Which is true regarding the stability of identity in adolescence?

A. Researchers study identity status through observation.
B. The pattern of status shift is predictably sequential.
C. Identity certainty tends to be relatively stable once it is achieved.
D. Identity status shifts over the adolescent years.


Answer: D

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