Rudolf Is Struggling with His Math and Reading Skills,but Excels

question 103

Multiple Choice

Rudolf is struggling with his math and reading skills,but excels at soccer.What would Erikson say about Rudolf's sense of competence?

• A)Rudolf will successfully resolve the conflict of this stage through his competence at soccer.
• B)Rudolf will not successfully resolve this stage because his peers are likely to make fun of him.
• C)Since his teachers are likely to treat Rudolf badly,he will disregard the sense of competence that he feels at soccer.
• D)Since soccer is a European sport,Rudolf will not develop a sense of confidence.

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Definitions:

Status

The relative social, professional, or other standing of someone or something compared to others.

Envy

A feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck.

Negative Emotion

Unpleasant or adverse feelings triggered by the perception of undesirable situations, events, or interactions.

Dimension

A measurable extent of some kind, such as length, width, height, or in broader contexts, an aspect or feature of a situation, problem, or thing.