Question

When adolescents are low in identity exploration, they experience ______ if they also feel a lack of commitment to a future identity, and ______ if they make a firm commitment to an identity even before they have actively explored their alternatives.

a) Identity confusion; identity foreclosure
b) Identity moratorium; identity diffusion
c) Identity diffusion; identity achievement
d) Identity foreclosure; identity diffusion

Answer 1

Adolescents with low identity exploration may experience identity confusion if lacking commitment, or identity foreclosure if they commit to an identity without exploration.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the context of psychosocial development during adolescence, terms such as identity exploration, commitment, and the consequences of low identity exploration are associated with Erik Erikson's theory of identity development. When adolescents are low in identity exploration, they experience identity confusion if they also feel a lack of commitment to a future identity, and identity foreclosure if they make a firm commitment to an identity even before they have actively explored their alternatives. Therefore, the correct answers are a) Identity confusion; identity foreclosure.