Abigail's teacher has witnessed a change in the complexity of Abigail's play. Abigail used to love to stack blocks and then push them over. Recently, Abigail has begun to build houses with the blocks instead of just a stack to knock over. She asks her teacher to keep her houses each time she builds one so she can show her father when he picks her up. According to Erikson, what is Abigail developing?

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Abigail is developing initiative, as indicated by her taking the lead in creating more complex structures with her blocks and wanting to preserve and show her work. This aligns with Erikson's stage of initiative vs. guilt, where children begin to plan activities, make up games, and initiate activities with others.

Abigail's Teacher Has Witnessed a Change in the Complexity of Abigail's