At Age 13, Mya Is Likely Dating For

question 113

Multiple Choice

At age 13, Mya is likely dating for:

• A) popularity with peers.
• B) an escape from parents.
• C) intimacy and support.
• D) the purposes of finding a long-term partner.

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Definitions:

Egocentric

The inability to differentiate between one's own perspective and someone else's perspective, common in early childhood development.

Intuitive

Ability to understand or know something immediately based on instinct rather than conscious reasoning.

Conservation

The cognitive ability to understand that certain properties of objects, such as volume or mass, remain the same even when their outward appearance changes.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched, which develops in infancy.