Oliver is nine years old. He works hard to finish his school projects and feels proud when he learns new skills. His nine-year-old classmate, Leo, compares his own work with other children's and says, 'I'm rubbish at everything.'
Explain which of Erikson's (1959) stages of identity development is shown in this example.
52 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Psychology 7.1 The self, covering 7.1.1 Self and self-concept, 7.1.2 Identity and free will, 7.1.3 Humanistic Theory of Self, 7.1.4 Internal and external influences on the self, 7.1.5 Measuring personality, and 7.1.6 Trait theory of personality. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.