Shawn Is Concerned with How He Compares to His Peer

question 99

Multiple Choice

Shawn is concerned with how he compares to his peer group.For example,he is always trying to kick the football farther than his friends,and he constantly wonders if he is doing as well in school as the other boys in his Grade 2 class.In which stage is Shawn,according to Erikson

• A) initiative versus guilt 
• B) autonomy versus shame and doubt 
• C) industry versus inferiority 
• D) identity versus role confusion

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