Two-year old Julia is learning to talk, and her parents would say that her favorite word is "no". This would be considered normal for a child in Erik Erikson's life-span stage of:

A. initiative versus guilt.

B. intimacy versus isolation.

C. autonomy versus shame and doubt.

D. trust versus mistrust

C. autonomy versus shame and doubt.

Explanation:

Erik Erikson proposed the theory of psychosocial development in which he has mentioned eight distinct stages.

Autonomy versus shame and doubt: In psychosocial development, autonomy versus shame and doubt is considered to be a second stage in the given theory. It occurs at the eighteenth months of age and lasts through two-three years of a child's age. At this stage, a child tends to focus on developing a sense of self-control.

In the question above, Julia is in autonomy versus shame and doubt.