All of the Following Statements Are True About Friendships in Adolescence

question 31

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements are true about friendships in adolescence EXCEPT:

• A) adolescent friendships become less intimate as reliance on texting and online communication grows
• B) adolescents develop more specific standards about how they expect their friends to behave including loyalty and support
• C) adolescents see friendships as entailing higher levels of disclosure to one another
• D) adolescents display increasingly sophisticated social-cognitive skills that enable friends to build stronger trust with each other

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Definitions:

Gap Junctions

Gap junctions are specialized intercellular connections that facilitate the direct transfer of ions and molecules between neighboring cells.

Striations

Parallel lines or grooves on a surface, often found in muscle fibers and certain crystals.

Myofibril

A long, slender contractile structure within muscle cells, composed of repeating units called sarcomeres, which are responsible for muscle contraction.