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191. After researching all aspects of an engineering career and spending two summers during high school as an office assistant, Theo has made a firm commitment to major in engineering in college. Marcia would say that Theo is in which identity classification? a. moratorium b. identity foreclosure c. identity achieved d. identity diffusion 192. People who have defined themselves in response to their parents’ expectations or committed early to a peer group that kept them from exploring alternatives would be in which identity classification? a. moratorium b. identity foreclosure c. identity achieved d. identity diffusion 193. All of Sally’s friends are going to the same community college to major in nursing. Sally decided to follow them in this career choice, although she has not actively thought about a nursing career nor explored any other alternatives. Marcia would say that Sally is in which identity classification? a. moratorium b. identity foreclosure c. identity achieved d. identity diffusion 194. __________ is viewed negatively by identity theorists because it is thought to produce an inflexible personality. a. Moratorium b. Identity diffusion c. Identity achieved d. Identity foreclosure 195. Foreclosure is viewed negatively by identity theorists because it is thought to produce a. apathy. b. diffusion. c. an inflexible personality. d. social isolation. 196. _________ describes individuals who have made no commitments and are not actively exploring any. a. Moratorium b. Identity foreclosure c. Identity achieved d. Identity diffusion 197. Marty enrolls in college because he does not want to get a job. He often misses classes because he sleeps late and eventually drops out of college for the semester, spending the rest of the semester watching television and playing videogames. Marcia would say that Marty is in which identity classification? a. moratorium b. identity foreclosure c. identity achieved d. identity diffusion 198. __________ is viewed as an undesirable outcome by identity theorists because it is associated with apathy and social isolation. a. Moratorium b. Identity diffusion c. Identity achieved d. Identity foreclosure 199. Identity diffusion is viewed as an undesirable outcome by identity theorists because it is associated with a. apathy and social isolation. b. moratorium. c. an inflexible personality. d. a person developing significant adjustment problems. 200. Which of the following is FALSE regarding an evaluation of Marcia’s identity categories? a. There does not seem to be a single end point for development. b. The percentage of individuals in moratorium does not decrease after age 19. c. Many people stay in a single category or move back and forth between categories. d. Young adults who are in a state of foreclosure look as well adjusted as their peers who are identity achieved.