James Marcia's theory of identity achievement claims that there are two distinct parts to adolescent identity development: time of choosing (or crisis) and commitment. He proposed four identity statuses of psychological identity development based on this theory. Which of those statuses refers to someone who is in the midst of a crisis but has not made commitments?

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Identity moratorium is a stage when someone is experiencing a crisis, but has either no commitment or only vague commitment. Identity diffusion is the status of someone who has not yet experienced crisis or made commitment. Identity foreclosure is the status of having made a commitment, but not experienced crisis. Identity achievement is the status of someone who has both undergone crisis and made commitment.

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