Question

Please choose the wright answer:

Epigenetic theorists emphasize the importance of

Nature

Nurture

The combination of nature and nurture

None of the above

Children learn object permanence in the _____ stage of Piaget’s theory of development.

Sensorimotor

Preoperational

Concrete operational

Formal operational

The first stage of Erikson’s theory (0-18 months) is in the stage of:

industry versus inferiority

basic trust versus mistrust

autonomy versus shame and doubt

initiative versus guilt

Answer 1

1. The combination of nature and nurture

2. Sensorimotor

In this stage, according to Piaget, the development of object permanence is one of the most important accomplishments. Object permanence is a child's understanding that objects continue to exist even though he or she cannot see or hear them. Peek-a-boo is a good test for that. By the end of the sensorimotor period, children develop a permanent sense of self and object.

3. Basic trust versus mistrust

Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, as articulated by Erik Erikson, in collaboration with Joan Erikson, is a comprehensive psychoanalytic theory that identifies a series of eight stages, in which a healthy developing individual should pass through from infancy to late adulthood. All stages are present at birth but only begin to unfold according to both a natural scheme and one's ecological and cultural upbringing. In each stage, the person confronts, and hopefully masters, new challenges. Each stage builds upon the successful completion of earlier stages. The challenges of stages not successfully completed may be expected to reappear as problems in the future.