According to Socioemotional Selectivity Theory, Social Contact Is Motivated by a Goal

question 57

Multiple Choice

According to socioemotional selectivity theory, social contact is motivated by a goal, such as:

• A) information seeking.
• B) discontinuity.
• C) infantilization.
• D) an altruistic gene.

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