Vonda Wants to Take a Year Off Between High School

question 19

Multiple Choice

Vonda wants to take a year off between high school and college to clear her mind. Vonda is in which one of Marcia's stages?

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

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