Once a person has passed through one of the stages described by Erikson, development of the major task of that stage will
a. continue at a more mature level, although the person will be more focused on the task of the current stage.
b. continue in the same way, because with each stage there is an additional task to be mastered, in a cumulative fashion.
c. disappear because it has been mastered.
d. disappear because it is no longer relevant.
ANS: A
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