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
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.
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