Texas PPR (Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities) Test 2025 – 400 Free Practice Questions to Pass the Exam

Erikson's theory of psychosocial development is a theory that examines the different stages of development individuals go through from infancy to old age. Each stage is characterized by a unique psychological challenge related to identity and social interactions. This theory includes eight stages Trust and Mistrust, Autonomy and Shame, Initiative and Guilt, Industry and Inferiority, Identity and Role Confusion, Intimacy and Isolation, Generativity and Stagnation, and Integrity and Despair.

option D, Postconventional, is not a stage in Erikson's theory of psychosocial development. This may be a distractor answer as it sounds similar to Piaget's stages of cognitive development, which includes the stages of preconventional, conventional, and postconventional morality. It is important to note that Erikson's theory focuses on psychosocial development, while Piaget's theory examines cognitive development. Therefore, option D is not relevant to Erikson's theory and can be eliminated as the correct answer.