According to Erikson, from roughly ages 6 to 12, children go through the period characterized by a focus on efforts to meet the challenges presented by parents, peers, school, and the other complexities of the modern world. This stage is called:_________.

a) inferiority-versus-superiority.

b) industry-versus-inferiority.

c) social comparison.

d) puberty.

Industry versus inferiority according to Erickson begins is the fourth stage of psychosocial development beginning at the age of 6-12 which happens after the initiative versus guilt stage . At this stage there is a conflict between being industrious and productive and facing challenges by giving it the best efforts possible to produce best results or feeling inferior and unproductive.

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Answer:

B. industry-versus-inferiority

Explanation:

Industry versus inferiority can be defined as the stage in which children start or begin to be productive and energetic in which they tend to focus on their effort or skills in order to overcome any challenges or situation which may be tender to them by either their parent, peers or school which make them to often accept and evaluate their efforts or becomes discouraged thereby leading them to always feels inferior among others.

Although INDUSTRY VERSUS INFERIORITY often begin when a child is between 6 to 12 years of age and it often occurs especially when such child begins to attend elementary school.

Therefore this stage is called INDUSTRY VERSUS INFERIORITY