Why Does Krakoff Discuss Erikson's Theory of the Eight Stages

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Multiple Choice

Why does Krakoff discuss Erikson's theory of the eight stages of human psychological development?

• A) To argue that we need to confront our unconscious motivations if we are going to develop ways of relating to the natural world that avoid doing further damage to the environment.
• B) To suggest that just as individuals need different virtues and ways of thinking at different stages of their lives, humans as a species need different virtues and ways of thinking at different stages of our social and technological development.
• C) To introduce a ninth stage of human development that arises only when humans as a species gain enough power to significantly alter the entire Earth and intervene in the environment.
• D) To contrast the development of an individual person's psychology with society's development of social, political, and economic institutions.

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