Etti Is 6 Years Old and Getting Ready to Enter

question 42

Multiple Choice

Etti is 6 years old and getting ready to enter first grade.She is also most likely entering Erikson's psychosocial stage of ____ where she will attempt to gain skills necessary for adult life.

• A) autonomy versus shame and doubt
• B) competence versus inferiority
• C) initiative versus guilt
• D) trust versus mistrust

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Definitions:

Intellectual Development

The growth and change in cognitive abilities, including memory, problem-solving skills, decision-making, and the capacity to understand complex concepts, over a person’s lifetime.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, touched, or sensed in any way.

Number Conservation

The understanding that the quantity of a set of items is unchanged even when its appearance is altered, a concept developed in childhood.

Discrete Items

Individually separate and distinct elements or entities, often used in the context of data points or inventory.