With regard to adolescent identity development, psychologists are much better at ________ than at ________.
A) describing the various stages that adolescents move through; explaining why or how individuals' sense of identity changes when it does
B) explaining why or how individuals' sense of identity changes across development; describing the various stages that adolescents move through
C) describing the identity states of achievement and moratorium; describing the identity states of diffusion and foreclosure
D) describing the identity states of diffusion and foreclosure; describing the identity states of achievement and moratorium

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Psychologists have identified different stages of adolescent identity development, such as the identity diffusion stage and identity foreclosure stage, but they are still trying to understand how and why individuals progress through these stages. Therefore, psychologists are better at describing the various stages of adolescent identity development than at explaining why or how individuals' sense of identity changes when it does.

With Regard to Adolescent Identity Development, Psychologists Are Much Better