Erik Erikson's Developmental Stages Are Organised Around Potential Turning Points

question 141

Multiple Choice

Erik Erikson's developmental stages are organised around potential turning points called

• A) fixation points.
• B) psychosocial crises.
• C) developmental tasks.
• D) psychosexual crises.

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Definitions:

Purpose Of Speech

The intended outcome or goal behind delivering a speech, such as to inform, persuade, entertain, or motivate the audience.

Overextension

A vocabulary error in which the infant applies a word too broadly to a wider class of objects than appropriate.

Underextension

A vocabulary error in which the infant applies a word too narrowly to a single object rather than the more appropriate, wider class of objects.

Overextension

In language development, it refers to the process by which children apply a word in a broader context than is appropriate, demonstrating their grasp of language categories.