One of the most important contributions of Erikson's personality theory is to the field of:
a. psychometry.
b. computational social science.
c. recombinant memetics.
d. life-span developmental psychology.
ANS: D
FEEDBACK: The field of life-span developmental psychology, which has seen a massive increase in research and theory in recent years, owes much of its spark to Erikson's approach, as does the current interest in developmental problems of middle and old age.
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