A Study of Instant Messaging Use Among Young People Showed

question 92

Multiple Choice

A study of instant messaging use among young people showed that

• A) it enhances social skills and is a safe way to experiment with online dating.
• B) it accounts for a small percentage of the time that young people spend at the computer.
• C) the more instant messaging young people engage in, the more detached they become from their wider circle of family and friends.
• D) as the amount of instant messaging between preexisting friends increases, so do young people's perceptions of intimacy in the relationship.

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