Carl Tends to Act on Whims

question 51

Multiple Choice

Carl tends to act on whims. He has no stable set of beliefs, no coherent plans for his future, and is not attempting to develop any. He just sort of "lives for the moment." He is best described as having an identity status of ______.

• A) identity foreclosure
• B) identity moratorium
• C) identity achievement
• D) identity diffusion

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Definitions:

Conscious Memories

Memories that can be intentionally recalled, such as facts or events that one has consciously experienced and stored in memory.

Egocentrism

A cognitive bias involving an inability to differentiate between one's own perspective and someone else's perspective.

Imprinting

A form of learning occurring at a specific life stage that is rapid and apparently independent of the consequences of behavior.

Infantile Amnesia

The inability of adults to recall episodic memories (memories of specific events or situations) from early childhood, typically before the age of 3-4 years.