Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows. Jim, who believes in stage theories of human development, is reading a paper on famous psychologist Erik Erikson. In Erikson’s psychosocial development theory, children aged 3 to 5 years old struggle with becoming responsible for beginning tasks. Since Jim believes that human development often occurs in distinct stages, which of the following statements would he agree with? A. Children may begin their struggle with responsibility earlier than age 3 or later than age 5.
B. Children are likely to be able to confront this issue while grappling with other issues.
C. Children will grow and develop at their own pace, so it is difficult to make generalizations about them.
D. Children will complete their struggle with responsibility before they move onto the next stage.