Rick, a 17-year-old, goes to a restaurant where his friends discuss their political affiliations. Rick doesn't know much about politics and has postponed learning about it, so he excuses himself from the conversation. However, he watches his friends having a heated debate and feels bad for being ignorant. So, he decides to read newspapers and books and become up-to-date in terms of current affairs. In the context of Marcia's categories of identity status, the incident at the restaurant has most likely prompted Rick to move from
A. moratorium to identity diffusion.
B. identity diffusion to moratorium.
C. foreclosure to identity achievement.
D. moratorium to foreclosure.
Answer: B
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