Outline Erikson's initiative-versus-guilt stage, which takes place during the preschool years
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer would include the following key points:
- According to Erikson, this is the period during which children aged 3 to 6 years experience conflict between independence of action and the sometimes negative results of that action.
- Parents that provide children with opportunities to act self-reliantly, while giving them support, encourage their child's initiative.
- Parents who discourage their child's efforts may contribute to a sense of guilt that can affect their self-concept.
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a) Excitatory; inhibitory b) Inhibitory; excitatory c) Augmentation; depletion d) Depletion; augmentation
Following a head injury, Maya could not remember ever having typed before, but when
she started using a word processor she typed easily. Apparently, she sustained damage to her __________ but not to her _________ memory. a. semantic; episodic b. sensory; motor c. explicit; implicit d. procedural; declarative e. implicit; explicit
___ cultures place strong prohibitions on adolescent sexual activity before marriage, which are strongly enforced
a. Permissive b. Semirestrictive c. Restrictive d. Semipermissive
Which of the following statements about rape is TRUE?
A. Rape is pervasive in American culture. B. In some states, marital rape is legal. C. Legal definitions of rape vary from state to state. D. All of these choices are correct.