Laursen and His Colleagues (1998) Found That Patterns of Conflict

question 46

Multiple Choice

Laursen and his colleagues (1998) found that patterns of conflict between families and their children change in what way over the course of adolescence?

• A) The intensity of conflict is high at the start of adolescence but then steadily declines.
• B) The frequency of conflict changes but not the intensity.
• C) The frequency of conflict is high at the start of adolescence and then decreases.
• D) The intensity of conflict does not decline.

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Definitions:

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