Erik Erikson suggested that school-age children face a normative crisis of
A) generativity and despair.
B) autonomy and doubt.
C) initiative and guilt.
D) industry and inferiority.
Question 2Boris is 10 years old. When describing himself, he's least likely to
A) talk about specific skills such as being good at chess.
B) compare himself to other children that he knows.
C) think of how his parents describe him.
D) describe himself as really smart.
Question 3Individuals in middle childhood are able to have more detailed and balanced self-concepts than preschoolers because
A) they know more people outside the home.
B) they have had more experience.
C) not everyone they meet likes them.
D) their cognitive functioning has developed greater complexity.
Question 4In middle childhood, the self-concept becomes more
A) positive.
B) negative.
C) fragmented.
D) complex.
Question 5Approximately what percentage of kindergartners comes to school unready to engage in basic school activities?
A) 15
B) 25
C) 35
D) 45