Between birth and one year, infants are dependent on their caregivers; therefore, caregivers who are responsive and sensitive to their infant’s needs help their baby to develop a sense of the world as a safe, predictable place. What is the primary developmental task of this stage?

Explanation:

The first stage in Erik Erickson theory of psychological development is called trust vs. mistrust. It begins with birth and lasts till 18 months of age.

The infants in this stage are uncertain about the world in which they a re living, They are dependent on their caregiver for care and stability. If the caregiver gives him consistent, reliable and predictable car e then the infant would develop a sense of trust and will carry it with other relationships and feel secure.

If the infants needs are not met then anxiety, suspicion and mistrust will develop and the infant would not neither have belief in their abilities nor he would have confidence in the world around him.

answer; the negotiator was not in full control of his or her actions and hence should not be held responsible;