Shawn Is Concerned with How He Compares to His Peer

question 189

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 second grade class.According to Erikson,Shawn is most likely in the stage of

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

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