Juan is a high school senior. He's not sure what he wants to study in college, but he is considering either teaching or nursing. He has a part-time job as a clerk in a medical clinic and volunteers at his step-sister's preschool. We could say that Juan is

a. identity achievement.
b. identity foreclosure.
c. identity diffusion.
d. psychosocial moratorium

Answer: d

Psychology

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