Sixteen-year-old Larry hates it when people ask him what he wants to be when he grows up. He tells them "I'm only 16, I don't have to worry about all of that stuff yet!" According to Marcia, which identity status does Larry most likely have?

A) identity achievement
B) identity foreclosure
C) identity moratorium
D) identity diffusion


D) identity diffusion Larry's status is identity diffusion because he has a clear lack of commitment to exploring and establishing an identity.

Psychology

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overestimated; overestimated underestimated; underestimated overestimated; underestimated underestimated; overestimated

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