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The next stage of psychosocial development is autonomy vs. shame and doubt. This stage occurs in children between one and three, but Joey demonstrates many qualities of this stage. In this stage, children begin to assert their independence, by picking which toys to play with, and making their own choices on what they want to wear, eat, etc. At the beginning of this time period before his mom leaves, Joey asserts his independence by telling his brother that he doesn’t want to play baseball, and that he would rather play by himself. And after his mom leaves, when Joey is at Coney Island, Joey displays even more characteristics of this stage. Joey chooses which rides he wants to go on, they carrousel and the pony rides. And Joey also chooses what he wants to eat. While at Coney Island, Joey eats many foods that he has never eaten before, such as watermelon, hot dogs, corn, cotton candy, and cracker jacks. Joey definitely illustrates his independence by walking around Coney Island on......

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