_____, developed in the seventh stage of life, may be the most important factor contributing to ego integrity in the eighth and final stage of psychosocial development

a. Generativity
c. Industriousness
b. Intimacy
d. Trust


ANS: A
FEEDBACK: Erikson said that generativity (the focus of mature adulthood) was even more important than he had thought when he was first developing his theory. He believed that much of the despair of older people is in fact a continuing sense of stagnation. Generativity, developed in the seventh stage of life, may be the most important factor contributing to ego integrity in the eighth and final stage.

Psychology

You might also like to view...

Bernadette, 15, heard from a friend that her boyfriend kissed another girl over the weekend. When Bernadette confronted her boyfriend about it, he admitted the rumor was true, and at the end of the conversation he broke up with her

Now Bernadette believes no one understands her pain because no one has ever been treated as badly as she has. Bernadette has developed _________. metacognition || an imaginary audience || propositional thought || a personal fable || || ||

Psychology

The Wilcoxon signed-ranks test is appropriate for analyzing data from a _____ design using _____

levels of an independent variable. a. within-subjects; two b. within-subjects; three or more c. between-subjects; two d. between-subjects; three or more

Psychology

A unique genetic cause of Parkinson's disease has been traced to

a. a dominant mutation of a gene on chromosome 4. b. overproduction of GABA within the caudate nucleus. c. a recessive gene located on chromosome 8. d. a loss of cholinergic neurons within the frontal cortex. e. overproduction of dopamine within the basal ganglia.

Psychology

Maya has been working as a media relations specialist for 6 months. Her boss is demanding and difficult to get along with. Maya has learned to read her boss’s mood and to understand that her reactions to those moods are temporary. Maya knows that if

she can get along with her boss and not take the moodiness personally, she will be promoted. She helps others in the company process the demands and makes friends with the people on the team. Maya is considered to be high in what type of intelligence? a) fluid intelligence b) emotional intelligence c) intrapersonal intelligence d) interpersonal intelligence

Psychology