What Is a Major Contributor to the Tremendous Need for Intimacy

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Multiple Choice

What is a major contributor to the tremendous need for intimacy underlying adolescent female friendships?

• A) the fact that the friendship tends to involve small groups of friends
• B) the fact that the friendship typically is with a member of the opposite sex
• C) the fact that the friendships tend to be short lived
• D) the fact that the friendship tends to involve a single same-sex "best friend"

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Definitions:

Deadweight Loss

Deadweight loss is a loss of economic efficiency that can occur when the equilibrium for a good or a service is not achieved or is not achievable.

Monopsony Outcome

A market condition where there is only one buyer for many sellers, leading to lower prices and wages due to the buyer's market power.

Market Supply

The total quantity of a good or service that is available for purchase at a given price in a market.

Deadweight Loss

The decrease in economic effectiveness happening when a good or service does not reach or cannot reach its equilibrium state.