alleryStart learning →Erik Erikson took Freud's theory and modified it into:
ACognitive theory
BBehaviourist theory
CHumanistic theory
DPsychosocial theory
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Psychosocial theory
1. Several stage theorists built on one another's work.
2. Erik Erikson, who lived from 1902 to 1994, was another stage theorist.
3. He took Freud's theory and modified it as psychosocial theory.
4. Piaget by contrast approached development from a cognitive angle.
_Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 9 'Lifespan Development', sections 9.1-9.4_
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