Educational Psychology / Unit 3 EDP 0251 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Statuses Are Not a Ladder
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The idea
Identity statuses do not always follow in sequence, and a person who has committed can re-enter exploration, a pattern researchers call a searching moratorium.
In practice
A graduate committed to teaching begins to question the choice after a hard first year.
Where people slip
Marcia's statuses describe a person's current position in one domain, not a fixed rung reached for life.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
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