Quinn has wanted to be a doctor seemingly from the day that he was born. His father is a doctor, his grandfather was a doctor, and it has always been assumed that Quinn will become part of the "family business"

According to Marcia's theory, which identity status does Quinn most likely have?
A) identity achievement
B) identity diffusion
C) identity moratorium
D) identity foreclosure


D) identity foreclosure Quinn's identity status is identity foreclosure because his identity depends on what others expect, and he has not had the opportunity to consider what he would like to be outside of this influence.

Psychology

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a. contingency model. b. transformational model. c. expectancy theory. d. great person theory.

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Eighteen-year-old Becker is accurately classified as being mildly intellectually disabled. Given this diagnosis, it is most likely that he

a. is able to live and work independently and has no academic limitations. b. is able to live and work independently but has some academic limitations. c. needs constant supervision in order to work. d. is completely dependent on others for care.

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The idea that the study of development involves several academic fields defines the ______ characteristic of development

multidisciplinary multicontextual plasticity multidirectional

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According to Karen Horney, men have __________

a) penis envy b) breast envy c) womb envy d) vagina envy

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