Erikson Uses the Epigenetic Principle to Hypothesize That Personality Development

question 61

Multiple Choice

Erikson uses the epigenetic principle to hypothesize that personality development is related to

• A) genetic factors rather than environmental factors.
• B) a series of interrelated stages of development, all of which have a critical period.
• C) the prenatal period of development because each psychosocial stage is genetically determined.
• D) factors that for the most part are independent of chronological age.

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