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Bob-Dole

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In the adolescence stage of psychosocial development, the status of _____ describes adolescents who are committed to occupational and ideological choices.
 
  a. identity achievement
  b. moratorium
  c. foreclosure
  d. identity diffusion

Question 2

Each of the following is a psychological type, or status, in the adolescent stage of development except:
 
  a. identity achievement.
  c. foreclosure.
  b. identity competence.
  d. moratorium.



joshbk44

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
FEEDBACK: Identity achievement describes adolescents who are committed to occupational and ideological choices. A study of college students found a positive correlation between achieved identity status and objective measures of commitment.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
FEEDBACK: An extensive research program on the adolescent stage of development identified five psychosocial types, or statuses, for that period. These are identity achievement, moratorium, foreclosure, identity diffusion, and alienated achievement.



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