All of the Following Statements About Friendship Jealousy Are True

question 52

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements about friendship jealousy are true EXCEPT:

• A) friendship jealousy is more common in younger adolescents than middle childhood
• B) friendship jealousy is not seen after early adolescence due to the understanding that different friends can meet different needs
• C) in early adolescence friendship jealousy is more common in girls than it is among boys
• D) friendship jealousy may be related to Sullivan's ideas about the emergence of chumships

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Definitions:

Gene

A segment of DNA that serves as a unit of hereditary information; includes a transcribable DNA sequence (plus associated sequences regulating its transcription) that yields a protein or RNA product with a specific function.

Wobble Hypothesis

Describes the ability of some tRNA anticodons to associate with more than one mRNA codon; in these cases the 5' base of the anticodon is capable of forming hydrogen bonds with more than one kind of base in the 3' position of the codon.

Codon

A sequence of three nucleotides which together form a unit of genetic code in a DNA or RNA molecule, specifying a particular amino acid.

Amino Acids

Organic compounds that combine to form proteins, acting as the building blocks of life.