Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows.Brooke, who believes in continuous human development, is reading a paper on famous psychologist Erik Erikson. In Erikson’s psychosocial development theory, children aged 3 to 5 years old struggle with becoming responsible for beginning tasks. Since Brooke believes in continuous human development, which of the following statements would she agree with?
Answer
A
Children may begin their struggle with responsibility earlier than age 3 or later than age 5.
B
Children are likely to have biological development that allows for this stage to occur.
C
Children will resolve their issues with taking responsibility before they reach age 6.
D
Children will complete their struggle with responsibility before they move onto the next stage.
Explanation
Continuous development means that change happens gradually rather than in sharply defined stages with fixed age boundaries. Brooke would therefore agree that children might begin struggling with responsibility before age 3 or after age 5. The other choices treat the stage as tied to specific biological readiness or as something children must finish by a set age or before entering the next stage.
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