Which pairing is correctly matched according to the material?

Which pairing is correctly matched according to the material?

• A. Erik Erikson — eight stages of development
• B. Piaget — eight stages of development
• C. Erik Erikson — cognitive development stages
• D. Florence Cane — stages of development

Answer: (A)

Understanding which theorist pairs with the right developmental framework helps you recall how these theories describe growth across the lifespan. Erik Erikson proposed eight psychosocial development stages, each with a central conflict to resolve from infancy through old age (for example, trust vs. mistrust early on, and integrity vs. despair later). This emphasis is on social and emotional challenges across life, not just thinking processes. By contrast, Piaget described four stages of cognitive development, focusing on changes in thinking and understanding how the world works (sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational). Florence Cane contributed to art education and therapy, but she did not assign eight stages of development. So the paired concept that matches correctly is Erik Erikson with eight psychosocial development stages.

Understanding which theorist pairs with the right developmental framework helps you recall how these theories describe growth across the lifespan. Erik Erikson proposed eight psychosocial development stages, each with a central conflict to resolve from infancy through old age (for example, trust vs. mistrust early on, and integrity vs. despair later). This emphasis is on social and emotional challenges across life, not just thinking processes.

By contrast, Piaget described four stages of cognitive development, focusing on changes in thinking and understanding how the world works (sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational). Florence Cane contributed to art education and therapy, but she did not assign eight stages of development.

So the paired concept that matches correctly is Erik Erikson with eight psychosocial development stages.