Industry vs Inferiority is typically experienced during which life phase?

• A. Infancy
• B. Early Childhood
• C. Adolescence
• D. Late adulthood

Answer: (B)

The concept being tested is Erikson's psychosocial stage of industry vs inferiority, which occurs when children enter school-age. In this period they work to master new skills and gain a sense of competence through achievement, or they may feel inferior if they struggle or are not encouraged. This typically happens during early childhood when kids begin formal schooling and compare their abilities with peers, learning to take pride in tasks completed and progress made. So the best answer places it in the early childhood phase. Infancy focuses on trust, adolescence on identity, and late adulthood on integrity, which are different stages.