Ms Kroger Asked Her Tenth-Grade Class to Write an Essay

question 120

Multiple Choice

Ms. Kroger asked her tenth-grade class to write an essay to answer the question, "If someone could only know three things about you, what would they be?" By asking her students to choose their most important personal characteristics and explain why those things are important, she is asking them to work with Erikson's stage of:

• A) autonomy versus shame and doubt.
• B) identity versus identity confusion.
• C) initiative versus guilt.
• D) industry versus inferiority.

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