As an infant, Amy has positive interactions with nurturing parents. According to Erikson, Amy would have learned that

A) the world is dependable and that people are basically trustworthy.
B) her parents are an unconditioned stimulus that is causing her to have an unconditioned response.
C) her superego is stronger than her id.
D) her parents belong to a larger system that enables them to be supportive and nurturing toward her.


A) the world is dependable and that people are basically trustworthy. Erikson's first stage of psychosocial development is trust versus mistrust.

Psychology

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Psychology

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Psychology