Which of the Following Illustrates a Positive Example of Erickson's

question 96

Multiple Choice

Which of the following illustrates a positive example of Erickson's eighth and final stage of psychosocial development?

• A) Frank, who is 68 years old, can no longer read the sports statistics in the newspaper.
• B) Janet, who is 75 years old, is not able to actively play on the swing and teeter-totter but enjoys taking her youngest grandchild to the park and watching her play.
• C) Gladys, who is 73 years old, no longer meets her friends for lunch because her hands tremble so much that she cannot hold a teacup.
• D) Jack, who turned 80 last week, refused to go fishing with his 55-year-old son because his arthritis is so advanced that he can no longer bait a fishing hook.

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Definitions:

Repetitive Procedure

A method or operation that is carried out repeatedly to test the consistency and reliability of results.

Satisficing

A decision-making strategy that aims for a satisfactory or adequate solution, rather than the optimal one.

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a person's mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Representative Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that involves judging the probability of an event by its resemblance to a prototype or typical example, potentially leading to biases in decision-making.