Tyrone is a college student who's trying to decide what he wants to do with his life.He was interested in history,so he majored in history for his freshman year.As a sophomore,he was more interested in economics,and changed his major.Then,after he saw "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," he got a summer job working on an archaeological project,and now he is thinking of changing his major again and becoming an archaeologist.James Marcia might say that Tyrone is in the _____ identity status.
A)identity achievement
B)identity foreclosure
C)identity diffusion
D)moratorium

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James Marcia's identity statuses include identity achievement, identity foreclosure, identity diffusion, and moratorium. Moratorium is when an individual is actively exploring different options and has not yet made a commitment. This fits Tyrone's situation well as he has changed his major multiple times and is currently considering a new path. Identity achievement would be if Tyrone had explored his options and made a firm commitment to a particular career path, while identity foreclosure would be if he had made a commitment without exploring other options. Identity diffusion would be if Tyrone had not yet explored options or made a commitment.

Tyrone Is a College Student Who's Trying to Decide What