Critics of Erikson's Theory of Personality Development Point Out That

question 111

Multiple Choice

Critics of Erikson's theory of personality development point out that:

• A) not everyone confronts the stages in the exact order given by Erikson.
• B) failing to meet the challenge of one stage of development may not mean failing at later challenges.
• C) this process may unfold differently in other times and places.
• D) All of the above are correct.

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Definitions:

Nominal Scale

A scale of measurement with two or more categories that have no numerical (less than, greater than) properties.

Discriminant Validity

The extent to which a measurement does not correlate with measurements from different constructs, ensuring distinctiveness among variables.

Predictive Validity

The extent to which a score on a scale or test predicts scores on some criterion measure.

Convergent Validity

A measure of validity based on the degree to which a test correlates with other tests that it is theoretically supposed to correlate with.