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sammy

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Explain Erikson's belief that personality development is based on the epigenetic principle.
 
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Which of the following scenarios would most likely give rise to negative feelings about being able to handle a given task successfully?
 
  a. Martina has never played tennis before and is curious about whether she will be able to play tennis well. She is, however, an excellent racquetball player.
  b. Jason is thinking about enrolling in a gymnastics class but is unsure if he is coordinated enough to do well. His friends and parents express their confidence in his abilities.
  c. Samantha has to take a chemistry class, but she has always been frightened by the formulas involved. She enrolls in a chemistry class taught by a well-liked, humorous teacher, but later finds out that her best friend failed the class the semester before.
  d. Lavonne is quite comfortable with math concepts, but didn't have as much time to prepare for an upcoming exam as he would have liked.



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mirabriestensky

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Answer to Question 1

Erikson believes that human development progresses in an orderly, sequential manner that allows for the identification of critical stages of development.

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sammy

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Excellent

 

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