Case Study: Genie

1. Case Study: Genie At the end of the video, Genie’s biological mother sued the researchers because she claimed that testing took priority over Genie’s welfare. Do you believe this is true?Do you believe the researchers had Genie’s best interest in mind? Support your answer.

2. Erik Erikson’s Stages ofPsychosocial Development Social development: changes in how we related to others and form ourown sense of self  Theory of how a child develops into a social being  Development is a series of social/emotional conflicts

3. Stage/Age Range Description of Task Issues Infancy If needs are dependably met, infants develop Trust vs. Mistrust ( to 1 year) a sense of basic trust. Toddlers learn to exercise their will and do Toddlerhood Autonomy vs. things for themselves or they doubt their ( 1 to 2 years) Shame and Doubt abilities Preschoolers learn to initiate task s and carry Preschooler out plans or they feel guilty about efforts to Initiative vs. Guilt ( 3 to 5 years) be independent Elementary School Competence vs. Children learn the pleasure of applying ( 6 years to puberty) Inferiority themselves to tasks or they feel inferior

4. Stage/Age Range Description of Task Issues Teenagers work at refining a sense of self by testing roles and then blending them into a Adolescence Identity vs. single identity, or they become confused about (teen years into 20s) Role Confusion who they are Young adults struggle to form close Young Adulthood Intimacy vs. relationships and to gain the capacity for (20s to early 40s) Isolation intimate love, or they feel socially isolated In middle age, people discover a sense of Middle Adulthood Generativity vs. contributing to the world, usually through (40s to 60s) Stagnation family and work, or they may feel a lack of purpose Late Adulthood Integrity vs. When reflecting on his or her life, the older (late 60s and up) Despair adult may feel a sense of satisfaction or failure