Kent was inconsistently cared for as an infant and consequently he struggles with issues of commitment in adulthood. Kent may have experienced difficulty resolving crises in which two stages?
a. Initiative versus guilt and autonomy versus shame and doubt
b. Identity versus identity confusion and generativity versus stagnation
c. Industry versus inferiority and ego integrity versus despair
d. Trust versus mistrust and intimacy versus isolation
Ans: d. Trust versus mistrust and intimacy versus isolation
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A. social-cognitive B. psychodynamic C. trait D. humanistic
Which of the following statements is true?
a. Correlation implies causation. c. neither of these b. Causation implies correlation. d. both of these
In contrast to concrete operational thinkers, formal operational thinkers
a. can reach counterfactual conclusions. c. do not confuse appearances with reality. b. can use mental operations. d. are not centered in their thinking.