Two-year old Julia is learning to talk, and her parents would say that her favorite word is "no". This would be considered norma
l for a child in Erik Erikson's life-span stage of: A. initiative versus guilt.
B. intimacy versus isolation.
C. autonomy versus shame and doubt.
D. trust versus mistrust
Erik Erikson proposed the theory of psychosocial development in which he has mentioned eight distinct stages.
Autonomy versus shame and doubt: In psychosocial development, autonomy versus shame and doubt is considered to be a second stage in the given theory. It occurs at the eighteenth months of age and lasts through two-three years of a child's age. At this stage, a child tends to focus on developing a sense of self-control.
In the question above, Julia is in autonomy versus shame and doubt.
