If an 8-Year-Old Child Is Beginning to Make Negative Comments

Multiple Choice

If an 8-year-old child is beginning to make negative comments such as, "I'm not that smart or pretty," which of the following may be true of that child?

A) has reached the preoperational stage of development
B) is beginning to realistically scan her abilities
C) is acting abnormally
D) has reached Erikson's stage of basic trust versus mistrust