1. Mrs. Kaufman spends a lot of time stroking, cuddling, androcking her infant son and seems to be highly aware of the baby'sactions and needs. Mr. Kaufman worries that his wife's interactionswith the baby may eventually lead the child to (a) cry easily whenfrustrated, (b) fearfully cling to his mother, (c) becomeunfriendly toward other people, and (d) become withdrawn anduninterested in his surroundings. Describe research on socialdevelopment that supports or refutes each of the father'sconcerns.
2. Thirteen-year-old Ryan has begun to challenge many of hisparents' values and to express his own set of highly idealisticstandards. Compare and contrast the explanations for Ryan'sbehavior that would be given by Kohlberg and by Erikson.
