Question

Seven-year-old Francesca brings home her worksheet from second grade with a big gold star on it. Her foster parent is so proud of her that she hangs it on the refrigerator for everyone to see. According to the psychosocial stages of development, this will likely cause Francesca to develop a _______.
a) sense that people can be trusted.
b) sense of happiness about initiating new activities.
c) sense of "feeling stuck" and not feel like she has accomplished anything important.
d) sense of pride regarding her accomplishments.

Answer 1

Answer:

D.

Explanation:

According to the Psychosocial stages of development, developed by Erik Erikson, Francesca will develop a sense of pride in her accomplishments.

Francesca, according to Psychosocial Development Stage, is the Industry v. Inferiority Stage.

This occurs at the age of 5-11 years when children begin attending school. At this stage, children begin to interact with other children and begin socializing. The successful completion of this stage develops a sense of pride in children regarding their accomplishments, they begin to be confident about their abilities as well.

In the given case, Francesca's foster parents appreciated her for her accomplishment and they even put her grades to display that made her proud of her accomplishments and abilities.

So, the correct answer is option D.