Branden is so apathetic about his occupational future that within two years of his high school graduation he had already been fired by four different employers. According to Erikson, Branden best illustrates

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Branden's lack of motivation and multiple job losses suggest that he is experiencing identity confusion, or the lack of a clear sense of occupational identity. This aligns with Erikson's concept of role confusion, which is characterized by a lack of direction and a failure to commit to a sense of self in a particular role or domain. Option A, "the curse of knowledge," is not relevant here as it pertains to the difficulty of communicating specialized knowledge to novices. Option B, "preconventional morality," refers to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, which is not relevant to this question. Option D, "egocentrism," refers to Piaget's theory of cognitive development and is not relevant to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development.

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