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Chapter 3: Personal, Social, and Emotional Development
Multiple-Choice Questions
1) Erikson interprets development from the perspective of what theory?
1. A) Psychosexual
2. B) Psychosocial
3. C) Psychosomatic
4. D) Sociocultural
Answer: B
Explanation: B) Erikson’s views of development are interpreted from the perspective
of psychosocial theory that emphasizes individual changes and the individual’s relationship with
the cultural environment.
Page Ref: 83
Skill: Knowledge
2) The emphasis in Erikson’s stage theory is on
1. A) behaviors and their consequences.
2. B) the development of moral values.
3. C) the formation of a personal identity.
4. D) the process of acculturation in school settings.
Answer: C
Explanation: C) According to Erikson’s stage theory, emphasis is placed on the
individual’s formation of a self-image or personal identity as he/she resolves each crisis
corresponding to the developmental stages. An unhealthy resolution of a crisis may have negative
effects on the individual’s self-identity later in life.
Page Ref: 83
Skill: Knowledge
P: .64
D: .25
3) According to Erikson, if a child fails to resolve a crisis at an early stage, the child is apt to
1. A) encounter problems with resolutions of later crises.
2. B) forget the crisis and progress normally.
3. C) remain at the unresolved stage until the crisis is resolved.
4. D) resolve the crisis at a later stage.
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Erikson theorized that individuals who fail to resolve a developmental crisis
successfully at a particular stage will be likely to encounter problems with resolutions of later
crises. Sometimes, the problem can be resolved later, but an unhealthy situation is generally
expected.
Page Ref: 83
Skill: Knowledge
P: .63
D: .34
4) Erikson’s notion of developmental crises can be defined as a
1. A) concern with parental control and self2. B) conflict between a positive and an unhealthy alternative.
3. C) conflict between physical growth and cognitive growth.
4. D) puzzle that may assist a person’s cognitive development.
Answer: B
Explanation: B) The crises that an individual faces at each developmental stage involve a conflict
between a positive alternative and a potentially unhealthy alternative. An example is the trust vs.
mistrust crisis during infancy. [Note: Equilibration is a process described by Piaget in which an
individual attempts to obtain a state of balance.]
Page Ref: 83
Skill: Knowledge
P: .57
D: .39
5) Children experiencing the Eriksonian conflict of trust vs. mistrust are also in what Piagetian
stage?
1. A) Concrete operations
2. B) Formal operations
3. C) Preoperational thought
4. D) Sensorimotor [Show Less]