Jessica, 16, is in the process of deciding what she wants to study in college. She wants to be an engineer one day and a painter the next day. Erik Erikson would say that Jessica is in the _____ stage of development.
A) intimacy versus isolation
B) identity versus identity confusion
C) initiative versus guilt
D) industry versus inferiority

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Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development suggests that during adolescence, individuals are in the "identity versus identity confusion" stage, where they explore different roles and ideas to form a personal identity. Jessica's fluctuating career interests reflect this stage.

Jessica, 16, Is in the Process of Deciding What She