Sam began his academic career as a history major and, during his first semester, changed to archaeology. He is currently a media-arts student with a C average. When asked about his mediocre grades he indicates that he has a difficult time paying attention in class because he loves to daydream. All twelve of his ex-girlfriends say that he is an anxious soul who is uncertain of his future. James Marcia would most likely say that Sam's identity status is

a. moratorium.

b. achievement.

c. diffusion.

d. foreclosure.

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Leila Marks

23 September, 21:41

Sam began his academic career as a history major and, during his first semester, changed to archaeology. He is currently a media-arts student with a C average. When asked about his mediocre grades he indicates that he has a difficult time paying attention in class because he loves to daydream. All twelve of his ex-girlfriends say that he is an anxious soul who is uncertain of his future. James Marcia would most likely say that Sam's identity status is

a. moratorium.

b. achievement.

c. diffusion.

d. foreclosure.

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Jesse Wong · Answer 1

a. moratorium.

Explanation:

James Marcia who was a famous psychologist has introduced the concept of identity stages or statuses in an effort to explain the existence of an individual. The stages that James Marcia has given are moratorium, diffusion, achievement, and foreclosure.

Moratorium: The term moratorium is defined as a particular period of an individual's identity development that happens after his or her adolescent stage related to identity diffusion and therefore is denoted as the longest stage of development. At this stage, an individual tends to search and explores various alternatives related to a current situation.