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Question

Statement I: 

Erik Erikson rejects the mediating role of the ego between id impulses and super ego demands.
 

Statement II: 

Erik Erikson accepts that the ego makes a positive contribution to development, acquiring attitudes and skills at each stage that make the individual an active, contributing member of society.

The correct answer is

Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct

Unlike Freud, Erikson emphasised the constructive, mediating role of the ego across the lifespan, viewing it as actively acquiring attitudes and skills that help individuals become contributing members of society. So Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct, making option D the answer.

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Important Questions from Personality

  1. Personality consists of which of the following?

    I. The way you walk

    II. The way you work

  2. Which of the following factors does NOT affect development of attitude in children?

  3. __________ is a set of actions of a person.

  4. Which of the following is not a sub-test of 'Passi test of creativity (Passi test of creativity)' under testing techniques in the assessment of creativity?

  5. Which one of the following is not one of the twelve basic virtues according to 'quality theory'?

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