Which of the Following Statements Is True About Erik Erikson's

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about Erik Erikson's trust-versus-mistrust stage of development?

• A) The issue of trust versus mistrust is resolved once and for all in the first year of the infant's life.
• B) Even though the issue of trust versus mistrust arises at each successive stage of development, it can have only positive outcomes.
• C) Infants who learn trust by being cared for in a consistent, warm manner will never develop mistrust in life.
• D) Children who leave infancy with a sense of trust can still have their sense of mistrust activated at a later stage, perhaps if their parents get divorced.

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