items or information multiple times to reinforce memory or learning.

Eyewitness Testimony

Evidence provided by individuals who were present during an event, often used in court, which can be highly influential but sometimes unreliable due to memory inaccuracies.

False Positive

An error in data reporting in which a test result improperly indicates presence of a condition (such as a disease) when it is not actually present.