An 8-year-old boy, who says he wants to be a doctor when he grows up, pleads with the nurse to let him put on his own band-aid after receiving an injection. The nurse agrees and watches as the boy very carefully lines the band-aid up with the mark left by the injection and applies it to his skin. Then, he asks, "did I do it right?" and waits eagerly for the nurse's feedback. The nurse recognizes in this situation the boy's attempt to master the primary developmental step of school age, which is what?

An 8-year-old boy, who says he wants to be a doctor when he grows up, pleads with the nurse to let him put on his own band-aid after receiving an injection. The nurse agrees and watches as the boy very carefully lines the band-aid up with the mark left by the injection and applies it to his skin. Then, he asks, "did I do it right?" and waits eagerly for the nurse's feedback. The nurse recognizes in this situation the boy's attempt to master the primary developmental step of school age, which is what?


a) Conservation
b) Perfectionism
c) Accommodation
d) Industry


Answer: Industry



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