According to Erikson, a child's sense of purpose is called
a. rebellion
b. initiative
c. autonomy
d. egocentrism
B
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Which of the following fields is concerned with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services?
a. anthropology b. history c. economics d. political science
"I cleaned up my toys so I would not have to go in time-out.". This child is at the ____ stage of moral development
a. "good girl" or "bad boy" b. naive hedonism c. morality of individual principles of conscience d. social-order-maintaining
If a researcher assigns subjects to groups based on, for example, their gender, the researcher would be employing:
a. a manipulated independent variable. b. random assignment. c. the quasi-experimental method. d. a manipulated dependent variable.
A person experiences too strong of a sense of guilt over his fantasies. According to Erik Erikson's theory, he had difficulty resolving the inevitable crisis that occurred when he was ________
a. an infant. b. a preschooler. c. a young adult. d. in his middle years.