Lifespan development

Question 1

Marcia’s identity statuses

Answer 1

Marcia has identified four identity statuses that reflect the degree to which the individual has experienced an identity crisis and committed to an identity:

1. Identity moratorium - Happens when an individual experiences an identity crisis and is actively exploring alternate identities.
2. Identity diffusion - Individual has not yet experienced an identity crisis and is not committed to a particular identity.
3. Identity achievement- When an individual has not yet experienced an identity crisis and is committed to an identity.
4. Identity foreclosure: When an individual has not experienced an identity crisis but has committed to an identity that has been chosen/imposed by others.

Question 2

Piaget’s age ranges

Answer 2

Sensorimotor- birth to 2 years of age
Preoperational- 2 to 7 years of age
Concrete operational- 7 to 11 years of age
Formal operational- extends from 11 years on

Exact age depends on individual’s performance