Erikson identified the stage of identity cohesion versus role confusion as

A) a time when a person has a strong sense of their own identity.
B) a confusing turmoil of irresolvable conflicts and situations.
C) a moratorium to give a person time and energy to play different roles and live with different images.
D) a period of consistency, hope, and resolution of conflicts.

Nikki was walking around a department store shopping one day, and did not realize that the shirt she was wearing looked just like the shirts worn by employees. When a stranger asked, "do you work here," she thought it was funny. The other customers' assumption that Nikki was a store employee demonstrates the Gestalt principle of _______.

A) proximity
B) closure
C) continuity
D) similarity