How Are Piaget's Cognitive Stages Similar to Erikson's Stages of Social

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Multiple Choice

How are Piaget's cognitive stages similar to Erikson's stages of social and emotional development?​

• A)In both, people go through the stages in the same order.
• B)​People reach Piaget's final stage at the same age when they reach Erikson's final stage.
• C)​Special tutoring can help people reach the final stage of either set faster than usual.
• D)​Both Piaget and Erikson propose that people go through exactly four stages.

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Definitions:

Sensory Information

The data received by the senses such as sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch, which is then interpreted by the brain.

Sympathetic Nervous System

A part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for the body's 'fight or flight' response.

General Adaptation Syndrome

A three-stage model that describes the body's physiological response to stress: alarm reaction, resistance, and exhaustion.

Alarm Stage

The body's first response to stress, which includes the stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.