A 10-year-old girl is excited when she receives the "most improved player" award on her softball team. Although she was not the
strongest player on the team, she always tried to perform at her best level and never gave up on practicing her skills. What stage of psychosocial development according to Erik Erikson is this child demonstrating
Industry versus inferiority: Erik Erikson has given eight stages of psychosocial development in which industry versus inferiority is the fourth stage of development and it occurs during childhood between five to twelve years of age.
During this stage, a child performs efficiently and increasingly complex tasks. Hence, they attempt to gain mastery of new skills. Any child who is being commended and encouraged by teachers and parents tends to believe in their abilities and gain a feeling of competence. They learn to write and read.
Hence, the 10-year-old child in the given question is developing industry versus inferiority.
