Once children reach the preschool stage, they are capable of originating activities and asserting control over their world through social interactions and play. According to Erikson, what is the primary developmental task of this stage?

The correct answer is A) autonomy vs. shame/doubt.

The other options of the question were B) generativity vs. stagnation. C) initiative vs. guilt. D) intimacy vs. isolation.

Once children reach the preschool stage (ages 3–6 years), they are capable of originating activities and asserting control over their world through social interactions and play. The primary developmental task of this stage is autonomy vs. shame/doubt.

According to psychologist Erick Ericsson, it is the second stage of the psychosocial development of infants. This is the age of children in which they start to learn to be self-sufficient and to develop more interactions in their social circle and tend to play all day long, as part of their age but also it is how they learn, through games and playtime.