Question

Larry thinks he wants to be an engineer but is not sure and is agonizing over the decision. Meanwhile, he is trying to get information about several other careers. This would be an example of the ________ identity status, in which the person is still in crisis with no commitment. diffusion achievement moratorium foreclosure

Answer 1

Moratorium

Step-by-step explanation:

Moratorium Identity Status

This is refered to as one of James Marcia's four (4) Identity Statuses. The theory was postulated by James Marcia is an influential theorist who expanded the work of Erikson's concept of identity crisis and identity confusion.

In this Identity Status type, individuals are in perpetual state where they have begun to experiment but they are still having second thoughts or weighing their options and have not yet achieved/ decided an identity.

It is said to be common with individuals in colleges who are yet to decide a major but are taking all the general education courses and exploring other options they likely want to do with the rest of their lives. This will show if what to major in. They are also considered in an identity crisis.